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  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Spanish politics
    Sánchez receives royal approval to lead Spanish government

    King’s decision comes after two days of consultations with leaders of 18 parties

  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2019
    Industria de Diseno Textil SA
    Inditex profits jump 12% as it streamlines technology

    Stock-tracking chips help world’s biggest clothing retailer cut inventories

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Special ReportSpain: Business and Innovation
    Investment influx backs tech innovation in Spain

    Robotics and AI are among areas benefiting from inflows, with Madrid and Barcelona to the fore

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Retail sector
    How extreme agility put Zara ahead in fast fashion

    The retailer reinvented its supply chain in surprising ways to become super-flexible

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Special ReportSpain: Business and Innovation
    Spanish start-ups call for ‘serious’ investment

    Entrepreneurs say funding is needed for businesses beyond the initial stages

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Special ReportSpain: Business and Innovation
    Competition drives new thinking at Spanish law firms

    Overseas challengers have prompted innovation

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Special Report
    Spain: Business and Innovation

    Exports and competitiveness shield business from political storms; FDI flows into technology; supply squeeze revives construction; Barcelona lures tech start-ups; manufacturers grapple with digital change; innovation in law

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Special ReportSpain: Business and Innovation
    How Spanish business rides out political turbulence

    Growing competitiveness and structural change strengthens resilience

  • Tuesday, 10 December, 2019
    Special ReportSpain: Business and Innovation
    Spanish manufacturers grapple with digital transformation

    Management in industrial and food sectors are realising they are not immune

  • Promoted Content
  • Sunday, 1 December, 2019
    Climate change
    Splits widen over climate goals as UN summit gathers

    COP25 delegates in Madrid face demanding agenda — none more so than Spain itself

  • Thursday, 28 November, 2019
    Spanish politics
    Sánchez government at stake in talks with separatists

    Tension high as caretaker prime minister seeks Catalan help to end electoral impasse

  • Tuesday, 19 November, 2019
    Spanish Socialist politicians convicted of corruption

    Ruling over former regional government chiefs is blow to caretaker PM Sánchez

  • Friday, 15 November, 2019
    Europe holidays
    An art-filled autumn city break in Madrid

    The just-opened Liria Palace and the venerable Prado — 200 years old this week — are highlights of a blissful weekend

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    AnalysisGlobal Insight
    Sánchez still needs Catalan help for Spain coalition

    Socialist leader forced into situation he feared in fight for parliamentary majority

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    David Gardner
    Spain’s new coalition fails to break the deadlock

    Centrists have paid heavily for missing a historic opportunity in April

  • Wednesday, 13 November, 2019
    Martin Sandbu
    European politics rewards the decisive

    From Emmanuel Macron to the Spanish far-right, there is a hunger for change in the EU

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Spanish politics
    Spain’s Socialists strike coalition deal with far-left

    Pedro Sánchez, caretaker PM, reaches agreement with Pablo Iglesias’s radical movement

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Ex-Catalan leader’s immunity bid boosted by ECJ adviser

    Opinion finds no need for MEPs to have sworn oath on Spain’s constitution

  • Tuesday, 12 November, 2019
    Spanish politics
    Vox breaks out of Spain’s political wilderness

    Party’s election showing confounds idea that country is immune to rise of far right

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Pedro Sánchez has no good options for governing Spain

    Mainstream party leaders and Catalan separatists share the blame for far-right surge

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Spanish politics
    Spanish election: the three choices facing Pedro Sánchez

    Losses for ruling Socialists and gains for far-right leave PM with few coalition options

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    Far right makes gains as Socialists top inconclusive Spanish poll

    Pedro Sánchez’s party wins most seats but falls short of a majority

  • Monday, 11 November, 2019
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    ECB changes, Apple shares, TikTok

    Christine Lagarde set to face calls for an overhaul on ECB policymaking

  • Sunday, 10 November, 2019
    Instant InsightBen Hall
    Sánchez left to rue missed opportunity to form coalition

    Europe’s most dynamic centre-left leader of 6 months ago appears a lot shakier now

  • Friday, 8 November, 2019
    Spanish politics
    Election gamble leaves Sánchez trapped in a labyrinth

    The Spanish prime minister’s comeback was remarkable but he now faces national stalemate

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