Catalonia’s immigrants face lonely road ahead
The Spanish government’s cuts have included slashing the funds aimed at easing integration of immigrants.
The Spanish government’s cuts have included slashing the funds aimed at easing integration of immigrants.
Besides its many other budgetary worries, the new Spanish government has to solve the issue of a €24-billion debt in the energy sector.
The government says its labour market reform will tackle the country’s soaring jobless rate, but it could be some time before the benefits are felt in the Spanish economy.
The country has an official jobless rate of nearly 23 percent, the highest in Europe. But does that figure reflect the true state of the labour market and the Spanish economy? Apparently not.
In recent years, Catalonia’s chefs have become renowned across Spain and around the world for their molecular gastronomy. But many chefs in the north-eastern region are now moving in a more traditional direction.
The new prime minister has kept his cards close to his chest on most issues, including plans for the energy industry. But we already have some clues regarding how Rajoy will handle the sector once he is in power.
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