Spain

Spain (Spanish: España, [esˈpaɲa] (listen)), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Spanish: Reino de España), is a country in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean. Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula. Its territory also includes two archipelagos: the Canary Islands off the coast of North Africa, and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea. The African exclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country (Morocco). Several small islands in …

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MQUP: McGill-Queen's University Press · 3 September 2024 English

Bringing together essays on uses of history as both a practical activity and an approach to thinking about the present, this collection explores ways in which people have reckoned with …

Brammallhis daughters that kings of England, France, Spain, Hungary are will- ing to marry royal girls of good instance, the king of Aragon hosts the king of Spain, who is set to marry one of his daughters. As is


FRHD: Freehand Books · 1 September 2024 English

A risk-taking, labyrinthine, and absolutely original collection of short stories. Every Night I Dream I'm a Monk, Every Night I Dream I’m a Monster offers an unfolding puzzle of the …

fireplace, there’s a photo of the five of us in Spain. I was a kid. Laura was already a prob- lem to herself


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 27 August 2024 English

This report analyzes the progress made by Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP) signatories on shifting international public finance away from fossil fuels and into clean energy. It finds that although …

international public finance for clean energy in 2023 were Spain, Poland, and the United States. Table ES1. Summary CHECK-CIRCLE Portugal CIRCLE-XMARK CIRCLE-XMARK Spain CHECK-CIRCLE CIRCLE-MINUS Sweden CHECK-CIRCLE CHECK-CIRCLE policies, and a further six (Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Germany, and Italy) have policies CIRCLE-XMARK CIRCLE-XMARK Slovenia CIRCLE-MINUS Spain CIRCLE-XMARK CIRCLE-XMARK Sweden CIRCLE-XMARK CIRCLE-XMARK including Denmark, the United States, Canada, Spain, and the European Investment Bank.4 On the other


Fraser Institute · 15 August 2024 English

The federal government continues to rationalize its debt-financed spending based on international comparisons showing Canada with the lowest level of debt in the G7. Of the two broad measures of …

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Fraser Institute · 7 August 2024

This essay examines Canada’s economic performance compared to a group of industrialized countries in the OECD from 2007 to 2019, the last full business cycle. The study assesses GDP, investment, …

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DDN: Dundurn Press · 6 August 2024 English

The best-known songs in the world are violent, sexist, and religious — so why do we celebrate national anthems when we should be rewriting them?“Fascinating and thoughtful ... showcases how …

Guatemalans fought bravely to liberate their country from Spain; in fact, though, it left peacefully in 1821. Independence experiences in Cuba’s wars of independence against Spain, which were still going on at the time he wrote It all reached a head in 1900 during a visit to Spain by the Argentine naval training vessel Presidente Sarmiento. The tall ship’s voyage to ports around Spain was both a diplomatic and public triumph, with harmony that today unite the Argentine Nation with Spain.”1 The decree approved a much shorter anthem that


IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 1 August 2024 English

Major foreign investments in the fossil fuel sector flow between the European Union (EU) and other contracting parties of the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). This brief demonstrates that an inter …

Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, and the United Kingdom. However, even after the


Fraser Institute · 23 July 2024 English

This research bulletin examines historical and projected trends in the growth of Canada's GDP per capita, and compares these trends to those in peer countries in the OECD. Canadians have …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 19 July 2024 English

This country report examines the effects of border carbon adjustment (BCA) schemes on Trinidad and Tobago, incorporating insights from diverse stakeholders. It addresses challenges such as short-term impacts on exports, …

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IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 16 July 2024 English

This policy brief explores the implications of the 15% global minimum tax on special economic zones, offering comprehensive guidance for governments to reform tax incentives and ensure these zones attract …

Award outcome Union Fenosa Gas v. Egypt Egypt–Spain BIT (1992) Fair and equitable treatment, full


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