EU-28 WATCH No. 10 / July 2014: Spain
This document analyses the Euroscepticism and the European Parliament elections in 2014, the EU’s neighbourhood in light of the Ukraine crisis and power relations in the EU from a Spanish perspective.
Influence and image of Spain
Spanish direct investment abroad rebounds
After a period of consolidation following the onset of Spain’s recession in 2009, which led some multinationals to sell assets regarded as non-strategic, particularly those that needed to reduce their debt levels, companies are investing again.
Felipe VI: the reign in Spain
Prince Felipe will face a daunting array of challenges when he becomes king of Spain at midnight on Wednesday 18th June
Climate change diplomacy in Spain’s future foreign policy
This paper analyses Spain’s climate diplomacy in line with the Elcano report titled ‘Towards a Strategic Updating of Spain’s Foreign Policy’ and the State Foreign Action and Service Law (Ley de la Acción y del Servicio Exterior del Estado, LAESE).
Abdication is the king’s final gift to a grateful Spain
Few anticipated that, within a matter of years, the position of Juan Carlos himself would be called into question.
Spain: foreign direct investment on the rise
The growth in foreign direct investment in Spain in 2013 underscores the increased international confidence in an economy that is beginning to recover from a five-year recession, albeit weakly.
Executive Summary and Conclusions of the Elcano Report “Towards the strategic renewal of Spain’s foreign policy”
This report aims to provide a structured overview of the issues that need to be addressed in order to overhaul Spain’s foreign policy strategy. It is directed at all those who play leading roles in the defence and projection abroad of Spain’s values and interests. Its novelty lies in Spain’s lack of a tradition in drawing up papers such as this, since the usual practice has been to focus on the short term and to disregard the need for both public doctrine and planning.
Spain’s banking crisis: a light in the tunnel
The Spanish banking system, hard hit by its massive exposure to toxic real estate assets following the collapse of the country’s property market in 2008, is on the mend.
Spain’s exports: the economy’s salvation
Spain’s striking export success has enabled the economy to emerge from recession and helped to turn around the current-account balance. Structural adjustment is shifting the engine of the economy from domestic sources of growth into an export-led model.
Emerging Spain?
Spain is coming out of recession, but the crisis is far from over. The government cannot afford to rest on its laurels and relax the pace of reforms. To do so, would store up problems for the future.
The Gibraltar crisis and the measures, options and strategies open to Spain
What options and strategies are open to Spain in its historical dispute with the UK over Gibraltar? A crisis again broke out with Gibraltar and the UK in July and August of 2013 over the sinking of an artificial reef in waters traditionally exploited by Spanish fishermen.
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