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Inside Spain

Spanish flag reflected in the windows of a building in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid (Spain)
Inside Spain Experts Comments

The OECD’s recipes for the Spanish economy

The OECD’s policy recommendations will not be easy to implement by the Spanish government supported by parties with such disparate agendas.

By William Chislett
23 Nov 2023 //
9 mins Reading time
Headquarters of the Constitutional Court in Madrid, Spain. Amnesty
Inside Spain Experts Comments

The government’s controversial amnesty in order to remain in power

Pedro Sánchez is moving toward forming a new government, but the price demanded by Catalan separatist MPs is an amnesty for all those involved in the illegal 2017 referendum.

By William Chislett
26 Oct 2023 //
9 mins Reading time
Pedro Sánchez receives the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo (10/10/2022).
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

In search of a government

July’s snap election has yet to yield a government. The Popular Party will have the first attempt on 27 September but is unlikely to succeed.

By William Chislett
19 Sep 2023 //
12 mins Reading time
Cropped composite image of a woman when she was young and old.
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

Young adults and pensioners: too deep a divide

Government policies for young adults and the elderly have been slanted for too long toward the latter, creating an intergenerational gap.

By William Chislett
18 Jul 2023 //
7 mins Reading time
Spanish Congress of Deputies, Madrid.
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

What May’s local and regional elections tell us about politics in Spain ahead of July’s snap general election

Spain will go to the polls with a political class that has become increasingly more polarised and vitriolic than society itself.

By William Chislett
20 Jun 2023 //
10 mins Reading time
Spain prays for rain on the plain. Aerial panoramic of greenhouses in Almerimar (Spain) at the sunset
Climate and energy Experts Comments

Spain prays for rain on the plain

An enduring drought caused by record-high temperatures and a lack of rain has brought water rationing in Spain. 

By William Chislett
23 May 2023 //
7 mins Reading time
Assault guards loyal to the Republic during the Siege of the Alcázar of Toledo.
Influence and image of Spain Experts Comments

The long and winding path to Spain’s modernisation

Penguin History of Modern Spain places the country in Europe’s mainstream narrative, showing the country not as exceptional as painted.

By William Chislett
25 Apr 2023 //
9 mins Reading time
Monument to King Alfonso XII in Madrid's Retiro Park (Spain)
Inside Spain Experts Comments

Time for a change in Spain

Spain has been transformed profoundly over the last 45 years, but the country does not function as it should.

By William Chislett
28 Mar 2023 //
9 mins Reading time
Chislett021723InsideSpain Spain to be hard hit by climate change
Inside Spain Experts Comments

Spain to be hard hit by climate change

Spain, one of the EU countries most affected by the climate crisis, is quite advanced on renewable energy, but needs to do more.

By William Chislett
22 Feb 2023 //
7 mins Reading time

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