Spain will hold the rotating presidency of the EU Council in the first half of 2010. I'm seriously ashamed that the issue Zapatero has chosen to make the lynchpin of Spain's presidency is a defence of coal mining subsidies. See this recent discussion. En un viejo país ineficiente, algo así como España entre dos guerras civiles, poseer una casa y poca hacienda y memoria ninguna. -- Gil de Biedma
