Interestingly, when those events happen in Europe (not just in Spain but in Holland, directed at Jews, and Italy and elsewhere directed against blacks) we are told that it doesn't reflect poorly on Europe, but on just a particular sort of European, the sort who goes to soccer games to throw bananas.
Evidently this assessment is in error.
From an American POV, that this kind of stuff goes in in 2008 is unbelievable. Europe is apparently at the stage of race relations where America was when Jackie Robinson joined the Dodgers and had to put up with similar abuse, in 1947.
No, because the racial divide is not so strong in Europe as it was in America.
However, things can worsen, especially in economic crises.