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Spain-EU: confusing electoral 'auberge espagnole'
Debates on Europe in Spain are frequently a misleading paradox. On the one hand, public opinion is attached to the European Union, which facilitated the economic and political modernisation of the country. On the other, the lack of 'political pedagogy', the campaign for the European elections in June being no exception, leaves the EU as a distant and unknown political reality
rodríguez zapatero, european constitution, mariano rajoy, integration, money, power, european elections 2009
Governments target magistrates in reform of European justice system
Legal reform is a very delicate subject which threatens to destabilise the equilibrium between legislative, executive and judicial institutions in the EU countries. In The Spirit of Laws (1748), French philosopher Montesquieu founded the theory of the modern democratic state on the separation of the three powers. 'Every man invested with power is apt to abuse it and to abuse it limitlessly. To prevent the abuse of power, power must rein in power'
rodríguez zapatero, corruption, justice, silvio berlusconi, nicolas sarkozy, politics
Quotes: US-Europe politicians talk climate change
Poker games and Don Quixotes for Poland and Italy who are sceptical about the EU's package, whilst the US tries to break ground. Quotes
rodríguez zapatero, industrie, john mccain, energy, barack obama, eco-housing, economy
Financial crisis, lesson one: be Gordon Brown
You just need to make a little economic proposal if you’re a British prime minister this autumn, to rise from the political ashes when people least expect it
rodríguez zapatero, g4, money, financial crisis, european left, money, josé sócrates
Solúcar: renewable energy platform in Andalusia
Taking advantage of a potential of an average of almost 3,000 hours of sun a year, the Spanish region is a pioneer in the ‘third economic revolution’
rodríguez zapatero, green cities, renewable energies, solarenergie, grand projects, solúcar, energie
Vittorio Prodi: another Kyoto is possible
Is Europe starting to take the fight against climate change seriously?
rodríguez zapatero, interview, josé manuel barroso, european union, stavros dimas, european parliament, ecology
Zapatero celebrates a complicated victory in Spain
On 9 March, the socialist prime minister won another four year term in office, but his margin of alliances is limited with the rise of the right. A 75.3% participation rate quashed the nationalist pole, allowing for an English–style two-party system
rodríguez zapatero, madrid, news, southern eu, elections, spain, politics
Videos: Zapatero, Sarkozy, Berlusconi and Aznar get their tongues out
It’s pure logic - EU politicians should be able to speak several languages without problems, right? The truth is a bit worse
rodríguez zapatero, video gallery, kosovo, poland, italy, europe, silvio berlusconi
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
rodríguez zapatero, immigration, islamic terrorism, focus, integration, terrorism, southern eu
Société Générale: a great French bank
Liberalism drenched in Nicolas Sarkozy’s nationalism disconcerts his EU partners, whilst an increase in capital for the French bank is bound to fend off potential European public price offerings
rodríguez zapatero, western eu, france, nicolas sarkozy, politics
Feminism in Europe
Long a part of the mainstream, but women have not gained ground since the eighties. Many dismiss the feminist concept completely, others see 'new feminism' taking a step backwards
rodríguez zapatero, elisabeth badinter, feminism, norway, ukraine, quentin tarantino, society
Homage to Catalonia
Catalonia’s draft statute changes Spain’s fiscal system.
rodríguez zapatero, devolution, nationalism, federalism, david cameron, united kingdom, germany
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