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Consulted by el confidencial digital , it is in these two summits where spain stakes a good part of its visibility and its success as rotating presidency of the european union , among other reasons due to the traditional spanish connection with the american subcontinent. And for being the driving country of the euro-mediterranean dialogue. Despite the efforts of spanish diplomacy, foreign officials highlight that “in the end, the summits are successful depending on who attends .” in this sense, two negative precedents are pointed out : the fact that various european countries have chosen to send not their ministers but secretaries of state to the various ministerial meetings , and the more significant circumstance that the summit with the united states she was frustrated because barack obama decided not to attend. In view of the aforementioned summits, concern is felt in foreign affairs, precisely because of the problem of attendance . In mid-may, at the summit with latin america, a free trade agreement with colombia is expected to be signed . The fear is that the venezuelan delegation, which should be headed by hugo chávez , will take the opportunity to make high-sounding statements regarding its internal public opinion. Regarding the summit with the countries of the union for the mediterranean , the concern is even greater.
As diplomatic sources explain to el confidencial digital , this organization is extremely relevant because it is the only forum in which arab countries sit peacefully with israel . These days, spanish diplomacy is multiplying its efforts to ensure the presence of at Special Database least some arab countries , but, in any case, the holding of the summit itself is in danger : most of these countries have let foreign affairs know that they are not going to sit together with israel, given the delicate situation in the palestinian-israeli conflict. Zapatero and moratinos have held discreet meetings in recent days with the israeli foreign minister, the right-wing avigdor lieberman , so that his country has some gesture that allows for greater detente and, therefore, the holding of the summit as planned. . Another point of concern regarding the celebration of the summit is the unknown about the health of the egyptian president, hosni mubarak , a figure of the greatest political importance in the euro-mediterranean dialogue, without whose assistance the summit will take place, foreign sources tell ecd , it would be very incomplete.
The ban on the islamic veil on a student at a high school in pozuelo (madrid) has led the party to want to have the leading voice in the mobilization: “we want to politically lead the movement to reject the decision to ban the hijab in schools,” an official spokesperson for the islamist group told el confidencial digital. The spokesperson, who said that prune has already designed its 'response plan', adds: “ we are in favor of the freedom of everyone to be able to wear a hijab or a crucifix or whatever. This is what article 16 of the spanish constitution says and that is what we defend.” as ecd has learned, the party has contacted the muslim federation and different islamic associations throughout spain, in order to prepare a "Large demonstration" in all the cities of the country, which will take place at a "Near date." prune also announces that they will appear in court as a private prosecution in the pozuelo case. Its legal services are collecting material to file a lawsuit in the coming days.