lederhosen, the government is not reacting to anything. Controllers are going on sick leave because of the stress caused by the new roster patterns and nazi tactics the government are using.
Since you like generalizations such as Spanish ATC is bad how about this one: German pilots are confrontational.
KTT, are you sure any of you had a working knowledge of Spanish? Never heard such purposes on the frequency or in the cockpit.
I understand that companies with tight turnaround schedules only achievable in a perfect world are bound to be the more upset by the current situation.