Parliamentary elections this weekend in Spain could see the far-right party win a share of power.
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Is Spain on the right track?
If Spaniards vote for the right next month, Spain would be yet another country in its growing European bulwark.
Equal rights for domestic workers (finally) in Spain
Labour rights are to be extended to this large, female—and largely informal—sector.
First collective agreement for platform workers in Spain
The agreement follows a critical Supreme Court judgment and the ‘riders’ law’ deriving from social dialogue.
Spain’s labour reform: less transience, more balance
While still subject to political negotiations, the labour-market reform agreed by Spain’s social partners should bring more security.
Platforms put a spoke in the wheels of Spain’s ‘riders’ law’
The Ley de Riders, recognising delivery riders as employees, is now a reality. But is it a game-changer?
Spain’s platform workers win algorithm transparency
Legal amendments will not only recognise ‘riders’ as employees but require algorithm transparency from platforms generally.
Spain: more stable employment contracts
The Supreme Court has modified its jurisprudence on subcontracting, limiting the scope for abuse of temporary contracts.
Spain’s fight for a just recovery
The ERTE job-protection scheme to combat the economic effects of the pandemic has left Spain well-prepared to face its aftermath.
Spain à l’avant-garde on social protection for platform work?
Deliveroo ‘riders’ are workers and not self-employed, according to Spanish courts.
Is there a revival of the Socialist Party in Spain?
The April general election in Spain was certainly a step forward for the Socialist Party. But that was only a recovery from its ‘third way’ step back.
Polarisation, fragmentation—the challenge after the elections in Spain
The elections in Spain represented a modest victory for the outgoing Socialists but the rhetoric of the right recalled a much darker era.
The IMF asks for continuity, but Spain needs change
There are two reasons why we should be concerned about the current state of the Spanish economy. First, all the forecasts made by international organizations share a common view: we are likely to enter a slowdown period. This is worrying since unemployment still stands at 15 percent and many people have yet to return to […]
Rajoy Loses Power In Spain: What Happens Now?
Politics, unlike theatre, rarely gets pacing right. Either one spends months waiting for some seemingly inevitable drama, or all hell breaks loose in the space of a few days. The late spring of 2018 falls into the latter category. On 31 May, Italy commissioned a new government; the next day, so did Spain. The Spanish […]
What Is Happening In Catalonia And Spain
On October 1, 2017, the police of the Spanish State (known as the National Police) endeavored to take the polling boxes where Catalan people were voting in a referendum with two choices: for or against Catalonian independence from the Spanish State. The voting took place in barricaded buildings (most of them state schools) to protect […]
A Federal Spain In A Federal Europe
I have always been a profound admirer of Spanish democracy, but especially since February 23, 1981. On that dramatic day, Colonel Antonio Tejero attempted a coup d’état against the young democratic regime. In his acclaimed book Anatomía de un instante (The Anatomy of a Moment), Javier Cercas describes how, under the threat of Tejero’s pistol, […]
Spain Discovers Parliamentarianism
It took Spain’s political parties a staggering 44 days to properly react and face head-on the outcome of the general election on 20 December. In a country hardly accustomed to tight election results and coalition talks, the aftermath of the vote left the political class not only in dismay but, more worryingly, in stasis. Two months […]
The Disastrous Labor And Social Reforms In Spain
Spain, under pressure from the Troika (International Monetary Fund, European Commission and European Central Bank) has gone through three major labor market reforms, presented to the public as necessary in order to reduce the scandalous high level of unemployment: 25% in general and 52% among the young. Spain (and Greece) are on the top of […]
Reset finance: a new financial agenda for the EU
In the next mandate, the EU needs to set clear rules for private investment in the green transition, to avoid past mistakes.
ECB: now is the time for normalisation
Europe needs massive investment, Peter Bofinger writes. Yet the ECB’s restrictive monetary stance means it is set to fall this year.
Abortion rights at issue in European elections
Abortion rights are featuring in this year’s European election campaign in a way we have not seen before.
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