viernes, 3 agosto 2012

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Última hora

Rajoy calls on ECB to clarify plans before deciding on bailout

El País Madrid

Austerity plan details 102 billion euros in tax hikes, cutbacks. Risk premium eases while share prices recover lost ground

Spain outlines fiscal adjustment plan worth 102 billion

Jesús Sérvulo González Madrid

Measures include further cuts to health and education spending

ECB inaction sends Spanish markets into tailspin

Andrew Sim / El País Madrid 3

Draghi conditions buying bonds to prior requests for help from the EU’s rescue funds

SPANISH FINANCES

Andalusia rebels against debt ceiling imposed by Madrid

El País Seville 1

Premier says cap will force region to close schools, hospitals

Central government's deficit exceeds its target for entire year

El País Madrid 1

Regions start to rebel against Madrid’s insistence on austerity

TERRORISM

Police lack proof against Al Qaeda suspects

Manuel Altozano Madrid

Prosecutors unable to come up with evidence to hold two Chechens in preventive custody

Three Al Qaeda members detained in Spain

Jesús Duva / Mónica Ceberio Belaza / Jorge A. Rodríguez Madrid

Explosive material found is enough to “destroy a bus,” according to interior minister. Suspects were reportedly trained in Pakistan and Afghanistan

Spaniard held over Cuban deaths was to lose his drivers license

Mauricio Vicent / Tono Calleja Madrid

Nuevas Generaciónes official had run up 700 euros in speeding fines since 2011

Spaniard involved in fatal accident in Cuba charged with homicide

Martin Delfín Madrid

Two dissidents died in car driven by political activist Ángel Carromero

GAY RIGHTS

Russian activist seeks asylum in Spain

Verónica Calderón Madrid

Participation in several protests has made him a target in his home country

The current state of the Sports and Health Park in Boadilla del Monte. / ÁLVARO GARCÍA

Gürtel corruption case drags on in the Madrid suburb of Boadilla

Tono Calleja Boadilla del Monte

More money to be paid out for sports center, which was never completed

CRIME

"You and I are going to meet again one of these days"

José Antonio Hernández Madrid

Convicted pedophile 'El Boca' is facing more jail time after an alleged assault

TERRORISM

ETA member Mikel Mirena Otegui in the High Court on Wednesday. / J.J. Guillén (EFE)

ETA member sentenced for 1995 killing of Basque policemen

Manuel Altozano Madrid

Mikel Otegi was cleared by a popular court in Gipuzcoa for slayings

TRAVEL

Are Ryanair and Barajas failing passengers with special needs?

Marta Fernández Maeso

Both sides point the finger in reaction to traveler's ordeal

AUSTERITY

New army chief warns against further cuts

Miguel González Madrid

Further measures may affect military capabilities, says General Jaime Domínguez Buj

POLITICS

Franco to be stripped of Valencia mayor title

El País Valencia

Local court hands down decision despite opposition from PP mayor

BUSINESS

BBVA aiming to speed up sale of real estate assets

AGENCIES Madrid

Bank’s earnings fall sharply due to higher provisions

HOSTAGE CRISIS

Aid worker kidnap was imminent, says minister

Miguel González Madrid

Spanish government orders repatriation of 13 in Algeria

Aid workers repatriated from Sahrawi refugee camp

Elsa García de Blas Madrid

Foreign Minister says there are signs that violence against foreigners may increase

HEALTHCARE

Javier Ferrándiz holds up his prescriptions and drugs. / Cio / Grau Pla

"I was the victim of the region's debt"

Joaquín Gil Valencia

A cancer patient in Alicante was unable to get the drugs he needed

FISHING DISPUTE

Spanish fleet divided on Gibraltar negotiations

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras 1

Both sides set to meet on Friday in efforts to find a resolution

PROFILE

Oriol Pujol, during an appearance in the Catalan parliament on Wednesday. / Toni Garriga (EFE)

Catalan "dauphin" dragged into complex corruption inquiry

Jesús García / El País Barcelona / Madrid

Close friendship discovered between Pujol and businessman suspect

JUDICIARY

Justice Ministry changes tack on election of CGPJ members

Javier Casqueiro Madrid

Government performs U-Turn after expenses scandal

ECONOMY

Government puts more bite into transparency legislation

El País Madrid

Deputy PM declines to give definition of "bailout"

ENVIRONMENT

Taxi drivers in Madrid on Friday protest government proposals to open up the sector. / BALLESTEROS (EFE)

Madrid wants cabbies to turn green

Bruno García Gallo Madrid

City Hall sets new regulations that aim to create an environmentally friendly service with exclusive pick-up points for so-called ecotaxis in the capital

HEALTH REFORM

Mental health of women key issue in abortion cases

Javier Casqueiro / Jesús Duva Madrid

Gallardón's reform proposal aims at a return to pre-socialist law

Más información

Strike slows rail service to snail’s pace

Service minimal in most cities, frustrating many passengers. Counters closed at a number of rail stations

Rail workers protest in Seville on Friday. / Juan Ferreras (EFE)

LONDON 2012

Mixed doubles team scuppered by ranking gaffe

Manel Serras / Rob Train Madrid

Switch from Llagostera to Martínez relegates Spain to sub role

Pool wins offset shock

Rob Train Madrid

Spain crashes out of Olympic tournament as swimmers begin to find feet

"I know what hunger means"

Amaya Iríbar London

Swimmer Isidoro Pérez looks back on his experiences at the 1948 London Olympic Games

Olympic uniform not made in Spain

Carmen Mañana

The designs of the Spanish athletes' uniforms have been met with dismay

FEATURES

TERRORISM

The aftermath of the ETA attack in Calvià in 2009, in which two civil guards were killed. / D. Cardona (Reuters)

A definitive ceasefire?

Juan Mari Gastaca Bilbao

Three years after its last attack in Spain, in which two Civil Guard officers died, ETA is seeking a deal for its prisoners under the political umbrella of the 'abertzale'

HOTEL INDUSTRY

Checking out? Spanish hotels eye adults-only niche in tourism market

Many customers welcome move to veto kids, but legality doubts exist

One of the many bars that sit empty in the capital. / ÁLVARO GARCÍA

A battle over noise pollution being waged in Madrid

Jerónimo Andreu Madrid

Bar owners in the capital feel they are under attack from the council, while many local residents want nothing more than a quiet life

RURAL CORRUPTION

Plasenzuela's dirty secrets

Guillermo Abril

For two decades this tiny rural community in Extremadura siphoned off millions of euros in state, regional, and EU funding based on non-existent projects