Spain on course for another record year in tourism
Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey’s loss of tourists has been partly Spain’s gain, helping the country to notch up another record year in arrivals.
Influence and image of Spain
Spain’s repeat elections: PP in stronger position but deadlock remains
The results of Spain’s election show that the ‘old’ still has a lot of life in it and the ‘new’ has not really yet been fully born.
Spain and the EU: a traditional pro-European attitude can no longer be taken for granted
The EU integration process is at the core of the Spanish national project. However, support for the EU has declined, particularly during the toughest periods of the crisis.
Brexit for Spain: many problems and one opportunity
Spain is going to become the fourth most important country of the EU and it must assume the responsibility of co-leading the collective process of reflection after the Brexit referendum.
Spanish elections on 26 June: Have Spaniards fallen out of love with Europe?
The EU has been, and continues to be, an essential frame of reference for Spain. However, now those with an unfavourable view of Europe are a majority.
Israeli Sephardim can finally be Spanish again
The Law 12/2015 of 24th June is a historic gesture that crowns the process of reconciliation of Spain with its Sephardim.
Fourteen dilemmas for Spanish development aid in the new incoming parliament
The future of Spanish policy on international development cooperation requires a series of dilemmas to be politically addressed; these concern, for example, the geographical distribution of aid, the connection between development policy and other strands of foreign policy and the appropriate combination of instruments and actors.
Spain holds firm in the Elcano Global Presence Index, despite economic crisis
Spain's economic woes have not prevented the country from maintaining its global presence (12th position in the 2016 Elcano Global Presence Index Report).
Spain’s failure yet again to meet budget deficit target strains relations with Brussels
The conservative Popular Party (PP) government widely failed to meet the 2015 budget deficit target agreed with the European Commission.
Limited but non negligible consequences of Cameron’s agreement for Spain
Though undesirable for a country so firmly pro-European, the effects of the UK-EU deal do not have to be particularly dramatic for Spain, especially if they do not entail a cascade of petitions to obtain a singular status from other countries.
Spain moves towards fresh elections to break deadlock
Spain took a step toward fresh elections when Pedro Sánchez, the Socialist Party (PSOE) leader, twice failed to secure sufficient backing in Parliament to become Prime Minister.
Spain’s stance on Cameron’s negotiations
What is Spain’s stance on the negotiations for a new settlement for the UK in the EU prior to a referendum on the issue?
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