Spain

  • Feb 7, 2013
  • 7 min read

Rajoy's PP will retain power despite erosion of trust

Yesterday prosecutors questioned Luis Barcenas, former treasurer of the ruling Popular Party...

Spain
  • Feb 4, 2013
  • 2 min read

Spain's Rajoy will face growing pressure to resign

Rajoy this weekend faced calls to resign from Socialist opposition leader Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba...

Spain
  • Jan 31, 2013
  • 6 min read

Minimal CAP changes will force EU cuts elsewhere

On January 28, Irish Agricultural Minister Simon Coveney, whose country holds the six-month...

EU
  • Jan 30, 2013
  • 7 min read

Wage trends will be key in euro-area rebalancing

In response to recessionary conditions, wages have been falling in the worst-performing euro-area...

EU
  • Jan 22, 2013
  • 7 min read

Reforms and Catalan challenge raise Spain's risks

Facing no scheduled electoral contests this year, the Popular Party (PP) government of Prime...

Spain
  • Jan 14, 2013
  • 6 min read

Spain's lingering challenges dwarf fledgling optimism

The principal economic challenges this year for Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government will be...

Spain
  • Jan 10, 2013
  • 6 min read

Trends may favour Europe's 'jinxed generation'

It is now a widely held view in Europe that today's young entrants to the labour market are the...

EU
  • Jan 9, 2013
  • 7 min read

EU fisheries reform will fall short on sustainability

Fisheries subsidies have contributed to or maintained the overcapacity of the European fleet. As...

EU