ETA, whose proxies got 18% of the vote in the Basque provinces in 1998 when they last fought a regional election, refuses to stop killing.

ECONOMIST: Spain

Basque nationalists trace the roots of the homeland to pre-Roman times and many dream of reuniting all seven historic Basque provinces, three of which are in France.

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The three provinces that make up the Basque region in northern Spain already enjoy considerable self-government.

ECONOMIST: The latest attacks by ETA only show its weakness