Story by Ellyn Bailey SPAIN–Residents of Spain changed the course of their country in one day late last month when they went to the polls to oust the reigning conservative party and vote into power more coalition-oriented groups. The result, analysts say, will be a more liberal, less corruption-prone government that better reflects the progressive…
Story by Madlen Gubernick The language is different and the culture is different, but Spanish economists say the fight for Catalan independence means much more than that. As the region in northeast Spain fights for secession from the rest of the country, experts warn that the economic implications of a split could be disastrous. “Secession…
Story by Morgan Lawrence BARCELONA – With fewer than two weeks until Barcelona’s municipal elections, the issue of Catalonian independence – the longstanding push for self-government by the country’s wealthiest and culturally independent province – is aggressively at the forefront of public consciousness. The elections will determine who will be brought into Barcelona’s City Council by…
NU Journalism Abroad · Spain 2015 