Typically Spanish Features - Editorial/Opinion


The released 'Alakrana' escorted by the Spanish navy frigates, 'Canarias' and 'Méndez Núñez' - EFE/Ministry of DefenceMore questions than answers in the 'Alakrana' case
We have to ask just what was the Spanish fishing boat doing there in the first place

Barajas airport in Madrid - EFE archiveWhy two minutes longer in the air will make us all a bit greener
Airline approaches to Spanish airports are set to change in 2010

An illegal house being destroyed in Córdoba in December 2007 - EFENational planning regulations are needed in Spain
Regional Governments have complicated and confused planning regulations across Spain

Pedro J. Ramírez - El Mundo editorEl Mundo attacks Judge Garzón over the Somali pirates
The editor of the paper launches a harsh attack on the judge in his two minute video editorial

Photo EFEObese children in Spain
The situation has been highlighted by a case in Galicia

Photo EFEAnother windy day in Spain
Strong winds or just hot air in new technology

Esperanza Aguirre and Alberto Ruiz-Gallardón - EFE archiveMariano Rajoy and his party poopers
For those of us accustomed to the vast poll swings and open talk of leadership challenges in U.K. politics, things in Spain seem to go at a far slower speed

The new look!Welcome to the new design of the Typically Spanish website
We’ve been working hard over the past six months in an effort to move the site forward, and are happy to launch the changes on our tenth anniversary online

Zapatero looks on as Manuel Chaves gives his oath before the King - EFEZapatero's slimline governmentvideo
A dramatic cabinet reshuffle as recession bites means José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero is staking his future on these decisions

El espeto de sardinas,a typical menu on the beach in Málaga - EFEEDITORIAL - Has she no common sense?
The Minister for the Environment wants to impose a twenty year old law on the Chiringuito beach restaurants, and take them off the beach

Mariano Rajoy during the TVE programme, 'Tengo una pregunta para usted' - EFEEDITORIAL - Rajoy needs to centre
A good performance by party leader Mariano Rajoy on television this week is simply not enough

CIA flights and computer crimes
EDITORIAL COMMENT - How can you prove that something existed when all traces have been erased and you didn’t know what was there in the first place?