News stories by Raquel Martínez

Though Vitoria-Gasteiz, capital of the Basque Country, was elected the European Green Capital of 2012 — an award presented by the European Union to promote and reward efforts to mitigate climate change — Spain still has a long way to go to earn the label of ‘sustainable’ for others cities around the country.

As global working-class outrage against corporate capitalism explodes in organised protests around the world, scores of citizens in Spain are demanding an end to tax breaks for the wealthy.