Summary
The brainchild of France's Nicolas Sarkozy and of America's George W. Bush, the conference will be attended by the G8 economies and 12 large developing countries. Spain belongs to neither group.
So Spain has something to say in any discussion about global finance. Its non-invitation may owe something to Bush's puerile sulk at Zapatero over his abrupt withdrawal of troops from Iraq in 2004.If Spain is too easily overlooked, it is partly [Zapatero]'s fault. He is one of Europe's few successful politicians of the left. Underestimated by his opponents at home, he was re-elected to a second term earlier this year. But he has shown little interest in the world beyond Spain.See the full content of this document
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Spain Deserves to Be at the Table
Groucho Marx got it wrong when he said he didn't care to belong to any club that would have him as a member. There are, in fact, few things in life so wounding to self-esteem as to be excluded from a gathering where you think you rightl...
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