20 Feb 2023 19:37
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The German politician told the Spanish daily that she was "very worried" about the lack of transparency over how the country is using its chunk of Next Gen funds
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A freelance journalist, Mark wrote for Spear’s magazine and the New Statesman in London before relocating to Spain. In addition to his weekly finance column and features for SUR in English, he also writes on Spanish politics for The Spectator.
20 Feb 2023 19:37
The German politician told the Spanish daily that she was "very worried" about the lack of transparency over how the country is using its chunk of Next Gen funds
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Pointeless bureaucracy and a non-existent computer system has impeded EU funds from reaching those in need of them
14 Oct 2022 13:19
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16 Sep 2022 13:48
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02 Sep 2022 15:49
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26 Aug 2022 12:49
Ironically, Morocco is now to the Western Sahara what France was to the pro-independence movement of the 1950s
19 Aug 2022 13:27
Despite Pere Aragonès seeing Scotland's referendum as an example to follow, legal secession from Spain isn't that straightforward
19 Aug 2022 13:21
Pointless destruction, rather than artistry and skill, is a fundamental problem at a 'corrida' and makes bullfighting hard to watch
22 Jul 2022 15:48
Immunity, it seems, isn't like Covid: your chances of getting it don't increase the closer you get to someone who already has it
15 Jul 2022 13:54
Spanish banks feel like they are being unfairly singled out by the government
08 Jul 2022 13:55
Sánchez promised to double Spain's military spending until 2029, proving the minute influence of Podemos in the coalition government
17 Jun 2022 13:03
Regardless of the outcome of Sunday's Andalusian regional elections, the Socialists will be on the losing end
10 Jun 2022 12:04
Though it may not affect Spain's gas supply, it is a sign that shows how fragile the country's relationship is with Algeria
03 Jun 2022 11:17
Some many questions regarding the recent allegations of digital espionage remain unanswered
27 May 2022 12:33
The emeritus king seemingly showed signs of selective amnesia after returning to Spain for the first time in ove two years
20 May 2022 11:16
Spain has been forging important relationships with the Gulf states for the better part of a decade
13 May 2022 11:14
The "Big Quit" finally seems to be catching on in Spain, and employment minister Yolanda Díaz sees it as a sign her reforms are working
06 May 2022 13:03
It's possible that both the Spanish and the Catalan regional governments were targetted by the Pegasus spyware. Or maybe not.
08 Apr 2022 11:37
05 Oct 2021 11:28
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In 2019, only about 600,000 people marched in favour of Catalan independence, one of the lowest turnouts in eight years
05 Oct 2021 11:28
Mark Nayler
Spain's emeritus king might no longer have legal immunity, but his past achievements appear to have inoculated him against public outrage
15 Oct 2021 09:29
Mark Nayler
The question now is not whether anyone will replace the enigmatic spylord Villarejo now he's no longer active, it's who will replace him
29 Oct 2021 09:17
Mark Nayler
Sánchez's government is breathlessly excited about splashing so much money in a relatively short space of time
05 Nov 2021 08:51
Mark Nayler
Clearly, jobs with a short lifespan continue to play an oversized role in the Spanish labour market, much to the detriment of large sectors of its workforce
12 Nov 2021 10:48
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The latest data shows that Spain's government had access to around five billion euros of EU grants as at the end of August, but had only deployed 104 million
19 Nov 2021 09:20
Mark Nayler
One of the new Constitutional Court judges isn't as upright as you might expect, allegedly receiving almost a million euros in commissions
03 Dec 2021 11:03
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Spain's coalition government has to please the ERC and the CEOE by 31 December
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Spain itself has the hardest task in the preliminary hearing, and that's to define Juan Carlos's current status
17 Dec 2021 09:30
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A lack of evidence puts in doubt the alleged illegalities of Rajoy and Juan Carlos I
31 Dec 2022 12:06
Mark Nayler
There was certainly haggling over the 2022 spending plan, but it wasn't generated by debate about the document's fiscal proposals
07 Jan 2022 11:07
Mark Nayler
The male protagonist of this story hardly emerges as an exemplar of virtue. He appears, rather, as an unscrupulous opportunist, a lone loan shark more interested in sex than insanely uncompetitive interest rates
14 Jan 2022 09:56
Mark Nayler
Since the 2019 election, the right is thriving and the left is waning; and if this trend continues, it could result in defeat for the Socialist-Podemos bloc in December 2023
04 Feb 2022 09:52
The carve up of the congressional vote, the composition of both its "Yes" and "No" blocs, reveals parliament's tectonic plates
11 Feb 2022 09:57
The leftist coalition’s labour reforms were finally approved last Thursday by just one vote - and that was an “accidental” vote from a member of the opposition Popular Party (PP)
18 Feb 2022 09:21
The Castilla y León election results show that many citizens in central, rural Spain feel underrepresented by the country's dominant forces
25 Feb 2022 10:44
Who, exactly, is at fault for all the ongoing chaos in the Spanish conservative party?
04 Mar 2022 09:35
It was always extremely unlikely that investigations into Spain's King Juan Carlos would lead to criminal proceedings
18 Mar 2022 10:16
Perhaps the PP and Vox both stand for a blend of right-of-centre policies, some of which are standard Conservative, others of which are further along the spectrum
25 Mar 2022 11:59
Sánchez's most recent decision to back Morocco over the Western Sahara territory is his most dramatic and irresponsible to date
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The dispute about Juan Carlos' status has been nuanced and closely-fought
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