Spain's Prince Felipe (2nd R) and Princess Letitia (R) shake hands with Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe in the Spanish Basque capital of Vitoria May 15, 2008 during the funeral of Juan Pinuel Villalon, a civil guard killed when a car bomb exploded at the police barracks in Legutiano early on Wednesday. Spanish Interior minister Alfredo Rubalcaba said that the method used by armed separatists ETA for a series of attacks in recent months was similar. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) walks next to a doctor after arriving at Txagorritxu hospital to visit people wounded by a car bomb explosion, in Vitoria, northern Spain, May 14, 2008. A car bomb exploded at a police barracks in northern Spain's Basque Country early on Wednesday, killing one officer and wounding four others in an attack the regional government blamed on ETA militant separatists. REUTERS/Felix Ordonez (SPAIN) 

Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe leaves the Txagorritxu hospital after visiting people wounded by a car bomb explosion, in Vitoria, northern Spain, May 14, 2008. A car bomb exploded at a police barracks in northern Spain's Basque Country early on Wednesday, killing one officer and wounding four others in an attack the regional government blamed on ETA militant separatists. REUTERS/Felix Ordonez (SPAIN) 

Inigo Urkullu (R), president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe talk during a PNV congress at the Palacio Euskaldun in Bilbao May 10, 2008. Urkullu said that Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe's non-binding referendum planned for October 25 2008 over increased self-government had the PNV's full support. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Inigo Urkullu (R), president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe talk during a PNV congress at the Palacio Euskaldun in Bilbao May 10, 2008. Urkullu said that Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe's non-binding referendum planned for October 25 2008 over increased self-government had the PNV's full support. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Inigo Urkullu (R), president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe talk during a PNV congress at the Palacio Euskaldun in Bilbao May 10, 2008. Urkullu said that Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe's non-binding referendum planned for October 25 2008 over increased self-government had the PNV's full support. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Inigo Urkullu (C), president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe (2nd L) sit next to party members during a PNV congress at the Palacio Euskaldun in Bilbao May 10, 2008. Urkullu said that Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe's non-binding referendum planned for October 25 2008 over increased self-government had the PNV's full support. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Inigo Urkullu, president of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) addresses a party congress at the Palacio Euskaldun in Bilbao May 10, 2008. Urkullu said that Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe's non-binding referendum planned for October 25 2008 over increased self-government had the PNV's full support. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prince Felipe (2nd R), Princess Letizia, Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (2nd L) and Guggenheim Director Juan Ignacio Vidarte look up during a seminar about Spain's first U.S. ambassador, the Bilbao merchant Diego Mar?a de Gardoqui, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao April 23, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prince Felipe (C) walks next to Princess Letizia (R) and Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe during a seminar about Spain's first U.S. ambassador, the Bilbao merchant Diego Mar?a de Gardoqui, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao April 23, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prince Felipe (C) walks next to Princess Letizia (R) and Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe during a seminar about Spain's first U.S. ambassador, the Bilbao merchant Diego Mar?a de Gardoqui, at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao April 23, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) and vice-premier Idoia Zenarruzabeitia talk at the regional parliament in Vitoria April 4, 2008. Relations between Spain's socialist government and Ibarretxe's party, the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), have been tense as the two bargain over forming an alliance in the national parliament. REUTERS/Vincent West (Spain) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (below) and Guipuzcoa province president for the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) Joseba Egibar talk on the telephones at the regional parliament in Vitoria April 4, 2008. Relations between Spain's socialist government and the PNV have been tense as the two bargain over forming an alliance in the national parliament. REUTERS/Vincent West (Spain) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe gestures as he delivers his speech during the Aberri Eguna (Day of the Basque Country), in Bilbao March 23, 2008. REUTERS/Inigo Ibanez (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) and Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) President Inigo Urkullu smile during Aberri Eguna (Day of the Basque Country) in Bilbao March 23, 2008. REUTERS/Inigo Ibanez (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (C) stands between Basque Socialist Party (PSE) General Secretary Patxi Lopez (L) and PSE President Jesus Eguiguren during a demonstration against the killing of former socialist councillor Isaias Carrasco, in Mondragon March 10, 2008. Carrasco was shot dead outside his flat on his way to work on Friday. The shooting was blamed by police sources on armed separatists ETA. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe leaves a polling station after voting during Spain's general elections in his hometown of Llodio March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (L) talks to officials and a voter after casting his ballot during Spain's general elections in his hometown of Llodio March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe votes during Spain's general elections in his hometown of Llodio March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe votes during Spain's general elections in his hometown of Llodio March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe votes during Spain's general elections in his hometown of Llodio March 9, 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega (3rd R), Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) and Sandra Carrasco (L), daughter of former socialist councillor Isaias Carrasco, take part in a silent protest in Mondragon, northern Spain, March 8, 2008. Isaias Carrasco was shot dead outside his flat on his way to work on Friday, two days before Spanish general elections. His wife and daughter Sandra attended to the dying man after the attackers fled. The shooting was blamed by police sources on armed separatists ETA. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (C), Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) President Inigo Urkullu (R) and congressional candidate Josu Erkoreka talk during the presentation of PNV candidates in Vitoria February 21, 2008, during the start of the Spanish general election campaign. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (L) and Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) President Inigo Urkullu talk during the presentation of PNV candidates in Vitoria February 21, 2008, at the start of the Spanish general election campaign. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) and Congressional candidate for the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) Josu Erkoreka (2nd R) applaud next to PNV candidates in Vitoria February 21, 2008, during the start of the Spanish general election campaign. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (2nd L) walks alongside members of the Basque government during a demonstration in Bilbao January 26, 2008. The protest was called following the Spanish Supreme Court's decision to prosecute ex-Basque parliament president Juan Maria Atutxa (2nd R) for failing to expel the parliamentary wing of outlawed pro-Basque independence party Batasuna. REUTERS/Vincent West (Spain) 

Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe greets Inaki Perurena, champion harrijasotzaile (stone lifter), during the opening ceremony of a new hospital in Erandio, near Bilbao, January 17, 2008. Ibarretxe told Catalan radio he was tired of Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero's "good vibes" without real political content towards the Basque Country. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) talks with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2-R) and her husband Juan Antonio (L) at Ibarretxe's official residence in Vitoria December 5, 2007. The Basque and Philippine governments signed a fishing rights agreement during Arroyo's visit. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (2-R) and her husband Juan Antonio (2-L) listen to a Basque police band next to Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe at Ibarretxe's official residence in Vitoria December 5, 2007. The Basque and Philippine governments signed a fishing rights agreement during the visit. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) talks with Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at Ibarretxe's official residence in Vitoria December 5, 2007. The Basque and Philippine governments signed a fishing rights agreement during the visit. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) greets Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (L) and her husband Juan Antonio Arroyo at Ibarretxe's official residence in Vitoria December 5, 2007. The Basque and Philippine governments signed a fishing rights agreement during the visit. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) greets Philippine President Gloria Macapagal at Ibarretxe's official residence in Vitoria December 5, 2007. The Basque and Philippine governments signed a fishing rights agreement during her visit. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (3L) takes part in a silent protest with members of the regional government in Vitoria, December 3, 2007. Protests have been held throughout Spain against Saturday's assassination of a Spanish Civil Guard by armed separatists ETA. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (C) takes part in a silent protest with members of the regional government in Vitoria, December 3, 2007. Protests have been held throughout Spain against Saturday's assassination of a Spanish Civil Guard by armed separatists ETA. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (3rd R) takes part in a silent protest with members of the regional government in Vitoria, December 3, 2007. Protests have been held throughout Spain against Saturday's assassination of a Spanish Civil Guard by armed separatists ETA. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe attends a silent protest against ETA in front of the regional government building in Vitoria, December 3, 2007. Protests have been held throughout Spain against Saturday's assassination of a Spanish Civil Guard by armed separatists ETA in southern France. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

New president of the ruling Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV) Inigo Urkullu (C) is applauded by outgoing president Josu Jon Imaz (R) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe on the final day of the PNV general congress in Bilbao December 2, 2007.REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

New president of the ruling Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV) Inigo Urkullu (C) is applauded by outgoing president Josu Jon Imaz (R) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe on the final day of the PNV general congress in Bilbao December 2, 2007.REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

New president of the ruling Partido Nacionalista Vasco (PNV) Inigo Urkullu (C) applauds next to outgoing president Josu Jon Imaz (R) and Basque regional president Juan Jose Ibarretxe on the final day of the PNV general congress in Bilbao December 2, 2007. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Visitors walk past a display of red peppers during The Last Monday of October festival in the Spanish Basque town of Guernica October 29, 2007. Leader of the Basque Country's regional government, Juan Jose Ibarretxe has announced his decision to hold a non-binding referendum in October 2008 over the region's future. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Traditional musicians perform during The Last Monday of October festival in the Spanish Basque town of Guernica October 29, 2007. Leader of the Basque Country's regional government, Juan Jose Ibarretxe has announced his decision to hold a non-binding referendum in October 2008 over the region's future. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Two men put up a banner reading, "In December, One Nation" in the Spanish Basque town of Guernica October 29, 2007. Leader of the Basque Country's regional government, Juan Jose Ibarretxe has announced his decision to hold a non-binding referendum in October 2008 over the region's future. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe applauds supporters during a meeting of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in Tolosa October 25, 2007. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (R) arrives for a meeting of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) in Tolosa October 25, 2007. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero stands outside his office as he waits for the arrival of Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid October 16, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (R) listens to Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe during their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid October 16, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) greets Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid October 16, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) greets Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid October 16, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) greets Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid October 16, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (L) greets Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe before their meeting at the Moncloa Palace in Madrid October 16, 2007. REUTERS/Sergio Perez (SPAIN) 

A member of the youth wing of Spanish opposition party the Partido Popular wears stickers reading "The best plan is Spain for everyone" and "Together we can defeat ETA" during a protest in front of the official residence of Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe in Vitoria October 7 2007.REUTERS/Vincent West(SPAIN) 

Members of the youth wing of Spanish opposition party the Partido Popular read passages from the Spanish constitution during a protest in front of the official residence of Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe in Vitoria October 7 2007. The stickers read, "The best plan is Spain for everyone" and "Together we can defeat ETA". REUTERS/Vincent West(SPAIN) 

Members of the youth wing of Spanish opposition party the Partido Popular show a copy of the Spanish constitution during a protest in front of the official residence of Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe in Vitoria October 7 2007. The stickers read, "The best plan is Spain for everyone" and "Together we can defeat ETA". REUTERS/Vincent West(SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe gestures during a a news conference in Vitoria October 2, 2007. Ibarretxe presented "A Proposal to Solve the Basque Conflict", a five point plan culminating in a referendum to decide the region's future, set for October 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

A journalist takes notes during a news conference by Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe, next to a printed sheet outlining "A Proposal to Solve the Basque Conflict", a five point plan drawn up by Ibarretxe culminating in a referendum to decide the region's future, set for October 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe gestures during a a news conference in Vitoria October 2, 2007. Ibarretxe presented "A Proposal to Solve the Basque Conflict", a five point plan culminating in a referendum to decide the region's future, set for October 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe answers a journalist during a a news conference in Vitoria October 2, 2007. Ibarretxe presented A Proposal to Solve the Basque Conflict, a five point plan culminating in a referendum to decide the region's future, set for October 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe gestures before a news conference in Vitoria October 2, 2007. Ibarretxe presented A Proposal to Solve the Basque Conflict, a five point plan culminating in a referendum to decide the region's future, set for October 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque regional premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe smiles before a news conference in Vitoria October 2, 2007. Ibarretxe presented A Proposal to Solve the Basque Conflict, a five point plan culminating in a referendum to decide the region's future, set for October 2008. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN) 

Basque Regional Premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe (L) talks to Basque Nationalist Party president Josu Jon Imaz (C) and president for Vizcaya I?igo Urkullu during the Alderdi Eguna (day of the party), in Foronda near Vitoria, September 30 2007. REUTERS/Vincent West (SPAIN)