Spain

Key political risks to watch

January 4, 2012

Reuters‘ near term alert to key politcal risks to monitor in Cuba: Resolution of outstanding short-term debt. Signs of increased interest in foreign investment. U.S. inspection of drilling rig. Results of Repsol’s exploratory well. U.S. pressure to stop the drilling. Furthermore, on international relations: A planned Papal visit in March and improved ties with Brazil are bright [...]

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Extradition of ETA suspect from Cuba

October 18, 2011

Via AFP: Spain will request the extradition from Cuba of an alleged member of the Basque terrorist group ETA who allegedly sought explosives training from Colombian rebel group FARC. Venezuelan authorities detained Jose Ignacio Echarte and two other suspected ETA members in August after the boat they were in ran aground on the Venezuelan island of Los [...]

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Spain’s arms exports to Cuba (2010)

August 31, 2011

In 2010,  Spain exported to Cuba €45M worth of ammunition and rifle components, according to the Government of Spain’s Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade in its annual report, “Foreign Trade Statistics in Defence and Dual-Use Material“: Along with Iran and China, Cuba is listed as one of the most relevant countries in exported dual use [...]

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State Sponsor of Terrorism: Cuba

August 18, 2011

The U.S. State Department’s Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism released today its annual Country Reports on Terrorism for 2010. Cuba is listed in Chapter 3 — State Sponsors of Terrorism with the following entry: Overview: Designated as a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1982, the Government of Cuba maintained a public stance against terrorism [...]

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Joining forces?

April 25, 2011

There’s an op-ed calling for Spain to reclaim a former glory—Cuba—in Roubini Global Economics, a consulting firm founded by Nouriel Roubini (the New York University economist who predicted the global financial crisis), proposing for Spain and the island to join forces in a supranational state: A union of Spain and Cuba could bring about phenomenal spillover effects for Central America and the Caribbean, one of [...]

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ETA terrorist in Cuba sought for extradition

November 3, 2010

Spanish National Court Judge Eloy Velasco has asked the Spanish government to begin an extradition proceeding for  alleged ETA terrorist José Ángel Urtiaga, who lives in Cuba, joining the judicial process against ETA member Arturo Cubillas, who is under investigation for ties with the FARC in Colombia. [EFE]

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