Spain’s toxic politics
The country’s poisonous relationship between law and politics is a headache for the EU.
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Goya’s lessons for a world at war
Why the great Spanish painter’s work still resonates so urgently.
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Spain’s amnesty for Catalan separatists is a dilemma for the EU
“Rule-of-law fanboys” at the European Commission are reeling from the impact it could have in other parts of Europe.
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The Spanish election reveals the future of Europe
Spain’s increasingly fractured politics has become a harbinger of the continent’s future.
Spain defies the script
The far right isn’t the “voice of the people”. Will the centre learn this lesson?
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The forward march of Europe’s far right halted
The collapse of Vox in the Spanish election shows the hard-right’s rise isn’t certain.
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Pedro Sánchez’s election battle will pre-empt Europe’s future
As Spain heads to the polls, the country’s fractured politics offer a glimpse of what's to come.
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Spain’s left coalition defied expectations. Can its leader, Pedro Sánchez, win again?
The government is far from perfect, but the PM has improved the country’s economic prospects and international clout.
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Javier Marías and the mists of history
In his final novel Tomás Nevinson, the late Spanish author concluded a profound literary project built on personal and political…
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A history of Spain in 150 objects
From El Greco to Goya and Mexican clay to Moorish gold, a new show at the Royal Academy reveals the…
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Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory is limp and lacklustre
With Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar brings his tally of movies to 21 – a coming-of-age, you might say –…
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