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2 articles of this author have been cited in the European Press Review so far.
Farewell, gentle cigarette
In Spain the ban on smoking will extend to all bars and restaurants on July 1, 2010. Juan Bas writes the fag a letter of farewell: "Dear friend, true companion, we've been together now for 38 years, ever since I stole my first Piper menthol cigarette from the bookcase where my mother had hidden it. ... But dear comrade, I believe now the moment has come to turn my back on you, to leave you, and to say goodbye forever. ... You have given me much, but I would be loath for you to take from me everything I have, and far prefer to bear with me fond memories of you. I know you will protest, maybe even call me night and day. Because you won't want to put an end to it and turn a new leaf. Maybe in a moment of weakness I will follow your siren's call. But believe me, I will do my utmost to resist the urge, and put my energy in the one thing that can set us free: strength of will. Farewell, my friend. And one last thing: you've been getting more expensive by the day!"
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Should the Spanish monarchy be abolished ?
Regional independence movements have attacked the Crown on several occasions in Spain recently. The writer Juan Bas, who was born in the Basque country, calls for an open debate on institutions. "Why am I in favour of a third republic and not of a king as Head of State ? For a fundamental democratic reason in keeping with the modernity of the 21st century: because in a republic, the Head of State is the president, who is elected, rather than someone who inherits power at birth, in total contradiction with the fact we are all born equal. ... Monarchy belongs to an obsolete world with a medieval aesthetic: a world that no longer exists, except for a few exceptions."
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