Tales for Tapas: Irrational exuberance

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


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

The greater the stubbornness of Spain’s centralists, the greater the determination of those who wish to build a free and full statehood.

José Mourinho’s goalkeeping saga, Rajoy’s hopes of greater integration and an Italian storyteller’s dream.

Siblings excel in the kitchen, drug cheats get off lightly and a banker resigns under a cloud – clutching a tidy sum.

The Spanish government’s biggest worry isn’t the Bárcenas corruption case – it’s an economic crisis that refuses to fade.