Spain's future depends on a more relevant Europe
Over the last three decades, following the end of the Franco dictatorship, Spain has had to reconfigure its international projection. The isolation arising from the country's alignment with the axis powers, which was only disrupted by the cold war, determined Spain's international policy for decades.
The transition to and consolidation of democracy was a successful effort on all fronts: the authoritarian regime was done away with, power became decentralised, Spanish economy and society were modernised, and foreign policy was geared to placing Spain in the international position it should occupy.
From the first years of the transition to democracy, Spanish governments embarked on a long process of integration within the European institutions: the Council of Europe and the European Communities.… Seguir leyendo »