...made any future aspiration to coach the Spanish national team untenable. Of course, this may not have mattered to him; when asked about his national affiliation when he was a player, he told the interviewer that representing Spain was an obligation, but that his heart would always be with Catalonia. First Half // Primer Tiempo // Primer Temps Journalist Phil Ball describes the bi-annual meeting of Real Madrid and Barcelona as “a re-enactme...
...erception in the modern American psyche and the realities on the cold, hard ground of European metropolises. This week, an astounding article was published in the New York Times documenting the sharp uptick in prostitution in Spain. The article is powerful not insofar as it causes us worry that Spain is increasingly controlled by venal thugs, but instead by bringing to life the devastating stories of these nameless and countless victims. These st...
...bond markets. The streets are punctuated with jobless queues, beggars and violent protests, reminding us of images of the Great Depression we encounter in history textbooks. The mass suffering not only in Greece but also in Spain, Portugal, Ireland and Italy is evidence of the failure of the economic policies being forced upon them, primarily by Germany. The two central tenants of economic policy—intended not only to ensure the survival of the...
For the last three years, Europe has been on the edge. Time and time again, the collapse of the euro has seemed alarmingly close. However, European politicians have been able to muddle through, coming up with half- baked solutions to buy time. Meanwhile, the suffering endured by the people of Spain, Greece, Italy and Portugal has been immense – on a scale comparable to the Great Depression. The youth has been the hardest hit; consequently, we ar...
...nounced $84 billion in government spending cuts in July, provoking tumultuous protest all over the country, some of which has been revived in the past week in response to new cuts and taxes. Of the 17 nations in the eurozone, Spain is at the top of the list for unemployment at a staggering 25 percent, another major concern for government officials in Madrid who hear that the new austerity measures may raise the rate of unemployment even higher. W...
...21 percent loss previously agreed to, according to eurozone finance minister Jean-Paul Juncker. But Greece isn’t even the biggest concern in Europe anymore. Many fear the viability of one of the eurozone’s largest economies. Spain is not the problem, as many had feared, but Italy. Both French President Nicolas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel publicly reproached Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi over the weekend saying that Ita...
...ing the Castros) to step in and provide less desirable outcomes for the U.S. in Cuba. Acting now, Cuba may be able to take credit for the benefits it brings its nation in terms of salaries and goods via tourism and IT, as did Spain in the 1970s. But it must, as such, take responsibility for the spread of anti-communist ideals within its own borders and would be hard-pressed to step back on such measures. It could not harass the United States for...
...nts for the 1.2 million citizens that flooded the banks of the river to watch and be waved at by the passing parade. Of course, all this ballyhoo comes at an interesting time in Europe, and “interesting” is putting it nicely: Spain is now asking for an EU bailout and Greece is threatening to cause ever more problems for the eurozone. The economic turmoil on the Continent and in the UK itself is probably the cause of the mixed reviews of the diamo...
Photo from Wikimedia Commons First 45 Minutes The many questions of the UEFA Euro 2012 in Ukraine are: Why did the Dutch exit early? Would Wayne Rooney lead England to glory? Why are former fascist countries (Germany, Italy, Portugal, and Spain who all are in the semi-finals) so darn good at soccer? And the most important story to follow: Who will win it all? International soccer has a history of uniting countries under one banner, whether it i...
...the Court of Justice’s, the highest legal body of Europe, ruling that employees who get sick during their annual vacation time are legally entitled to an additional vacation. The case came to the Court of Justice after Spain’s Supreme Court deferred ruling. Ultimately, the Court of Justice concluded that workers have a right to a healthy lifestyle. “The purpose of entitlement to paid annual leave is to enable the worker to rest and enjoy...
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