The Euro Zone opinion
Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how Sánchez indicated, for the first time, that he would be willing to send Spanish troops to Ukraine once the war is over - a proposal he will now discuss with each of the major parties
The Bottom Line opinion
An omen of prosperity. Our elders used to say that a year with snow is a year of plenty, says columnist Ignacio Lillo
The Euro Zone opinion
Columnist Mark Nayler looks at how once impecunious rebels on the EU's fiscal and geographic peripheries, Spain and Italy have become pillars of the Establishment
The Music Maker opinion
The good people of Andalucía, by their own admission, possess an extraordinary talent for elongating things. Christmas is no exception, says columnist Peter Edgerton
The Music Maker opinion
As 2026 bears down upon us like a runaway juggernaut, columnist Peter Edgerton offers are a few predictions for the 12 months ahead
The Bottom Line opinion
A faith that can be curated is a faith that need never challenge the comfortable or comfort the challenged, writes columnist Troy Nahumko
The Euro Zone opinion
It sometimes seems absurd that Spain has a Socialist-led government, writes Mark Nayler. Pedro Sánchez's party lost the last general election in 2023, coming second to the Partido Popular
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A look at La Liga opinion
Jude Bellingham's all-action performance embodies exactly what the Real Madrid coach is looking for from the whole team, writes columnist Rob Palmer
The Music Maker opinion
It's clear that there are two very distinct camps when it comes to Christmas: those who seem to have everything effortlessly under control and, secondly, normal people, writes columnist Peter Edgerton
The Euro Zone opinion
Italian magazine L'Espresso has named Spanish PM Pedro Sánchez as its Person of the Year, writes columnist Mark Nayler
The Bottom Line opinion
And then there was us, the supplicants of the Spanish citizenship test, left without so much as a Post-it note to guide us, writes columnist Troy Nahumko
The Music Maker opinion
The Christmas company meal is a fine old Spanish custom which brings with it a welcome opportunity to dust off the old glad rags and share a platter or twenty with your work colleagues in a convivial setting
The Bottom Line opinion
Sometimes, shops won't even give you the courtesy of waiting until Halloween is over to start promoting all things Santa Claus, so you're forced to believe that maybe Christmas does actually start at the end of October
The Euro Zone opinion
Spain's economy might be the fastest-growing in Europe, but its tax system needs a complete overhaul - as highlighted by an aggressive new advertising campaign in a major British newspaper
The Euro Zone - Opinion
Spain's economy minister, Carlos Cuerpo, plans to rely less on EU funding to subsidise the country's spending budget.