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Barcelona Spain

Sánchez Shifts Infrastructure Spending, Scholarships to Catalonia

The separatists have fifty more demands.

Nick OttensNick OttensAugust 3, 2021October 28, 2021
António Costa Pedro Sánchez

What Sánchez Should Do Next for Catalonia

End the prosecution of Catalan nationalists. Give the region more autonomy.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 23, 2021April 20, 2022
Pedro Sánchez

Pardons Are the Least Sánchez Can Do for Catalans

Spain should negotiate with Catalan separatists, not put them in prison.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 27, 2021November 18, 2021
Plaça de Sant Jaume Barcelona Spain

Separatist Parties Agree to Form New Government in Catalonia

Talks with Spanish prime minister Pedro Sánchez would be given two years.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 18, 2021October 28, 2021
Salvador Illa

Socialists Miss Opportunity in Catalonia

Salvador Illa refuses to play second fiddle to the pro-independence Republican Left.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 15, 2021November 19, 2021
Pablo Casado Isabel Díaz Ayuso

Madrid’s Díaz Ayuso Is Not an Inspiration

Conservatives elsewhere would be unwise to mimic her strategy.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 10, 2021November 18, 2021
Pere Aragones

Catalan Republicans to Form Minority Government

Talks with the rival Together for Catalonia remain stalled after three months.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 8, 2021October 28, 2021
Pablo Casado Isabel Díaz Ayuso

National Implications of the Madrid Regional Election

The center did not hold.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 6, 2021October 13, 2021
Isabel Díaz Ayuso

Trumpification of the Spanish Right in Madrid

Isabel Díaz Ayuso flirts with COVID-19 skepticism in the name of “freedom”.

Nick OttensNick OttensMay 4, 2021November 30, 2021
Spanish Supreme Court Madrid

Conservatives Win Battle for Spanish Courts

Pedro Sánchez withdraws proposed changes.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 24, 2021December 2, 2021
Barcelona Spain

Waiting for a Deal in Catalonia

Separatist parties have yet to form a new government.

Nick OttensNick OttensApril 17, 2021October 28, 2021
Pedro Sánchez

The Silent Reform of Spanish Pensions

The piecemeal reforms proposed by Spain’s Socialist government are insufficient.

Fernando González UrbanejaApril 13, 2021December 3, 2021
Mark Rutte Pedro Sánchez Charles Michel

Dutch and Spanish Leaders Share Vision for EU

Mark Rutte and Pedro Sánchez caution against protectionism.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 26, 2021November 5, 2021
Pablo Iglesias

Spanish Tribulations in Multiparty Democracy

It’s still better than the alternative.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 20, 2021November 29, 2021
Palau de la Generalitat Barcelona Spain

Catalan Separatists Close In on Post-Election Deal

Pro-independence parties split the seats on the new parliament’s presidium.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 13, 2021December 2, 2021

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