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 (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.
El secesionismo catalan en la Universidad de Oxford
Inside Spain (20 February-20 March)
Madrid calls for shared management of Gibraltar’s airport.
Court says jailed candidate to be new Catalan Premier cannot leave prison for investiture vote, raising prospect of fresh elections.
Pensioners’ protests force parties to look at reform.
Ibex 35 companies notch up new record in international revenues.
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