Five things Mariano Rajoy has learned in his first 100 days
Record cuts, a key regional election, market hostility and a general strike – all in three months. What does all this tell Spain’s prime minister?
View ArticleRajoy’s labyrinth
As economic disaster threatens to engulf Spain, the country’s prime minister faces his greatest challenge. But while Mariano Rajoy seems convinced about the measures needed to battle the ongoing debt...
View ArticleEuro up as Spain, Italy take a stand
Question: How do you get a powerful country to take you seriously? Answer: Threaten to veto absolutely everything on their agenda, until they listen to you.
View ArticleEuro plunges as Spain cuts deeper
The euro sits at multi-year lows against both the pound and US dollar this week on the back of Spain's latest batch of tough austerity measures.
View ArticleRajoy prepares for an autumn of discontent
The prospect of a sovereign bailout is not the only challenge facing the Spanish prime minister in the coming weeks. The political complexities of the Basque Country, social unrest and a lack of...
View ArticleAutumn challenges plague Rajoy
Iberosphere editor Guy Hedgecoe looks ahead to the political, social and economic challenges the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will face over the coming weeks.
View ArticleEU praise can’t hide Rajoy’s bailout jitters
With a rescue for Spain on the horizon, the big question is whether strict new conditions will be attached.
View ArticleEuro gains as Rajoy’s waiting game pays off
The euro continued its slow ascent against the pound and US dollar this week, bouncing back ever since its July nadir of 1.20 against the greenback.
View ArticleMariano Rajoy
To his supporters he’s calm, considered, strategic and resilient. But to his critics – whose ranks have swelled this year – Spain’s prime minister is hesitant, rigid, poorly advised and uncharismatic.
View ArticleResign? You must be kidding
Spain’s recent glut of corruption scandals has been accompanied by an equally striking phenomenon: a refusal of those implicated to step down from their posts.
View ArticleRajoy’s problems aren’t what they used to be
The Spanish government’s biggest worry isn’t the Bárcenas corruption case – it’s an economic crisis that refuses to fade.
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