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Orighi, Gian Antonio
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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Crude oil setback for Spain
Argentina has announced plans to nationalise its largest oil company (YPF). The Spanish parent company Repsol describes the corresponding draft law as illegal and the Spanish government is talking of a hostile decision. However there is little Spain can do about the decision, the liberal daily La Stampa writes: "It's the crude oil version of the Falklands occupation. With the difference that the Spain of conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has no possibility of sending a fleet to reconquest the oil, as Margaret Thatcher did 30 years ago. … The nationalisation of the oil company is a major setback for Spain, and not just economically. … Repsol's takeover of YPF in 1999 was the first signal that Spain wanted to regain a foothold in Latin America. … But these were the golden times of José María Aznar, the new Columbus from Madrid. Rajoy on the other hand is facing a serious economic crisis, high unemployment and rising yields on Spanish bonds. At least he still had the Southern Cone, but now that's slipping out of his hands too."
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More from the press review on the subject » International Relations, » Energy, » Economic Policy, » Spain, » Argentina
Just another ruse
It was predictable that Eta would declare a ceasefire, writes the liberal daily La Stampa, adding that like the ones before it, this truce can't be trusted: "As has been foreseeable for months now, the Basque terrorists of Eta yesterday announced a ceasefire. ... This is the usual appeal to our imagination, but with a twist. This time the terrorists have neither fixed a period for the truce nor have they demanded direct negotiations with the Spanish and French governments, as they did the 16 other times they called a ceasefire. ... The truce comes at a time when Eta is weaker than ever: 800 of its murderers are behind bars and it is leaderless (eight of it leaders were arrested in 2009 alone). The previous ceasefires were used by the terrorists to reorganise for a return to the killing. So it's entirely possible that this is just another ruse."
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