Spain

Spain votes on 9 March, and not just in Spain

Both Spanish and French voters go to the polls to vote in their legislative and municipal elections this month

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 03/03/08

spain, angela merkel, mariano rajoy, nicolas sarkozy, elections, madrid, paris

Spain: elections under terrorist alert

Although arrests of suspected ETA and Jihad terrorists have increased in Spain, the terrorist threat overshadows the campaign of the Spanish legislative elections on 9 March

by pedro picón // 26/02/08

spain, immigration, islamic terrorism, focus, integration, terrorism, rodríguez zapatero

Economic crisis looms over election preparations in Spain

Spain is suffering from the after-effects of a decade of impressive economic growth. The threat of economic downturn will play an important role in the upcoming elections on 9 March

by franck lirzin // 21/02/08

spain, labour, economic growth, analysis, inflation, elections, southern eu

Art: from Polish porn to Belgian faeces machines

Does art have to be beautiful? Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Five portraits of artists who dabble along the limits of aesthetics, morality and comfort zone to constantly try and provoke society

by natalie lazar @ // 13/02/08

spain, profile, belgium, art, germany, poland, italy

Try and sing the Spanish national anthem

Talks of a European anthem were recently dropped, but to some Spaniards, it seems a shame to splice lyrics and lose what makes their country’s anthem unique

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 18/01/08

spain, identity, traditions, video gallery, languages, european union, western eu

Big city lights

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 16/01/08

spain, tower of babel, germany, paris, europe, italy, france

Ismael Serrano: 'Music helps us to connect with others'

From his Madrid studio, the Spanish singer-songwriter, 33, justifies how songs contribute to improving the world and his take on what 'canción de autor' music is

by salvador gómez barranco // 04/01/08

spain, music, madrid, culture

Luciana Littizzetto: Spanish men are sexiest

Writer, actress and ‘TV jester’ – Luciana Littizzetto has made a career from her own irreverent brand of self-parody – with great success

by Elisa Marengo @ // 17/12/07

spain, literature, sex, turin, men and women, western eu, italy

Gonzalo Conradi: 'Squatting is a very healthy activity'

We tag along with the Spanish artist, 31. A product of the Erasmus experience, he prepares his pictures for an exhibition gracing the Andalucian Centre of Flamenco in Jerez, Cadiz

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 14/12/07

spain, art market, brunch, seville, erasmus, western eu

Iberia: unite Spain and Portugal

28% of Portuguese and 45% of Spaniards want to unify Spain and Portugal

by Fernando Navarro Sordo @ // 12/12/07

spain, books, portugal, lisbon, cities, society, southern eu

Barón Crespo: the European parliament has sacrificed as much as anyone

The EU parliament has withdrawn from the debate surrounding the latest reform treaty

by fernando garcía acuña // 12/12/07

spain, enrique barόn crespo, european constitution, european parliament, european union, madrid, politics

Hairy Portuguese women

The French and Spanish joke goes that Portuguese women have moustaches

by giulio zucchini // 12/12/07

spain, iberia, lifestyle, women, fashion, youth, men and women

December: pure culture seeker

Berlin sparks and pixels, free Splash electro in Paris, European student cinema festival in Manchester and eat yourself to death in Lodz

by karsten marhold & natalia sosin // 04/12/07

spain, cinema, cologne, asia, food, china, festivals

Suck up

by enno dummer // 29/11/07

spain, united kingdom, tower of babel, central and eastern europe, germany, western eu, poland