The PNV Basque Nationalist Party has emerged as the clear victor in the Basque regional elections held yesterday. With 33 seats they even have one more than a joint sum of the popular party and socialist votes. That s double the government s target. With rises also seen in Germany, France and Holland, there are comments that the Central European Bank s interest rate cut last week could have been misguided.
Energy costs are generally responsible for the price increases.
Jes s Aguirre, the Duke of Alba, has died at the age of 66. He played a decisive role in the modernisation of Spanish culture and was a writer, musician, and member of both the Spanish Royal Academy and the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. 47 immigrants have been rescued by the Guardia Civil when travelling in a zodiac boat piloted by a youngster yesterday. Their boat went down some two miles off the coast at Ceuta. A fire has caused the evacuation of 60 or so people from the floor of a hospital in Pamplona.