I doubt that Spain has been looking to expel any nationality, they like tourism, they know it's good for them, and if anything they have been more welcoming to migrants (UK "expats" are migrants too, I'm allergic to the use of Expat for UK and Migrant for everyone else) than any other European country (UK is also a European country). I say all this being a british subject who is constantly rolling his eyes about what the UK has done with this decision. If Brits here now can't get health care or buy a holiday property with peace of mind ... well .... tough. They "expelled" themselves, that much is clear.
Welcome to Spain, and enjoy the sun (when it finally comes out!)
Hi paulsevilla, it was me comenting on corruption, I think it's plain to see in matters non-solar too. But Spanish voters should never ever complain ever again because we all know about the corruption, it's all been reported on, the guilty parties exposed .... and they still vote for them!! I could write a novel and it wouldn't be such fiction, can't make it up. So the solar law issue is the least of the rotten apples.
But I sincerely doubt that Portugal or Italy are different, I have lived/dealt with both, but things might have changed since then.
Who can blame you. At the beginning of the millenium Spain offered solar contracts to producers (like most European countries) with a 20-year deal etc. I guess the electricity companies bribed enough politicians/judges so that the contracts were declared null after ... 7 years by Aznar if I'm not mistaken. It seems that you know enough about solar to know that you break even at 8 years.... so many thankful producers there who fell for the "rule of law" fable....
Is Portugal not similar?
Yes it is true, it has been planned for years. It is ridiculous and challenged by various consumer groups, however the judges themselves have given it the go ahead - which probably says a lot about corruption in Spain. I would say: just don't tell them :-)