With Spanish GDP growth leading Europe last year, diversity is making us richer – not only financially but culturally, too, says journalist María Ramírez

The former Catalan president staged a dramatic flight from Barcelona – but his charade could fuel extremism in the region and beyond, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

Britain may be about to buck a European trend and elect a progressive government – but correspondents find Brexit amnesia bemusing and Nigel Farage’s return surreal

With most voters in Catalonia rejecting independence-seeking parties, the pro-separatist chaos of 2017 is a distant memory, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

With restaurants serving dinner until 1 am, we are outliers in Europe. But some are attacking calls for change as a loss of freedom, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

Angry farmers, worried tourism workers and unprepared politicians – Catalonia is on the frontline of a drought-stricken future, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

This year, more people arrived by sea in Spain than in the UK. But most politicians and the public see migration as a benefit, says Spanish journalist María Ramírez

Pedro Sánchez’s amnesty for separatists will see him return as prime minister, but he faces mounting public discontent, says journalist María Ramírez

The furore over Jenni Hermoso enduring that unwanted kiss has opened eyes to misogyny as never before, says writer Maria Ramírez