Recent on Spain:
The Fantastic Five: Best photos of the week
News Desk - General - January 23, 2010 09:16 ET
Best pictures include a Madrid storefront, aid delivery in Haiti and an aboriginal Australian Elvis impersonator.
On Location: Oujda — Death in the Sahara
Solana Pyne and Erik German - Morocco - January 21, 2010 21:41 ET
8 wacky holiday traditions
Laurie Cunningham - America and the World - December 23, 2009 08:32 ET
Americans aren't the only ones whose traditions are a cause for raised eyebrows.
Green technology: From steel mills to wind farms?
Cindy Skrzycki - Commerce - December 21, 2009 08:44 ET
A Spanish wind turbine maker puts down roots in Pittsburgh. Yes, Pittsburgh.
Spain's Christmas lottery is still "El Gordo"
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - December 18, 2009 06:52 ET
In tough times, Spaniards trim trees, just not their lottery ticket purchases.
Spain's latest export: Gay-friendliness?
Michael Moffett - Spain - December 16, 2009 06:59 ET
Affinity with Spain is paving the way for equality in other Latin American countries.
Japanese flamenco queen does Spain
Michael Moffett - Spain - December 10, 2009 06:46 ET
Spain's northern coast pioneers wave energy
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - December 9, 2009 09:43 ET
But that isn't good news for everyone in Arminza, where residents recall when nuclear power nearly came to town.
Where the turkey is called chompipe and other Thanksgiving stories
News Desk - Worldview - November 26, 2009 12:40 ET
Tales from Thanksgivings on four continents, not including North America.
In Spain, some push to rid classrooms of religious symbols
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - November 24, 2009 07:01 ET
Proposed ban stirs debate over religion in traditionally Catholic, but technically secular, Spain.
What feta and reindeer meat have in common
Paul Ames - European Union - November 13, 2009 08:53 ET
Serbs become the latest to worry that their ethnic cuisine will be registered by an EU country.
A kick in the buck
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - November 13, 2009 06:25 ET
Why the elimination of a tax break could spell the end of glory days for Spanish club soccer.
Spanish teens fight for their right ... to par-tay.
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - November 9, 2009 09:21 ET
Botellones, or binge-drinking parties, persist in Spain despite bans, complaints and the odd cooking class.
How un-Spanish can you get?
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - October 30, 2009 13:13 ET
Why it might take more than a bullfighting ban to put an end to the centuries'-old custom in Catalonia.
Nuclear energy might not be on its way out in Spain after all
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - October 26, 2009 05:33 ET
The extension of a power plant's life in Spain heats up debate about the value and role of nuclear power in tomorrow's world.
Spain strives for American appreciation
Michael Moffett - Spain - October 13, 2009 17:42 ET
Will Prime Minister Zapatero's visit to the White House give Spain a nudge on the international stage?
Binge drinking among Spanish teens on the rise
Cristina Mateo-Yanguas - Spain - October 12, 2009 06:21 ET
In a troubled society, traditions make it easy to look the other way.
It ain't over till Vaclav Klaus sings
Teri Schultz - European Union - October 9, 2009 19:34 ET
The Irish have given their all-important "aye" to the Lisbon Treaty, but another obstacle exists: the anti-EU Czech president.
2016 Olympics: Three funerals and a party
Thomas Mucha - Commerce - October 4, 2009 09:13 ET
Rio rocks. Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo mope.
Global Blogs:
Nuclear War breaks Out....In The PP
South of Watford - Spain - January 24, 2010 12:09 ET
It's not been a very easy week for Maria Dolores de Cospedal, the general secretary of the Partido Popular. To make it worse, as so often seems to be the case her most serious problems come from within her own party. The crisis in this case has come from an unlikely source, the...
Valencia Forum Updated
Hola Valencia - Spain - January 22, 2010 11:17 ET
For the past couple months, the Valencia Forum had been attacked by spammers, but we finally managed to clean up the code. The thousands of fake users had prevented us from approving real people, but these problems are hopefully a thing of the past. We’d like to invite...
The EU Is Reportedly Exploring Making a Loan To Greece
Edward Hugh, Author, "Spain Economy Watch" - Spain - January 24, 2010 13:46 ET
Pressure on Greek finances continues unabated. According to European Voice this morning the EU Commission and Finance Ministers remain most reluctant to call in the IMF (which I think would be the...
Someone Sensible in Marbella
Spanish Shilling - Spain - January 19, 2010 13:57 ET
Some towns want foreigners – more than others. While places like the Catalonian town of Vic or the Madrid town of Torrejon de Ardoz are in the news at the moment for not allowing ‘illegal’ foreigners to register on the padrón – the town hall register of inhabitants –...
Me llamo...
Show Me Spain - Spain - January 18, 2010 06:04 ET
Over the Christmas holidays we headed up to Edinburgh to be with the family. While waiting on the bus for our trip from the plane to the baggage claim I caught part of a conversation between a man and a Scottish-Spanish family comprised of a Scottish mom, Spanish dad, and their...
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