Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia
The separatists have fifty more demands.
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What Sánchez Should Do Next for Catalonia
End the prosecution of Catalan nationalists. Give the region more autonomy.
Pardons Are the Least Sánchez Can Do for Catalans
Spain should negotiate with Catalan separatists, not put them in prison.
Separatist Parties Agree to Form New Government in Catalonia
Talks with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez would be given two years.
Socialists Miss Opportunity in Catalonia
Salvador Illa refuses to play second fiddle to the pro-independence Republican Left.
Madrid’s Díaz Ayuso Is Not an Inspiration
Conservatives elsewhere would be unwise to mimic her strategy.
Catalan Republicans to Form Minority Government
Talks with the rival Together for Catalonia remain stalled after three months.
National Implications of the Madrid Regional Election
The center did not hold.
Trumpification of the Spanish Right in Madrid
Isabel Díaz Ayuso flirts with COVID-19 skepticism in the name of “freedom”.
Conservatives Win Battle for Spanish Courts
Pedro Sánchez withdraws proposed changes.
Waiting for a Deal in Catalonia
Separatist parties have yet to form a new government.
The Silent Reform of Spanish Pensions
The piecemeal reforms proposed by Spain’s Socialist government are insufficient.
Dutch and Spanish Leaders Share Vision for EU
Mark Rutte and Pedro Sánchez caution against protectionism.
Spanish Tribulations in Multiparty Democracy
It’s still better than the alternative.
Catalan Separatists Close In on Post-Election Deal
Pro-independence parties split the seats on the new parliament’s presidium.