Manuela Arte

In October 2014, the European Commission (EC) proposed a series of measures for Spain, says its report Country-Specific Recommendations 2014.

Spanish President Mariano Rajoy is backing fracking practices—hydraulic fracturing, namely fracturing of rock by a pressurized liquid—to obtain oil and shale gas to reduce Spanish energy costs.

In October 2014, the European Commission (EC) proposed a series of measures for Spain, says its report Country-Specific Recommendations 2014.

Spanish President Mariano Rajoy is backing fracking practices—hydraulic fracturing, namely fracturing of rock by a pressurized liquid—to obtain oil and shale gas to reduce Spanish energy costs.