Last time I spoke to Juan Goytisolo was three months ago, when I tried to convince him to take part in the “Trobades Literaries mediterráneas” in tribute to Albert Camus, in Sant Lluís (Minorca). His voice seemed to me weak and his tone slightly subdued, but as always he was Read more →

It is not the first time that Social Democracy in general, and the PSOE in particular, is “facing hard times”. If one reads the editorials, news and comments over the last weeks, it appears that the future of the party is going through one of its worst moments. It is Read more →

Although I am aware that it is has practically become a cliché and, for that very reason, it often loses meaning, but just because it has been repeated many times, it is not less true: the best ambassador of Spain has been King Juan Carlos I. From his position as Read more →

Tragedies such as that which took place at the Tarajal beach bring us right back to the grim reality of immigration and how it is looked upon in Europe and in our country; at the same time that we call upon the European conscience, we must now add 15 new Read more →

I called the year 2013 a year of transition, and so it has been. Since the fall of Lehman Brothers five years ago, Europeans, and mostly the countries in the South, have been suffering an institutional and economical crisis in the shape of a “w”, and we keep clinging to Read more →

The ministers’ appearance week in the United Nations in New York has left a great number of political sequences and images of the Spanish Government and foreign policy in the General Assembly session period inauguration. The start of the international political year has brought us as the most relevant highlights Read more →

Much has been said and published in recent weeks about Gibraltar and Spanish-British relations. For obvious reasons, I have followed this matter with interest, and still more on account of the mentions made to the policies I promoted as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. Some media have tried to Read more →