Things are not going really good nowadays in Spain. Recession, economic stagnation, upcoming elections and not knowing what is going to happen in the following years are some of the main issues that worry Spanish society at this moment. The biggest one is unemployment, which is over 20% now. Almost 5,000,000 people in Spain...
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Spain has been a member of the European Union since 1986, when it entered along with Portugal after some years of negotiation and preparation for the admission. By that time, that was a really good opportunity for Spain because the country could receive a lot of funds for rural and agriculture development. Former dictator...
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By Steffen Hesseldal Windfeld-Hansen, Michael Huguenin and Piers d’Orgee The Eurozone’s current overall growth is in stark contrast to the condition of some individual states. Their situation is altogether less than acceptable. While Germany, the economic powerhouse, sits somewhat appeased with its best quarter for economic growth since the reunification, there are a few...
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August, 2010. Spanish beaches are crowded with tourists sunbathing, so I need to travel to a different place. I am not a brown girl so I think that in Holland I could go unnoticed. I have already decided to do the Europe in the World programme in Utrecht, so I am spending the next...
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The Lisbon Treaty, that enters into force in one week is the second trial for a European Constitution project after countries like the Netherlands rejected it in June 2005 by referendum. But there were other countries in which their citizens also were asked about the project and the answer was different.
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