Thanks ATC watcher for the clarification....
I can't help thinking however (coloured by my own experience) that we pilots do our very best to mitigate against the problems that ATC impose (particularly the Spanish) and with skill and cunning, get the job done in a safe and efficient manner.
Sonnendec and his colleagues can protest all they like regarding the quality of service offered, the preferential treatment of certain local operators, and the liberal use of language that isn't widely understood........the fact remains however, that myself and a large majority of my colleagues place very little faith in a system and individuals who are supposed to improve flight safety, rather than, as the anecdotal evidence suggests on this thread..degrade it.