Spanish foreign policy monitor: January-March 2013

The military intervention in Mali, negotiations on a new law concerning Spanish external action and services and the eurozone crisis dominated the Spanish foreign policy agenda in the first quarter of 2013. At the same time,several corruption scandals damaged Spain’s dwindling international image. On a positive note, however, the country registered an increase in exports and performed well in the negotiations for the 2014-2020 European Multiannual Framework.