A Louisiana state trooper who died in a car crash hours after being told he would be fired for his role in a Black man’s death was buried with honors. That effort comes less than a year after Catalonia declared independence and the Spanish government dissolved that region’s government to quash the rebellion. The Spanish constitution, which was ratified in 1978 after the regime of dictator Francisco Franco, states that Spain is both "common and indivisible" and maintains that any, The Basque Country is already one of the most autonomous regions in Spain, having its own police force, education system, language and fiscal agreements, according to. KS3 Geography lesson focusing on the battle for Basque independence. During municipal elections in March, AB captured 11.5 percent of the regional vote, up from 9 percent five years ago. He said that while he personally favors independence, the only realistic goal for Basque Country in the short term is greater control of local institutions such as the courts. Proponents of an independent Basque Country formed a human chain in 2014 to draw attention to their cause but failed to gain any political momentum. But it is clear that political bonds are growing among advocates of a homeland stretching across the seven Basque provinces of France and Spain. Here, we spend a day at the police station and that's it.". In the Basque region, nearly 800 people died during ETA’s long fight for independence. The most important was a 1979 statute of autonomy, which laid out the governmental structure of the region and explicitly recognized the existence of a separate Basque identity. Survivor of 1963 church bombing in Alabama seeks an apology and restitution. We're broadening our political platform to include youth problems and unemployment.". In Israel, the holiest period on the Jewish calendar has coincided with the world’s first reimposed national coronavirus lockdown. The two sides swap festivals celebrating their rich cultural heritage. "We've found evidence in documents of a (wing) that also wants to attack in France. Latest book reviews, author interviews, and reading trends. “Basques don’t want to go through that again.". But after Franco died in 1975, the Basques received a series of benefits from the transition government. But the tactics of the terrorist group have left many Basques unwilling to even consider independence. A weekly digest of Monitor views and insightful commentary on major events. Spain's National Court plans to investigate possible sedition charges for demonstrators who took part in a massive protest against a police crackdown on preparations for an Oct. 1 referendum on the Catalonia region's independence. Whole Bay Area will soon be red tier. But the independence movement in Basque Country, a prosperous northern region of 2 million people, is unlikely to even get that far. Defying Madrid’s ban on the referendum, Catalan President Carles Puigdemont has pledged to carry out his central election promise no matter how high the cost.