EDITORIAL: New unemployment data mean a European election campaign based on the economic recovery in Spain would be an insulting sham for millions of Spanish citizens and their families.

As Spain gears up for May’s European elections, the Spanish press warns us Mr. Rajoy and his ministers are readying a veritable barrage of positive economic data to sell Spanish voters on the idea that a corner has finally been turned in Spain following more than two years of spending cuts and tax rises.

Yesterday, indeed, Spain’s Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said that “the next two years will be completely different”, and this morning…