Tagged with "Spain"

Spain stops trafficking of teenage girls for the sex Jihad

Teenage girls, heading to sex slavery for jihadists in the Middle East, are apprehended by Spanish police. The BBC and other mainstream outlets in Europe refuse to report such instances for fear of offending politically correct narratives
by the commentator - 4 August 2014
Landmark burqa ban in Spain

Pressure is mounting across Europe against Sharia-inspired practices such as the wearing of the burqa. The latest move in Spain is another significant development
by the commentator - 21 July 2014
Poll shows collapse in Spanish European election enthusiasm

Spain has suffered terribly due to its adoption of the euro which caused a massive housing boom in the last decade and an even bigger bust. It is now saddled with the euro which is far too strong for its economic fundamentals, prolonging and deeping its economic malaise, serious economists say
by the commentator - 19 May 2014
Euro crisis worsens and Spanish flock to Britain

UKIP gets it right. The delusions of the eurocrats cannot mask the reality that Britain has become a place of economic exile for mainland Europe. The latest figures from Spain are staggering
by the commentator - 2 March 2014
Al-Andalus Muslims demand Spain citizenship rights

One of Bin Laden's core demands was a "return" of Spain. In this tortured story from Spain, it appears that mainstream Muslim groups want the same thing
by the commentator - 19 February 2014
Amid EU complacency, 7 facts about Spain's horrific jobless crisis

While EU officials complacently say "crisis what crisis?" the appalling damage inflicted or exacerbated by the euro is revealed in these figures on social devastation in Spain
by James Halling - 25 January 2014
Scotland independence bid to be obliterated in 2014

Writing from the Isle of Man -- from where you can physically see England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland -- offers perspective. This Manx writer explains why Scotland just isn't going to vote "yes" to independence in 2014. SNP obliteration beckons
by Robin Mitchinson - 31 December 2013
Spain recruits Argentina over Gibraltar; EU shrugs

With the Latinos cross with us again, it is time the EU actually enforced the regulations it demands we comply with when it comes to free movement
by Simon Miller - 17 August 2013
Spain's silly season silliness over Gibraltar

Spain is rapidly getting tangled in a ‘lose-lose’ situation. The people suffering most from the "blockade" of the border crossing are the Spanish workers who travel to Gibraltar every day
by Robin Mitchinson - 14 August 2013
Spain's Gibraltar games, and EU folly

The incident is more evidence the EU’s goal of a complicated system of overlapping loyalties arising in Europe from the abolition of borders is flawed and unworkable
by Tom Gallagher - 1 August 2013
Cyprus spring or eurozone winter?

So far so good in Cyprus with none of the rioting that was feared. However, events seems to suggest that there could be far more serious issues on the horizon.
by Simon Miller - 29 March 2013
Cataluña and Scotland

On Sunday Catalans vote in regional elections. The leading candidate Arturo Mas has promised a referendum on independence if re-elected
by Benjamin Harris-Quinney - 24 November 2012
An independent Catalonia would be bad business

It’s difficult to imagine how investors would react positively to secession. Uncertainty and lack of clarity, as we all know, are enemies of business and job creation
by Daniel Lacalle - 20 November 2012
Brussels bubbly for Italy's mafia and other EU waste

If Mr Cameron had real backbone, he would tell his friends across the channel that there will be no extra money, in fact, there will be a lot less
by Marta Andreasen MEP - 25 October 2012
Whatever happened to honest money?

Your wallet is your statement of hope that somewhere in the world around you the wrong men will not default on their moral principle which is the root of money
by Charles Crawford - 27 September 2012