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Spain entered NATO in 1982. Spain, along with Portugal, joined the European Economic Community, now the European Union, in 1986. General elections in March 1996 produced a victory for the conservative Popular Party, and its leader, José María Aznar, became prime minister. He and his party easily won reelection in 2000.
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During the early 1980s Spain played Argentina for the first time, as well as consistently playing their old European rivals, a New Zealand Maori side ... played the Spanish in 1982, Spain did however lose the match by over 60 points. Spain played the Soviet Union as well as other new opponents during the decade, including Zimbabwe, whom the Spanish played several times during the mid 1980s.
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In addition to receiving orders from Spain, Airtrax has received orders and shipped trucks to Panama, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and has shipped to California, Ohio, New Jersey, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin in the United States. Airtrax has dealers located in Western and Eastern Europe, Greece and the Balkans, Korea and Saudi Arabia.
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"Spain adds another piece to Expedia Corporate Travel's expansion of its global presence, ensuring we service each new market's unique needs while maintaining a globally consistent, high level of service," said Christophe Pingard, vice president Europe, Expedia® Corporate Travel. "Combining local market knowledge and service expertise with Expedia Corporate Travel's award-winning technology ensures that our customers will have the same consistent corporate travel management experience right from booking the meeting through the entire traveling process and all the way back home."
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As a part of the Roman Empire, most of Spain’s population became Christian and began to speak languages based on Latin. Romans were followed by Germanic peoples who came overland from Europe and entered Spain in the 5th century
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Spain chose neutrality during World War II, and remained isolated from the outside world. After losing all of its African colonies, including Morocco, it began the tedious process of economic and political liberalization, in an effort to catch up with the rest of Europe.
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