Spain

  • Nov 1, 2011
  • 6 min read

Hawkish Draghi will stay ECB's course for now

Mario Draghi today takes over as ECB President. Draghi's first press conference will be on...

EU
  • Oct 31, 2011
  • 2 min read

Latin America/Spain summit seeks social policy

The 21st Ibero-American summit was held in Asuncion on Friday and Saturday, with an agenda...

Latin America
  • Oct 31, 2011
  • 2 min read

Stalled Spanish economy augers euro-area troubles

The Bank of Spain today confirmed that the government's deficit target for 2011 is in jeopardy...

Spain
  • Oct 27, 2011
  • 7 min read

EU 'solution' buys time but solves little

EU leaders today agreed measures to address the euro-area debt crisis. There are three elements...

EU
  • Oct 25, 2011
  • 6 min read

Ceasefire will not end Spain's radical Basque politics

On October 20, ETA, the Basque separatist paramilitary organisation, announced "a definitive...

Spain
  • Oct 24, 2011
  • 6 min read

EU 'solution' may set next stage for crisis

The first of this week's two EU summits took place yesterday. EU leaders, searching for a...

EU
  • Oct 17, 2011
  • 2 min read

Rome riot mars disparate global 'Occupy' protests

Rome experienced its worst unrest in years on Saturday, when thousands of protesters gathered to...

Italy
  • Oct 14, 2011
  • 7 min read

Europe ponders costs of 'Berlusconi crisis'

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faces a confidence vote today. On October 11, Berlusconi's...

Italy