I visited the Anthony Burgess Foundation in Manchester and having known the author in the summer of 1969 was asked to contribute to the foundation’s memory project.
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 (24 May-18 June)
Spain offers a haven to 629 migrants stranded in the Mediterranean.
Spain ups its global presence.
New Socialist government plans to hold elections in June 2020.
Economy supremo sends positive signal to markets.
Iberdrola enters the US offshore wind market.
Spain ups its global presence
Inside Spain (16 April- 24 May)
Spain seeks to replace UK as command centre of EU’s anti-piracy mission.
Catalan parliament elects secessionist Premier, direct rule maintained.
Basque separatist terrorist group ETA disbands, with no government concessions.
Government U-turn on pensions to achieve budget approval.
Iberdrola raises its offer for Brazil’s Eletropaulo.
Mi entrevista sobre Arturo Barea en Radio Extremadura
Arturo Barea vuelve a casa
Mi discurso inaugurando la exposición sobre el escritor en la Biblioteca de Extremadura en Badajoz, su ciudad natal.
Basque terrorist group ETA disbands after 60 years
Spain’s protests over pensions: no room for populist measures
Inside Spain (20 March-16 April)
Spain and Saudi Arabia sign controversial warships deal worth €2bn.
Catalan independence struggle goes international.
Basque terrorist group ETA plans to dissolve by mid-June.
Spain finally meets budget deficit target in 2017, but still no budget for 2018.
ACS wins €1bn bydroelectric contract in Canada.
Spain’s main listed companies notch up record international revenues
The companies that comprise the Ibex 35, the benchmark index of the Madrid Stock Exchange, generated a record 67.7% of their revenues abroad in 2017.
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