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Iberosphere

• Starting children in Spanish schools: the big decisions February 22, 2012
  When should children start school? Until recently I was of the opinion that later is better. I thought that most European countries didn't begin their formal education until well after we did in England and congratulated them for it. So it came as something of a surprise when I made enquiries about starting dates for my son, Joseph. Although compulsory […]
  Suzanne O'Connell
• La Liga: Valencia’s thrashing underlines Spain’s class divide February 21, 2012
  After a 5-1 win, with four goals from Lionel Messi, Barcelona highlighted once again why the Spanish league is a two-horse show led by the Catalans and Real Madrid. […]
  Halima Ali
• Goya 2012: no joy for Almodóvar February 21, 2012
  The Skin I Live In looked set to sweep the board at this year’s Spanish Film Academy Awards on February 19, instead Enrique Urbizu’s gritty cop thriller 'No Rest for the Wicked' took the top prizes. […]
  Nick Lyne
• Franco in a fridge: he pulls in the punters, but is he art? February 20, 2012
  Spain’s former dictator is still news, as a generation of artists have made clear lately. But it’s a shame their work isn’t more interesting or relevant. […]
  Nick Lyne
• Euro stumbles as Greece ups its brinkmanship February 17, 2012
  The soap opera in Greece took another laborious turn this week, prompting investors to flee the euro in lieu of the pound. […]
  Peter Lavelle, Pure FX
• Calculating complimentary tax on Spanish property February 16, 2012
  The real sting to complimentary tax is that many Spanish house buyers don’t know it exists and it creeps up just when they think everything is paid for. After four years of living in a property you don’t suddenly expect to get a tax demand that dates back to when you bought it. […]
  Ábaco Asesores
• Ferran Adrià’s lavish tale sates our curiosity, but not our appetite February 16, 2012
  A new documentary follows the world’s most celebrated chef at work in El Bulli restaurant. It gives a fascinating glimpse of Adrià and his methods, but don’t expect kitchen high-drama. […]
  James Blick
• Saved from eviction… for now February 14, 2012
  Ronald de la Cruz addresses a crowd of activists who have turned out to help stop his family from being evicted from their home for failing to keep up mortgage payments. Ronald is a Dominican man who bought a flat in Villaverde Alto, Madrid, in 2004 for 216,000 euros. After losing his job in the construction sector, he was unable to keep up payments on the f […]
  Iberosphere
• La Liga: Real Madrid’s lead leaves Barcelona fighting for honour February 14, 2012
  José Mourinho’s team now has a 10-point advantage at the top of the league, surely too much for Pep Guardiola’s European champions to overhaul. […]
  Halima Ali
• The importance of being ‘El País’ February 14, 2012
  Spain’s left-leaning newspaper readers could soon lose one of their only publications of reference: Público. That would be great news for main rival El País – or would it? […]
  Guy Hedgecoe