THE EURO ZONE
Sánchez can avoid the term "austerity" as much as they like, but it's hard to see how the government will be able to honour its costly welfare pledges at the same time as minimising Covid's economic impact
THE MUSIC MAKER
How can it be that withdrawing a long-standing favour can be treated as a heinous crime?
THE BOTTOM LINE
You can't expect villages to attract people to live there without bearing in mind that work, education, business, leisure and many other facets of daily life, have a telematic element that requires a lot of broadband
food & drink
No-one is happy wearing a face mask but what is the alternative?
The rule is that tapas come free, and if you get one with the first drink you never know what happens with the second
THE EURO ZONE
The Socialist government of Pedro Sánchez has set its sights on as much as €140 billion from the EU, around €74 billion of which could be in the form of grants that don't need to be paid back, but the question of how the money should be used has sparked a row
THE MUSIC MAKER
I realised in an instant that lolling about on the prison lawn with a few jovial shoplifters wasn't to be my remit. No, sir - I was, in fact, about to be introduced to some of the most dangerous men in the country
THE BOTTOM LINE
Spain has managed to control the coronavirus and that the situation here is much better than in some other countries, but that does not justify leaving precaution to one side
THE MUSIC MAKER
It's been generally wonderful to witness people supporting local businesses around Malaga city centre recently, as the town tentatively awakens and edges its way back to some semblance of normality
THE BOTTOM LINE
Pre-corona and against all digital odds, guidebook sales were slowly on the rise
THE EURO ZONE
A hefty injection of funds into the country's post-Covid economy, according to Sánchez's administration, could in turn act as a stimulus to private investment worth €500 billion
food & drink
Many of Britain's top chefs have found themselves in the dole queue as a result of the pandemic
By ignoring the noise and remaining rational, we will put the odds to achieve our desired investment outcome firmly on our side
THE EURO ZONE
Before the Covid crisis broke, two other key economic indicators were already in the red: public debt hovered at just under 100% of GDP and at 14%, unemployment remained the second highest in the EU after Greece
So why are the Spanish - and French and Germans - so enthusiastic about maintaining endless rules and regulations? It can only be to reduce the competition