Europe Archives

SPAIN: Major Foreign Policy Changes Lie Ahead, Say Socialists

Spain's Socialists, who staged a surprise victory at the polls Sunday, anticipate a major overhaul of the country's foreign policy.

EUROPEAN UNION: Circulation Restrictions Rock Expansion Boat

By Mario de Queiroz

All citizens of the European Union have equal rights, but some seem to be more citizens than others as the bloc expands from 15 to 25 states, with restrictions on international movements of people from the new Eastern European members.

SPAIN: Terrorism, Lies and Elections

By Diana Cariboni

Within just four days, terrorism radically changed the direction of the general elections that took place Sunday in Spain, and tested the public's tolerance of concealment and manipulation of information in the investigation effort.

POLITICS-GREECE: NATO Called In for Olympics Security

By IPS Correspondents

NATO is being asked to take a hand in security for the Olympic Games to be held in Athens in August.

SPAIN: As Nation Mourns Bomb Victims, Socialists Score Surprise Win

By Tito Drago

The Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) scored a surprise landslide victory in Sunday's general elections in Spain, contrary to all previous opinion polls, which said the governing Popular Party (PP) would win.

ECONOMY: Global Tourism Industry Rallies Behind Spain

By IPS Correspondents

When Spain was struck by civil war in 1936, volunteers from around the world formed an 'international brigade' to fight alongside the Republican Army. A new kind of 'brigade' is emerging from the world tourism fair in Berlin to ensure unhindered travel to Spain.

SPAIN: Question of Who Was Responsible for Attacks Will Influence Elections

By Tito Drago

The outcome of Spain's elections Sunday will be influenced by the question of who was responsible for the brutal terror attacks that left 200 dead and more than 1,400 wounded Thursday in Madrid.

SPAIN: As Many as 12 Million Say ‘No’ to Terrorism

By IPS Correspondents

More than two million people defied the cold and the heavy rain in the Spanish capital Friday, and millions of others came out in the streets all around the country to protest the terrorist attacks on commuter trains in Madrid that left 199 dead and 1,463 injured Thursday.

DEVELOPMENT: EU Spends Most Aid on Itself

By IPS Correspondents

A new report shows where most aid from the European Union is spent on itself.

SPAIN: Who Was Behind the Madrid Bombings? Uncertainty Reigns

By Tito Drago

Spain awoke Friday still in a state of shock over the devastating terrorist attacks in Madrid which left at least 198 dead and 1,430 injured Thursday. As the country gets ready for Sunday's elections, uncertainty prevails over who was responsible for the attacks.

POLITICS-EU: Spain’s Suffering Strengthens Europe

By Sanjay Suri

The bomb attack in Madrid Thursday highlights weaknesses in the European Union's troubled foreign policy, but it has also bred determination to strenghten it.

/UPDATE/SPAIN: Madrid Counts its Dead

By Tito Drago

Three rush-hour rail blasts in Madrid Thursday left 198 dead and at least 1,430 wounded, brutally cutting short the campaign for Sunday's general elections in Spain.

SPAIN: If Blasts Were Staged by ETA, Ruling Party Will Win Votes

By Tito Drago

The terror attacks that left nearly 200 dead and at least 1,200 injured in Madrid Thursday will have a crucial influence on Sunday's general elections in Spain, say sources along the political spectrum.

SPAIN: ETA Main Suspect in Rail Blasts, More Than 170 Killed

By Tito Drago

Three rush-hour rail blasts in Madrid Thursday left at least 170 dead and more than 600 hundred wounded, brutally cutting short the campaign for Sunday's general elections in Spain.