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CATALAN QUESTION

Catalan premier shelves fiscal pact but may call early elections

Àngels Piñol Madrid 5

Snap poll looms as Mas leaves meeting with prime minister under cloud of disappointment

EDITORIAL: The road to federalism

Rajoy fronts up to Catalan independence ahead of Mas talks

El País Madrid

Prime Minister evokes the Constitution against debt-stricken region’s separatist drive

King Juan Carlos: “This is no time to be chasing rainbows”

M. G. / J. M. L. / Agencies Madrid 2

Monarch’s words come one week after massive Barcelona march boosted push for Catalan independence

AIR TRAVEL

Report concludes that Ryanair's standards are "on a par with the safest airlines in Europe" / Albert Gea (Reuters)

Ireland backs Ryanair over emergency landings

Cristina Delgado / El País / Agencies Madrid

File on Ryanair still open, says airports watchdog

Ryanair: Low cost, low safety?

DEBT AUCTION

Treasury exceeds maximum target at bond auction

El País Madrid

Spain remains intent on avoiding second bailout request, government sources suggest

BANKING CRISIS

Bank of Spain downplays deposit run concerns

El País Madrid

Supervisor puts run at only 55 billion euros over past year despite far higher ECB figure

JOBLESS FIGURES

Number of long-term unemployed
quadruples

El País

People without work grew to 5.69 million at the end of June

PROSTITUTION

A police raid on a brothel in Mataro, Barcelona. / © Carles Ribas (EL PAÍS)

Ombudsman’s report decries legal loopholes in sex-slave prosecutions

Mónica Ceberio Belaza Madrid

More than 4,000 forced workers registered by Spanish law enforcers over past three years

CORRUPTION

Ourense’s mayor among 13 arrested in graft sweep across three regions

El País Santiago de Compostela

Socialist and Popular Party city chiefs among suspects in public contract fraud investigation

FAREWELL TO A HISTORICAL LEADER

Tributes paid to Carrillo, a key figure in the democratic transition

El País Madrid

He “chose coexistence and reconciliation” over party interests, says Socialist leader Rubalcaba. Deputy PM Santamaría: We should remember "the light" over the dark

EDITORIAL: Carrillo’s legacy

Santiago Carrillo, emblematic Communist leader, dies aged 97

Joaquín Prieto / El País Madrid 2

Controversial leftist who led defense of Madrid during Civil War had key role in the Transition after Franco's death

Madrid court clears mechanics of responsibility for fatal Spanair crash

José Antonio Hernández Madrid

Report places blame for tragedy on human error by pilots

Felipe García, the aircraft mechanic who worked on Spanair flight JK5022 before it crashed. / CLAUDIO ÁLVAREZ

"I wouldn't wish this experience on anyone. It's been a nightmare"

J. A. Hernández Madrid

The aircraft mechanic Felipe García was facing criminal charges for his role in the Spanair crash

WAR GRAVES

García Lorca exhumation case shelved by judge

Valme Cortés Granada

Granada magistrate argues crimes have expired while denying ruling is “obstacle” to families’ quest

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REVIEW

Saving the day: Barcelona’s Lionel Messi (center) in Champions League action against Spartak Moscow. / Lluís Gené (AFP)

Málaga steals big two’s thunder

Joseph Walker Madrid

New kids on the block show veterans Real, Barça and Valencia how it’s done

Mourinho enjoys last laugh over “critics” as City is downed

J. W. Madrid

Cristiano Ronaldo shakes off Bernabéu sadness to salvage opening-night victory for Real Madrid

SPAIN'S STOLEN CHILDREN

Witnesses deny any knowledge of babies allegedly stolen from clinic

Natalia Junquera Madrid

Former director of Madrid maternity unit defiant over investigation ino alleged child-snatching ring

ROCK OF CONTENTION

Gibraltar protection zone minister profited from bunkering

Rafael Méndez Madrid

Socialists demand that environment chief Arias Cañete explain his connections with polluting offshore refueling practice

Gibraltar chief derides "fascist" Spain’s protected waters zone

POLITICS

Madrid’s iron lady Esperanza Aguirre resigns as regional chief

El País Madrid 2

Leading Popular Party figure makes surprise announcement, citing personal reasons, including health

Resignation after meeting with Rajoy suggests political motives

Jesús Duva Madrid

Aguirre may have tried one last time to corner the prime minister, surmise Popular Party officials

TOWARD THE END OF ETA

Top prosecutor warns ETA could return to violence

EFE

Terrorist group still expecting to impose conditions in exchange for ceasefire, says Attorney General’s Office

Batasuna leader makes apology to ETA victims

El País Madrid

Arnaldo Otegi’s offer to help “ease the pain” is rejected by victims association chief as electioneering

PROFILE

ETA prisoner Iosu Uribetxeberria Bolinaga in a hospital in San Sebastián. / Ateak Ireki

ETA inmate who divided the PP

Martin Delfín Madrid

Iosu Uribetxeberria Bolinaga was given parole on humanitarian grounds against the wishes of some on the right

COURT RULING

Firebrand radio commentator must pay ex-'Abc' editor 100,000 euros

Julio M. Lázaro Madrid

Large fine comes after broadcasts in 2006 and 2007

EDUCATION

Tuition fee hikes diverge further across regions

J. A. Aunión Madrid

New academic year brings some pricy surprises to university students in certain areas of Spain

AUSTERITY PROTESTS

Thousands demand referendum be held to determine austerity drive

Vera Gutiérrez Calvo / Miguel González Madrid 2

Demonstrators converge in Madrid. Unions ponder euro-wide protest

Más información

Barcelona is IT city as Facebook brings "hackathon" to Spain

Firm invite teams all over the world to design new concepts for their webpage

Searching for the next big thing: Facebook / THOMAS HODEL (Reuters)

LATIN AMERICA

Paraguay asked to skip summit to stave off boycott

El País / F. P. Madrid / Buenos Aires

Madrid diplomats work quietly to urge Argentina's leader to attend

Rival Bolivian miners in deadly clash after dynamite attack

Mabel Azcui La Paz

Spoils from expropriated mine at stake

Internal Zetas war poses new security challenge for Mexico’s PRI

Luis Prados Mexico City

Peña Nieto will have to deal with fallout

Acquittal still doesn't settle Peru’s first family quarrel

El País Madrid

President Humala’s brother threatens electoral challenge

FEATURES

AIR TRAVEL

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary, during a press conference held in Madrid last month. / Dani Pozo (AF)

Ryanair: Low cost, low safety?

Álvaro de Cózar

CEO Michael O'Leary says that his airline are being victimized by Spanish authorities, who accuse it of breaching regulations

CRIME AND REFORM

Garfia's great escape (from himself)

Patricia Ortega Dolz

The remarkable transformation of a killer into a man called Juanjo

POLITICS

The mayor of Marinaleda, Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo. / JULIÁN ROJAS (EL PAÍS)

The mayor who made it his mission to destroy the myth of capitalism

Amidst rampant unemployment and recession, an Andalusian town has been preaching an alternative to the current system. In this extract from his new book, journalist Dan Hancox goes in search of Juan Manuel Sánchez Gordillo, the leader of Marinaleda, a little-known "communist utopia" where another way seems possible

ANALYSIS

Theory of Spain’s political class

César Molinas 7

In 2013, César Molinas will publish ¿Qué hacer con España? (or, What to do with Spain?). This text is an excerpt from one of the chapters, in which he analyzes some of the causes at the root of the country's current problems

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