Basque Socialist Party (PSE) leader Patxi Lopez (R) speaks to Basque premier Juan Jose Ibarretxe, before their trial at Bilbao High Court January 8, 2009. Ibarretxe and Patxi Lopez face charges for official meetings in 2006 with members of banned pro-Basque independence party Batasuna. REUTERS/Alfredo Aldai/Pool (SPAIN)