Category: Elcano Royal 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.
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.
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.
Spain’s continuing export boom
Spain’s exporting prowess continued in 2017 when sales of goods abroad increased for the eighth straight year and notched up a new record of €277.1 billion, close to one-quarter of GDP.
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Inside Spain (22 January-20 February)
Economy Minister Luis de Guindos secures ECB vice-presidency.
Government digs in over Catalan independence crisis.
Spain barely remains a ‘full democracy’, drops in EIU ranking.
Exports of goods notch up yet another record.
ACS wins €3.3 billion contract for Montreal’s automatic passenger transport system.
Catalan independence crisis causes German company to cancel €6mn laboratory.
Inside Spain (19 December 2017-22 January 2018)
Spain to boost defence spending and send more troops abroad.
New Catalan parliament’s pro-independence speaker calls for deposed Puigdemont to be re-elected the region’s Premier.
Catalan electoral success propels Ciudadanos towards national victory.
Madrid fails to fully implement any of the Council of Europe’s anti-corruption measures.
Economy revives, but growth could be stymied by Catalan independence crisis
Spanish-built high-speed train in Saudi Arabia successfully completes first test run.
William Chislett 