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What relief?

What relief?

Deputy PM and economy minister Nadia Calviño singled out China as the country on which the EU "cannot just turn [its] back"

Mark Nayler
  • Out of this world

    Out of this world

    A year lasts 687 days on the red planet which means that blokes will be able to forget anniversaries and birthdays and things like that at about half the rate we do now

    Peter Edgerton www.peteredgerton.com |
  • Spoiled for choice

    Spoiled for choice

    Launching new political party Sumar, Yolanda Díaz declared her ambition to be Spain's first female prime minister, adding that Spanish women are "tired - very tired - of being patronised and ignored"

    MARK NAYLER |
  • The 'buy your tapas' spree

    As tough jobs go, rounding up total strangers off the street for a small commission has got to be right up there and, these days, as the phenomenon becomes ever more prevalent at eating establishments in Malaga city centre, I always endeavour to decline any such advances as politely as possible

    PETER EDGERTON / WWW.PETEREDGERTON.COM |
  • The future awaits

    The future awaits

    Ignacio Lillo |
  • The chores of defeat

    The chores of defeat

    These days, finding an ironmongers requires a forty minute trek through a labyrinth of ice cream parlours, cocktail bars and Mexican restaurants to get to the outskirts of town where the strangely comforting hand-written, misspelt signs and dusty tools are hanging behind the shop window

    Peter Edgerton / www.peteredgerton.com |
  • A notable absence

    A notable absence

    Coming as it does in an election year, the Conservatives' abstention from voting should be an antidote to complacency on Sánchez's part

    Mark Nayler |
  • Fair and square

    Fair and square

    Easter will be well-organised mayhem as usual, although it still baffles me how the throngs and thrones which conspire to provide such a stunning spectacle don't provoke more problems than they actually do

    Peter Edgerton / www.peteredgerton.com |
  • Corruption is everywhere

    Corruption is everywhere

    A 2022 Eurobarometer survey found that sixty-eight per cent of EU citizens believe that corruption is rife in their country

    Fergal Macerlean |
  • Split three ways

    Split three ways

    In urging Algeria to ease its hostilities with Spain, Borrell is trying to smooth over a diplomatic row to which he himself has made a substantial - and apparently self-contradictory - contribution

    Mark Nayler |