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After bottoming out: a new European policy for Spain ARI 8/2013 (Translated from Spanish) - 29/4/2013 Ignacio Molina After a decade of de-Europeanisation (2001-10), Spain has put the EU back at the centre of its national project but it must now also aspire to co-lead the integration process.
Child well-being in Spain: the impact of the crisis Expert Comment 34/2013 - 25/4/2013 William Chislett Children are the last people responsible for Spain’s crisis in all its many dimensions, but they are suffering the consequences to an equal or greater extent than other collectives, although this is not as visible as it is for other groups and is mainly confined to dramatic images in the media.
Internationalisation as a lever to overcome the crisis WP 5/2013 (Translated from Spanish) - 23/4/2013 Alfredo Arahuetes and Federico Steinberg How can internationalisation help Spain overcome its recession? This paper first looks at the benefits of internationalisation from a theoretical standpoint. It then reviews the Spanish economy’s internationalisation process, pointing out its strengths and weaknesses. Finally, it presents lessons and recommendations on the basis of both international and Spanish evidence.
AQIM’s existing –and disrupted– plans in –and from– the Sahel Expert Comment 32/2013 - 16/4/2013 Fernando Reinares The French military intervention in northern Mali has disrupted the Jihadist condominium that is being established there. However, this should not be taken to mean that AQIM, the terrorist organisation leading the joint project with its likeminded partners, has been defeated or even critically damaged. Nor that it has given up its plans as a global Jihad actor.
Youth unemployment in Spain Expert Comment 31/2013 - 16/4/2013 (English version) Carmen González Enríquez A common notion circulating inside and outside Spain is that over half of young Spaniards (aged 16-24) are unemployed –a ‘fact’ which furthers the image of deep crisis in Spain–.
Critical metals: risks and opportunities for Spain ARI 12/2013 - 15/4/2013 Miriam Solera In recent years there has been a rapid expansion in the global renewable-energy and energy-efficiency technology markets. However, most low-carbon technologies require so-called ‘hi-tech’ or ‘critical’ metals, for the majority of which the EU’s member states have high import dependency rates.
Secession and Democracy: a Canadian perspective (English version) - 11/4/2013 Stéphane Dion Remarks by Stéphane Dion, Former Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of Canada (1996-2003), at the Elcano Royal Institute on 9 April 2013. (Available in Spanish and French).
Foreign Direct Investment in Spain: holding firm despite (or because of) the crisis ARI 10/2013 - 8/4/2013 William Chislett Spain continues to draw significant levels of foreign direct investment (FDI), despite (or because of) the crisis. Reforms are making FDI in the country more attractive.
Cyprus’s crisis: Aphrodite to the rescue? Expert Comment 27/2013 - 1/4/2013 William Chislett The future of bankrupt Cyprus and perhaps of the EU’s vast energy needs lies in the offshore gas field named after the ancient Greek goddess Aphrodite who, according to legend, was born on the tiny island nation.
The EU performance in the global competition for highly-skilled migrants TGAE-Elcano 4/2013 - 26/3/2013 Carmen González, Roderick Parkes, Alicia Sorroza and Andreas Ette It is still impossible to evaluate the Blue Card’s effect but the changes that have taken place in the European migratory framework since its approval in 2009 should now allow the re-drafting of the Directive to offer a more attractive channel to qualified immigrants.