Spain
Spain: Life savings at risk over stamp fraud
By Marcus Morgan, July 27, 2006
The savings of hundreds of thousands of people are in jeopardy due to one of the largest fraud cases in Spanish history.
Spain: Unions agree to anti-working class labour reforms
By Keith Lee and Paul Mitchell, July 12, 2006
Last year, Spanish unions threatened a “Winter of Discontent” when the Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) government announced proposals to reform labour laws to enable employers to dismiss wo...
Amnesty report criticises Spain over human rights
By Vicky Short, June 19, 2006
Spain’s record on human rights is severely criticised in last month’s Amnesty International annual report, particularly over the treatment of immigrant women and children.
Spain: High-ranking police officers imprisoned for “illegal arrest” of right-wing Popular Party activists
By Vicky Short, June 3, 2006
On May 8, three magistrates from the Provincial Court of Madrid imposed jail sentences on Chief Superintendent Rodolfo Ruiz Martinez, 55, Chief Inspector Javier Fernandez Gomez, 52, and Inspector Jose...
Energy policies bringing Spain into conflict with European Commission
By Daniel O’Flynn, May 2, 2006
The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the European Court of Justice for its protectionist energy policies. The EC has determined that Spanish legislation limiting the voting rights of ...
The ETA ceasefire, the Catalan Statute and the fracturing of Spain—Part 2
By Paul Mitchell, April 18, 2006
This is the conclusion of a two-part article explaining the recent moves to greater regional autonomy in Spain. Part 1 was published on April 17.
The ETA ceasefire, the Catalan Statute and the fracturing of Spain—Part 1
By Paul Mitchell, April 17, 2006
This is the first of a two-part article explaining the recent moves to greater regional autonomy in Spain.
Spain: Bomb threats and funding cuts follow theatre show
By Paul Bond, March 28, 2006
Responses to a theatre show by comedian Leo Bassi indicate the escalation of right-wing clerical reaction in Spanish politics. The cutting of government subsidies to a theatre festival that staged the...
Seventy years since the Spanish Civil War
Right wing attempts to rehabilitate Franco
Part Three
By Paul Mitchell and Vicky Short, March 16, 2006
This is the conclusion of a three-part series on the Spanish civil war. Part one was posted on March 13 and part two on March 14.
Seventy years since the Spanish Civil War
Right wing in Spain attempts to rehabilitate Franco
Part Two
By Paul Mitchell and Vicky Short, March 14, 2006
This is the second of a three-part series. Part one was posted March 13.
Seventy years since the Spanish Civil War
Right wing in Spain attempts to rehabilitate Franco
Part One
By Paul Mitchell and Vicky Short, March 13, 2006
This is the first of a three-part series
Spain: 1981 coup leader accuses Socialist Party government of national betrayal
By Paul Stuart, February 22, 2006
In late January, former Lieutenant Colonel Antonio Tejero Molina published a letter denouncing the Socialist Party (PSOE) government for betraying Spain.
