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Barcelona Spain

What Conservative Spain Has in Common with Putin

Both are insecure.

Nick OttensMay 12, 2022
Pedro Sánchez

Sánchez Can No Longer Ignore Catalonia

A spying scandal shatters what little hope Catalan nationalists had of negotiating with Madrid.

Nick OttensApril 21, 2022April 21, 2022
Mario Draghi

Italians Turn Their Backs on Putin (And His Sympathizers)

The war in Ukraine has discredited Italian anti-Americanism.

Pratik ChouguleMarch 31, 2022April 25, 2022
Calvi Corsica

Macron Promises Corsica Autonomy After Violent Protests

The offer is seen as political calculation by his opponents.

Ainslie NobleMarch 22, 2022April 22, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Catalan Support for Independence Down, Autonomy Up

The shift in public opinion suggests a way out of the decade-long dispute with Spain.

Nick OttensMarch 20, 2022April 21, 2022
Pablo Casado

Spain’s Casado Flirted with the Far Right and Lost

Pablo Casado’s lurch to the right scared away moderates and failed to impress hardliners.

Nick OttensFebruary 20, 2022March 22, 2022
Quim Torra

Catalans Bear Brunt of Spanish Judicial Activism

Spanish judges waste no opportunity to frustrate Catalan ambitions.

Nick OttensFebruary 7, 2022February 20, 2022
António Costa Pedro Sánchez

Portuguese Far Left Throws Away Leverage

António Costa no longer needs smaller parties for a majority.

Nick OttensJanuary 31, 2022March 3, 2022
Mario Draghi

Italy Has a Draghi-Sized Problem

No one else has his authority and stature.

Nick OttensJanuary 26, 2022February 25, 2022
Yolanda Díaz María Jesús Montero José Luis Escrivá

“Repeal” of Spanish Labor Reforms Is Limited

Trade unions and the socialist government meet employers halfway.

Nick OttensDecember 24, 2021April 20, 2022
Barcelona Spain

Spain Tries to Attract More Expats

Taxes are cut, but there’s not much the national government can do about overbearing bureaucracy.

Nick OttensDecember 10, 2021January 8, 2022
Plaça de Catalunya Barcelona Spain

Catalan Budget Crisis Is Tied to Independence

Reasonable independence parties need the support of separatist hardliners.

Nick OttensNovember 19, 2021December 14, 2021
Madrid Spain

Repeal of Spanish Labor Reforms Is Unwise

Liberalizations cut unemployment and encouraged business creation.

Nick OttensNovember 5, 2021May 12, 2022
António Costa

Costa Loses Support of Portugal’s Far Left

Early elections are likely.

Nick OttensOctober 28, 2021December 7, 2021
Herbert Kickl Matteo Salvini

Sway with Me: How Italy’s Salvini Lost His Credibility

The far-right leader couldn’t decide between populism and statesmanship.

Nick OttensOctober 21, 2021December 3, 2021

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