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Tales for Tapas: On the move

Montserrat Caballé



Continental shifts, Eurovision diplomacy and well-heeled lawyers.… Read More »


May 24 2013 / No Comments
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‘Twilight…’

Solfónica.



A comic opera taking on Spain’s economic crisis offers a rousing alternative to mass demonstrations.… Read More »


May 23 2013 / No Comments
Sports

La Liga: The end of a controversial era for Real Madrid

Copa del Rey final



José Mourinho’s departure has finally been confirmed after months of rumour, tensions and acrimony.… Read More »


May 21 2013 / No Comments
IberoblogSports

Spain has melted Mourinho’s aura of invincibility

José Mourinho



Defeat in the Copa del Rey final confirms that the reputation of the departing Real Madrid coach has suffered over the last three years. But Spain and he were never meant for one another.… Read More »


May 20 2013 / No Comments
Iberoblog

Tales for Tapas: Irrational exuberance

Rajoy and Passos Coelho.



An economy minister’s upbeat outburst; Germany’s banking downer; and money for young talent.… Read More »


May 17 2013 / No Comments
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‘Twilight…’ »

A comic opera taking on Spain’s economic crisis offers a rousing alternative to mass demonstrations.…

May 23 2013 / Watch video » / See all videos »

Expats seize the day amid Spain’s property market uncertainty »

Home prices are still dropping across the country. But foreign buyers need to read carefully between the lines of the figures and forecasts being offered.…

Feb 28 2013 / 5 Comments / Read more » / Iberosphere Expats »
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Politics

Eduardo Madina

Spain’s Socialists are desperate for new blood »

Despite the government’s difficulties, the opposition party is struggling. Is Eduardo Madina the answer?…

May 8 2013 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Portugal celebrates memory of 1974 despite bailout burden (Audio) »

25 abril

Austerity helps resurrect the revolutionary spirit of 1974.…

Apr 25 2013 / No Comments / Read More »

Resign? You must be kidding »

Alberto Núñez Feijóo.

Spain’s recent glut of corruption scandals has been accompanied by an equally striking phenomenon: a refusal of those implicated to step down…

Apr 4 2013 / 2 Comments / Read More »
Farewell to ETA’s destroyer of peace » Another crisis for Spain’s Socialists »

Culture

Portugal stakes a claim at Colombian book fair »

José Saramago

The work of Saramago, Lobo Antunes and Camões to be featured, as well as that of young writers.…

Apr 18 2013 / No Comments / Read More »

The apocalypse comes to Barcelona »

Los últimos días

'Los últimos días', directed by David and Àlex Pastor, is a gripping, stylish and well-constructed film with an intriguing plot... at least…

Apr 15 2013 / No Comments / Read More »
Lisbon’s multimedia maestro Eduardo Nery » Almodóvar’s low-cost comedy fails to raise a laugh »
Alfredo Landa

The tragic struggle of the loser on the Vespa »

The late Alfredo Landa was more than just a star of Spanish comic cinema – he represented a country’s national and generational frustrations.…

May 14 2013 / 3 Comments / Read More »

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