Manel Pérez
Manel Pérez writes for the Economy pages of Barcelona daily La Vanguardia.
Updated: 18 January 2017
By Manel Pérez
-
Eurozone: The day we’ll find out what Germany wants
La Vanguardia (Barcelona) 114 -
Spain: Our time is nearly up
La Vanguardia (Barcelona) 166
The meeting of the European Central Bank of August 2 has been declared crucial for Spain and Italy, who are waiting for help. This will be the moment we find out who in Germany — be it the Chancellor or the President of the Bundesbank — is to decide on its position on the crisis. 
Until this week, Madrid thought it would have to wait for the Greek elections before getting any help to solve its national bank crisis. But panic is now growing with no easy solution in sight.