As the constitutionalist Josu de Miguel reminded us a few days ago, we should not be surprised if the European Union is running for re-election, because this is not the first time. It has already happened with the government of Rodríguez Zapatero, which forcibly subdued the government of Rodríguez Zapatero (on that occasion most of us understood for a moment Spain’s protective status) and forced him to cut salaries and freeze pensions; and then continued with the Rajoy governments after the inevitable bank bailout. The rhythm marked by the later German timpani followed the rhythm of austerity. A little joke after the tension in the revalidation of the euro. Spain had lost its competitive edge since 2001, and the real estate bubble had left behind a dry area previously thought to be an orchard flourishing. We have not yet recovered from that systemic collapse that has made us sick in Europe with economically, institutionally damaged and politically dangerous populist tics.
