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After the European elections in Spain: Europe still popular, but domestic issues prevail
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Far-right : Vox makes Madrid an exception to the European rule
El Confidencial (Madrid) -
Tampon tax: Half of EU countries still tax tampons as much as tobacco and alcohol
CIVIO (Madrid) -
27 Voices for Europe | Spain: The European oasis
El Mundo (Madrid) -
General election in Spain: Thorny
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Audit on air quality: EU countries fail to combat air pollution
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Snap polls in Spain: Poll over poll
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Travelling in Barcelona: Critical mass tourism
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Vaccines in Europe: Who is responsible for the surge in epidemics?
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Smart cities: Joining the data boom
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Refugees: New course
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The referendum in Catalonia: The Great Fraud
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Europe and the Catalan referendum: Internal matter
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After the Catalan referendum: Disaster in Catalonia
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Referendum in Catalonia: The Spanish Brexit
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The crisis within the European Left: Social Democrats – a victim of the times
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General election in Spain: A victory for ideology and fear over uncertainty
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General elections in Spain: The Spanish exception
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Regional elections in Catalonia: “A clear win, but insufficient mandate”
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Youth immigration from Southern Europe: A Generation on the move
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Immigration: The map showing the migrants who have died trying to reach Europe
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The evolution of politics in Europe: The end of the two-party system?
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Religious education at school: In Romania and Spain, religious lessons kick up a storm
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Islamic terrorism: Jihadists use human trafficking networks to return to Europe
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Catalonia: ‘After 9 November, nothing will be the same’
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Catalonia : ‘Mas proceeds despite second Constitutional Court refusal’
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Catalonia : ‘Farewell to the consultation’
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Spain: ‘Ebola: a caregiver from Madrid, the first case outside Africa’
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Catalonia: ‘Express blockade’
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Catalonia: Double standard
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Catalonia: ‘The State’s offensive to block the consultation begins’
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Referendum in Scotland: Scots say No to Independence
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Catalonia: ‘Capital V’
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European council: ‘Merkel indicates Rajoy as her favorite European ally’
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Terrorism: Europe accused of bankrolling Al Qaeda through ransoms
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Spain: ‘A new constitutional king’
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Google vs. the EU: Un-writing history: The ‘right’ to be forgotten
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Spain: Passing on the crown
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Spain: ‘King abdicates to foster reforms demanded by country’
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European elections 2014: “Europe renews its Parliament to decide an uncertain future”
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Spain: ‘Brussels closing in on illegal public funding of Liga clubs’
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Spain: ‘Legal change to halt case against Chinese regime’
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Catalonia: ‘Mas challenges Rajoy with a question and date’
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Scotland: ‘Spanish blow to Salmond’s Europe vision’
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Spain: ‘High court sparks diplomatic row with China’
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Spain: ‘Record exports’
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Aid to Ireland and Spain: ‘Music to the ears of Angela Merkel’
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Spain: ‘No one will pay’
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Unemployment: ‘Brussels to warn Spain for the third time’
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Finance: ‘Spain’s banks dealt dose of loan reality’
Presseurop The Wall Street Journal Europe
The European elections have confirmed beyond doubt that Spanish voters remain consistently pro-European, but domestic issues – and the forming of a new coalition government – still dominate the political agenda. 
As opposed to their far-right European counterparts, who have grown in villages and small towns, Vox has gained their biggest vote percentage in Madrid and the big cities. 
The Spanish government has announced its intention to reduce VAT on sanitary towels and tampons in the 2019 budget. Since 2007, European law allows a reduction to the so-called Tampon Tax, although countries such as Hungary, Switzerland and Denmark continue to apply a general rate on such products. 
The best that Spain can do for Europe at the moment is to bring common sense, avoiding tropes and backlashes and to strengthen the resolve of other Europhile countries. 
Seven out of eight audited EU countries "have not effectively implemented" a decade-old directive on air quality rules, according to a report published recently. 
Arriving in their millions, foreign visitors contribute to the Catalan capital’s economic boom. But the downside to mass tourism, fuelled by cheap flights and low-cost accommodation sites, has led to growing disgruntlement from locals. 
The vast majority of member states have immunization rates below recommended WHO levels. Religion could be playing a decisive role. 
Many European cities did not wait for central governments’ green light to take advantage of the opportunities provided by technology and big data to improve governance and their citizens’ lives. A closer look at Utrecht and Santander shows how smart cities can play a role model.
The suicidal drift of the Catalan independence movement has its roots in an intense process of appropriating Catalonia’s social and political space – to the […] 
The antagonism between Madrid and the nationalist regional government of Catalonia, which gave way to violence during the October 1st independence referendum, has lead to a situation with no winners, and much less hope for a political solution to the Catalan question. 
On 1 October the government of the Generalitat of Catalonia hopes to hold a referendum on independence that has been declared illegal by the Spanish Constitutional Court. The case is more comparable to Brexit than to the last Scottish referendum, the opinions editor of the newspaper El País argues. 
Social Democrat parties in Europe are running out of steam, a tendency fuelled by the economic crisis and the rise of new political parties that are vying for political space. 
In the second set of general elections in Spain, voters have responded to two factors, argues the chief editor of Ahora Semanal. 
European politics has been experiencing a radicalisation towards the extremes over the last few years, following a string of events that have shaken the continent. […] 
On 27 September, Catalans went to the polls to renew their regional parliament. The pro-independence parties led by the outgoing president Artur Mas have won the absolute majority of seats, but not of votes. The Spanish press is divided on what this result means. 
Launched by a group of European data journalists, the Generation E project collects the stories of thousands of young Southern Europeans who left their country in search of better job opportunities or education. 
By Lorenzo Ferrari.
On Thursday 25 and Friday 26 June, EU heads of state and government chiefs met in Brussels for a summit in part focused […] 
Local elections in France and Spain have seen the rise of a new political phenomenon. In both countries, an embryonic three-party system has emerged: parties […] 
Religious education has split Romania in two writes Adevărul. The subject is no longer compulsory, and parents who want their children to take classes in […] 
Over 80 per cent of participants voted “yes” for independence in a symbolic ballot organised by the regional government of Catalonia and contested by the Spanish central authority. The 9 November vote drew more than 2.2 million people in total. 
Scotland chose to remain part of the United Kingdom in a historic referendum on 18 September, with an estimated 55.3 per cent voting to stay […] 
Radical islamist network Al Qaeda targets nationals of European countries because their governments are most likely to pay ransoms for hostages, according to an investigation […] 
The Eurogroup confirmed on November 14 that Ireland will exit the bailout programme on December 15 and that the assistance programme for Spanish banks will end in January. Good news that needs long-term confirmation, writes the European press. - 1 of 20
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