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 (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.

http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/wcm/connect/869fc2ec-afec-4439-ac3c-84b9d94c7cdd/176_InsideSpain_ElcanoNewsletter.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=869fc2ec-afec-4439-ac3c-84b9d94c7cdd&_cldee=d2NoaXNsZXR0QGdtYWlsLmNvbQ%3d%3d&recipientid=contact-c5e27543b09de911a97e000d3a23443b-f8523cdb0e7346f492660c49e0a8cfe0&esid=4e43bacb-d412-eb11-a813-000d3aab18bd

Inside Spain (20 July – 22 September)

William Chislett

Spain holds its position in global presence ranking.

New restrictions in Madrid amid second virus wave.

Spaniards against Juan Carlos’s departure and broad support for Felipe VI.

Government wrestles with 2021 budget and prepares for EU’s pandemic recovery fund.

CaixaBank and Bankia to merge and create largest bank in Spain.

http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/wcm/connect/e415ffb6-39af-477d-9b93-7223070d90ed/175_InsideSpain_ElcanoNewsletter.pdf?MOD=AJPERES&CACHEID=e415ffb6-39af-477d-9b93-7223070d90ed