Pedro Sánchez 3.0
All the good intentions of the Socialist Party’s governing program are going to clash with the difficulties of cobbling together majorities inside Congress
The mistake made by Pedro Sánchez that will benefit Mariano Rajoy
The ethical imperative to oust Rajoy requires negotiations, not a request for unconditional support
Torra’s unnerving Catalan supremacism
Spain is a democracy trying not to succumb to populist politicians whose solutions lie in always blaming others for their problems
An open letter: Why Germany should extradite Carles Puigdemont
The former Catalan premier has committed serious crimes, violated the Spanish Constitution, threatened our democracy and put social peace in jeopardy
Anglocondescension
We are sorry to have disappointed you. But maybe we Spaniards have grown up and no longer need to be lectured
EL PAÍS analyzes 10 claims commonly made by separatists to support their cause
The failure of Catalan nationalism
Castilian, Basque and Catalan nationalism have successively tried to impose their identities and exclude dissidents. Their failure due to their own excesses, opens up the possibility of a plural, open Spain
The Anglo-American suicide
The US and the UK have renounced leadership, paving the way for China and others to shape the future
The mysterious Sánchez
The PSOE should be an alternative to the PP, not an opposition to Podemos
France as a target of terror
The attack, perpetrated on Bastille Day, shows that France is a key objective for jihadists
No way out
All that remains of Brexit is lies, a botched job, and cynicism
Trumpisms
The Republican candidate’s propaganda campaign will go down as a watershed in the history of political marketing
Our American friend
Despite Europe being surrounded by geopolitical tensions and terrorist threats, Europeans still don’t realize what is going on
Harnessing Spain’s “communist moment”
Where did Podemos come from and where is it taking Spain? José Ignacio Torreblanca, author of a book on the political force, analyzes the party’s origins in the 15-M protest movement
Brexit: so what?
By holding the euro zone hostage, the British prime minister is only serving to antagonize its members
Dirty realism
Universal justice is not only a good idea but a principle that ought to be obligatory
The past as excuse
Germany should punch its weight and pursue a more active foreign policy
Art of the impossible
On being elected, the French president promised to restore the dignity of a left-wing that had been bruised by the years of Sarkozy
All’s well
The EU has kicked off 2014 with an unhappy concatenation of practical jokes
Little England
What is happening to our English friends, who used to be a political, economic and even moral beacon for Europe and the world?
Letter to Zapatero
It is sad that we have not learned of the ECB communiqué by our legitimate right, but rather by the supposed magnanimity of a former prime minister who concealed its existence
Myopia
Tensions are rising in Europe, especially regarding the role of Germany, which is the target of mounting criticism in terms both of its actions and omissions
Elect a president
The rise of the extreme right means that the much-neglected European Parliament is about to enter a political high-risk zone
The dog that didn't bark
The spying scandal is collapsing like a soufflé, with some optimists seeing the affair as a "sputnik moment" for the EU
Data addicts
The US administration may have been the victim of over-enthusiasm for new electronic espionage capabilities
Institutional dysfunction
Between global and local the old nation-states muddle along, trapped between a territorial decentralization that produces fragmentation
Sleepwalkers
An immigration policy worthy of the name ought to include a series of strategies aimed at some comprehensive means of dealing with the migratory phenomenon