Sakharov Prize 2000 awarded to "Basta Ya". Speech by Fernando SAVATER, spokesman of the "Basta Ya" organisation at EP in Strasbourg.. Demonstration of "Basta Ya" in Spain.

FONTAINE, Nicole (EPP-DE, FR)

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2000 (T)

SAVATER, Fernando (ES)

Sakharov Prize 2000: "Basta Ya"

Title: Winner of the Sakharov Prize 2000 against the terrorism &quot;Basta Ya&quot;

Demonstration of "Basta Ya" in Spain (3 shots)

Nicole FONTAINE, EP President, welcoming Fernando SAVATER, philosopher, essayist and author, handshake and roundtable (5 shots)

SOUNDBITE (French), Nicole FONTAINE, Former EP President, "Mr Fernando Savater, it is a very emotional experience for us to receive you here today in order to present to "Basta Ya!" the Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought for the year 2000."

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Fernando SAVATER, spokesman of the &#8216;Basta Ya&#8217; organisation, "Today, in the Basque Country, there is no security or freedom of expression or political association for the majority of citizens. Non-nationalist elected officials are murdered, as well as businesspeople, journalists, members of the security forces or private individuals who have expressed themselves in any way against the project to impose independence."

SOUNDBITE (Spanish), Fernando SAVATER, spokesman of the &#8216;Basta Ya&#8217; organisation, "We want to live in peace, but we also want to live in freedom. We refuse to replace a state of the citizens with a state of ethnic groups. That is why we have taken to the streets: to defend constitutional principles and shout at the terrorists: &ldquo;&iexcl;Basta ya!&rdquo; (That&rsquo;s enough!)."

Applauses, cutaways on the prize (3 shots)