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Latest · What Italy Can—and Cannot—Learn From Spain

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Workers inspect industrial equipment at a Mediterranean port with shipping containers, a cargo vessel, wind turbines and solar panels in the distance.

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What Italy Can—and Cannot—Learn From Spain

Spain’s faster growth, stronger family support and assertive foreign policy make it an attractive model for many Italians. But differences in industry, employment and energy complicate the comparison—and strengthen the case for closer Mediterranean cooperation.