Sánchez Finds New Excuse to Avoid Catalan Talks
“I didn’t break up with them. They broke up with me.”
“I didn’t break up with them. They broke up with me.”
Alberto Núñez Feijóo promised moderation. Moderates are still waiting.
Without their support, the prime minister would not have a majority in Congress.
Both are insecure.
A spying scandal shatters what little hope Catalan nationalists had of negotiating with Madrid.
The shift in public opinion suggests a way out of the decade-long dispute with Spain.
Pablo Casado’s lurch to the right scared away moderates and failed to impress hardliners.
Spanish judges waste no opportunity to frustrate Catalan ambitions.
Trade unions and the socialist government meet employers halfway.
Taxes are cut, but there’s not much the national government can do about overbearing bureaucracy.
Reasonable independence parties need the support of separatist hardliners.
Liberalizations cut unemployment and encouraged business creation.
Prices are already down due to the pandemic.
The continent faces a perfect storm involving accidents, depleted reserves and decreased Russian supply.
The best news is that talks are happening at all.