Author: William Chislett

A former correspondent of The Times of London in Madrid and then the Financial Times in Mexico writes a monthly article (Inside Spain) for the Elcano Royal Institute. Elcano published four of his books on Spain. He also covered Turkey for the Institute.

Inside Spain (19 October-17 November)

William Chislett

Venezuelan opposition leader flees to Madrid.

Most regions seal off their borders as virus pandemic cases remain high.

Government sees off no-confidence vote amid deepening divisions in the right.

2021 budget finally unveiled with tax rises for rich and hike in social spending.

Cellnex buys CK Hutchison’s European towers for €10 billion.

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Inside Spain (23 September-19 October)

William Chislett

Grappling with a second wave of the pandemic, as cases hit more than 1million

Judicial reforms heighten tensions with conservative opposition.

Government weighs up pardons for Catalan separatists.

Sánchez hopes EU’s recovery fund will create over 800,000 jobs.

Fiscal deficit forecast at 11.3% of GDP this year.

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