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María Ramirez

The Guardian

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A 100% tax on Brits buying homes in Spain sounds satisfying – but it won’t solve our housing crisis

A 100% tax on Brits buying homes in Spain sounds satisfying – but it won’t solve our housing crisis
16.01.2025 30

The Guardian

María Ramirez

I love to travel Europe by train. But here’s what a joined-up 21st-century network needs

Last August, I took the train from Trieste to Ljubljana, following a route once used by the Orient Express. Along the way, I admired the Adriatic...

01.01.2025 70

The Guardian

María Ramirez

A prime minister defending immigration? It can happen. It just did here in Spain

The Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, recently read in parliament a newspaper article from Venezuela about a battered boat that had just...

25.10.2024 2

The Guardian

María Ramirez

Will the UK ‘give up’ Gibraltar next? In Spain, we’re more worried about Brexit’s absurdities

A few hours after the British government announced that it was giving up control of the Chagos Islands and handing sovereignty to Mauritius, Fabian...

10.10.2024 20

The Guardian

María Ramirez

Carles Puigdemont’s escape antics may look comic. But he is Spain’s version of Donald Trump

An egotistical and polarising rightwing election loser addresses his adoring supporters in a speech, casting himself as a victim and questioning...

09.08.2024 20

The Guardian

María Ramirez