Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero; born 4 August 1960) is a member of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party. He was elected for two terms as Prime Minister of Spain, in the 2004 and 2008 general elections. On 2 April 2011 he announced he would not stand for re-election in the 2011 general election. He left office on 21 December 2011...
NationalitySpanish
ProfessionStatesman
Date of Birth4 August 1960
CountrySpain
years violence needs
Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.
appreciation pride age
The Spain of today looks at the Second Republic with great appreciation and above all with satisfaction and pride for what we have been able to do in this constitutional age".
country years europe
We are the envy of Europe and in a few years time we are going to be one of the top countries in the world.
liberty opinion
In my opinion, patriotism is liberty.
thinking years giving
The PP has spent 3 years thinking about the election (in 2008), but I think that one has to give them some advice: to prepare themselves to carry on thinking, but about the election in 2012.
years long horror
Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.
government important citizens
Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.
war distance commitment
It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.
media corporations needs
The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.
government given terror
No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.
war government oil
Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.
country europe unions
Europe is and will be a Union of States.
rights progress citizens
The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.
people bombs cases
You can't bomb a people just in case.