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The Euro Zone opinion

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Madrid and Brussels hope to prevent a trade war from exploding when Donald Trump's 90-day suspension of increased tariffs expires in July, writes columnist Mark Nayler

Mark Nayler
  • The Music Maker opinion

    Group think

    Columnist Peter Edgerton ponders the vast range of wonderful collective nouns that exist in the English language

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    Tourism on the Costa: Easter, the first real test of the year

    It is the growing numbers of international visitors willing to pay the increasingly higher prices of accommodation, restaurants and leisure activities that counteracts the constant cooling of domestic demand

    Pilar Martínez |
  • The Euro Zone opinion

    Piggy bank

    The US - which has been hit by Jinping with retaliatory tariffs of 84% - is not happy about Spain's conciliatory stance with China, writes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • The case of Mrs Jones
    (Josele)

    British consulate advice

    The case of Mrs Jones

    The British vice-consul in Malaga told a worrying story at the recent SUR in English forum in Marbella. The main message we can all pick up, whatever our age or situation, is that we need to plan for the future

    Rachel Haynes |
  • Easter Eden
    (Salvador Salas)

    The Music Maker opinion

    Easter Eden

    If you're thinking of venturing into town to witness the extraordinary atmosphere of Semana Santa, here are some tips

    Peter Edgerton |
  • Will it rain at Easter?
    (EDR)

    The Bottom Line opinion

    Will it rain at Easter?

    Despite more than 20 years of reporting on the weather, SUR reporter Ignacio Lillo admits that even he doesn't yet know

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    A letter from Manchester

    Equally, it could be from all the other cities and countries of the world that highlight what they have and what Spain lacks, writes columnist Cristina Vallejo

    Cristina Vallejo |
  • Small wonder

    Columnist Peter Edgerton talks super heroes this week...

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro zone opinion

    Asset realisation

    Charging tourists to view stranded Russian yachts in Marbella, then sending the money to Volodymyr Zelensky, would be safer than selling the boats themselves, writes columnist Mark Nayler

    Mark Nayler |
  • Join the armies

    Ursula von der Leyen, president of the EU Commission, has endorsed the idea a defence force "with troops from all 27 member countries, working under a single flag with the same objectives"

    Mark Nayler |
  • The Bottom Line opinion

    The great unravelling

    They had never left - just rebranded. Wrapped in faux populism, the old forces of fascism returned, promising simple answers to complex problems

    Troy Nahumko |
  • The Music Maker opinion

    A farewell to arms

    A universally recognised sign is sticking your hand out when you want a bus to stop. Imagine my surprise then, while waiting for the number 25, I was met by an electronic sign enjoining me not to forget to put out an arm if I wanted the bus to pull up

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The music maker opinion

    Are you experienced?

    Our obsession with 'experiences' is turning the entire globe into an infinite, if rather lame, photo opportunity

    Peter Edgerton |
  • The Euro zone opinion

    Relocation, relocation, relocation

    The allocation of migrants throughout Spain will depend on a region's population, per capita income and unemployment rate

    Mark Nayler |