Amid the debate about coronabonds, the Spanish government wants to push through long-term financial measures to help the poorest. The idea perturbs even economists in Spain, as Stefanie Müller reports from Madrid. Barcelona (picture-alliance/NurPhoto/X. Bonilla) Some people saw it coming, others felt that it had to come: A Spanish version of the German "Hartz IV" welfare payments for the long-term unemployed.
"The moment is not an opportune one," said Catalan economist Jose Maria Gay de Liebana. He understands northern European countries that do not want to mutualize debt by means of joint loans, and also the criticism from the Netherlands […]
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