Many of the recent media claims that have caused this standoff, including assertions of Russia’s role in Catalonia’s bid for independence, range from highly dubious to demonstrably false… Read More How Shoddy Reporting and Anti-Russian Propaganda Coerced Ecuador to Silence Julian Assange
Too Little, Too Late?… Read More EU Moves to Protect Financial System from Failing Banks
Government gets ready to cave.… Read More Construction Giants in Spain Panic over Prospect of Losing one of their Biggest Rackets
Competition Eats the Profits of Big Shaky Banks in Euroland: So Consolidate… Read More Competition Eats the Profits of Big Shaky Banks in Euroland: So Consolidate
Uber has taken a more conciliatory approach this time, but taxi drivers are not convinced.… Read More “Welcome to Hell”: Barcelona Taxi Drivers Prepare for Uber’s Return.
Years after Crisis Was “Solved.”… Read More Toxic Debt Still Plagues Spanish Banks (and Taxpayers Will End Up Paying for It)
War-on-Cash Backlash.… Read More Cash Refuses to Die, But the €500-Note Is a Goner
But there’s a problem with the plan.… Read More Spain’s Government Unveils Cunning Plan to Allay Banking-Related Jitters
Doubts emerge as to who is saving whom.… Read More After Years of Crisis in Spain, Pensioners Next to Feel the Pain
What happens if cases like this prove to be the rule rather than the exception?… Read More On Closer Inspection, Debt of Bankrupt Spanish Construction Firm Grows Four-Fold
After it collapsed, Banco Popular was discovered to have 55,000 complaints against it.… Read More Customer Lawsuits Pummel Spanish Banks
Rents up 50% since 2013, wages go nowhere, a third of residents earn less than €1,000/month… Read More Barcelona Rental Market Is Out of Control
