Spain's prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, met Juan Jose Ibarretxe, would-be separatist premier of the country's Basque region .
King Juan Carlos and Spain's conservative prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, both sent congratulatory telegrams.
Public opinion backed the protesters, and as July ended, Jose Maria Aznar's government surrendered.
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The ruling conservative Popular Party, led by Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, is leading in the polls.
The secret ballot has been a test of loyalty for members of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's Popular Party.
Yet Spain, too, is a friend and old ally, despite a slight coolness under the government of Jose Maria Aznar.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, along with other dignitaries, were among the mourners at the policeman's funeral on Wednesday morning.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar announced the deployment Tuesday but insisted the troops would not take part in offensive combat operations.
Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, accused ETA of terrorist blackmail, while French Foreign Minister, Hubert Vedrine, said the move was ''deplorable''.
Conservative voters also approve of the ceasefire, and the way Spain's prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, has given it a cautious welcome.
They included Jose Maria Aznar, Spain's prime minister, and Mexico's foreign minister.
Spaniards differ over the slap-up wedding hosted last week by their prime minister, Jose Maria Aznar, but the event certainly set tongues wagging.
These days, Portugal's Socialist prime minister, Antonio Guterres, cuts more of a dash abroad than his conservative counterpart in Spain, Jose Maria Aznar.
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Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar fought off criticism that the decision to tow the ship out to sea made salvage efforts more difficult.
Mr Pique was included in the peace mission after a telephone call on Wednesday between Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and Mr Sharon.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, who supported the U.S. and UK in the Iraq war, said Tuesday that Syria would not be a military target.
Spain - Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and his People's Party won a second term in 2000 - when the socialists suffered their worst result in 20 years.
Before attending the rally, the Pope met Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, but a papal spokesman said they did not discuss Mr Aznar's support for the Iraq war.
Spain's Jose Maria Aznar, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt, Dutch Prime Minister Wim Kok and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana also took part.
The conservative Popular Party won power in 1996 only after it had whole-heartedly embraced democracy and in Jose Maria Aznar had chosen a leader unconnected to the Franco dictatorship.
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Spain's Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar said after the summit that the issue of the liberalisation of electricity and gas markets for industrial and other business users had been resolved.
Mann said the plot was rushed through before the 2004 general elections in Spain, in case the government of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar was defeated, Reuters news agency reported.
Jose Maria Aznar, Spain's prime minister, is no admirer.
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Blair and other European leaders -- including French President Jacques Chirac, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder -- agree that a multi-faceted action against terrorism is needed.
Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, whose country currently holds the rotating EU presidency, said it was "the most complete agreement that the European Union has yet signed with a third country".
Moreover, the row comes just a few weeks after the bishops enraged many Spaniards on the left by making it plain that devout Catholics should vote for Jose Maria Aznar's centre-right People's Party.
MADRID, Spain (CNN) -- Voters in Sunday's local elections in Spain appear to have taken the opportunity to punish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar for his support for the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
The fact that he was moved to another government post only three days before a big negotiating session shows that the Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, did not expect anything from the meeting.
Jacques Chirac in France, Romano Prodi in Italy and Jose Maria Aznar in Spain each have at most two years' experience at the top, and Mr Chirac is in the midst of a parliamentary election.
The ruling centre-right Popular Party of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar -- a staunch opponent of Basque self-determination -- emerged as the region's second political force thanks to its alliance with the smaller conservative party.
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