THE DAY IN POLITICS / (eu) ep/sakharov prize/basque country

Accepting Parliament's award, Fernando Savater affirms willingness of "Basta Ya!" to dialogue, but rejects any dialogue under the threat of terrorism and violence

Strasbourg, 13/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - When receiving on behalf of "Basta Ya" - movement formed by citizens against ETA terrorism in Spain - the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize, Fernando Savater told plenary on Wednesday that "what's important is what unites and galvanizes us: the rejection of ETA's criminal terrorism and the explicit support of the Spanish rule of law, threatened by a totalitarian plan of secession through terrorism". We are in favour of dialogue between democratic...