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King chastises minister over vow to “Hispanicize” Catalan students

El País Madrid

Education chief Wert says he is still "very proud" of what he said in Congress this week

TENSION IN CATALONIA

People opposed to the independence of the Catalonia hold Catalan and Spanish flags during Spain' s National Day in Barcelona on Friday. / Manu Fernández (AP)

Thousands show up in Barcelona in support of Spanish unity

El País Barcelona 1

Demonstrators claim there are more Catalans in favor of remaining inside Spain's borders

EURO CRISIS

Spain leaves the door open to revise deficit-reduction targets

Miguel Jiménez Tokyo

Economy Minister de Guindos says any change would be in agreement with European partners

IMF says Spain, Portugal should be given more time to trim deficits

Miguel Jiménez Tokyo 1

Lagarde calls on “creditor countries” to facilitate bailouts for countries that need them

Bank of Spain says deficit target for this year may be missed

Rajoy, Hollande to lobby for fast implementation of banking union

Miguel Mora Paris

Spanish leader remains coy over whether Spain will seek second bailout

ECB bond purchasing needs to be seen as “real” to work: IMF

Miguel Jiménez Tokyo

Agency says it is Spain’s call on bailout but warns of risks of not seeking aid

Spanish bank borrowings from ECB fall for the first time in a year

Álvaro Romero Madrid

Lenders tapped 378.2 billion euros from supervisor in September

ECONOMY

Spain takes umbrage at Standard & Poor’s downgrade

El País Madrid

Economy Ministry official says near junk-status ratings cut fails to factor in impact of reforms on growth

Standard & Poor’s cuts Spain’s sovereign rating to just above junk status

BUSINESS

Telefónica agrees to sell Atento unit to Bain Capital

Andrew Sim Madrid

Deal assigns enterprise value to call-center unit of 1.04 billion euros

JUSTICE

Paparazzi could face prison under new criminal code reform

El País Madrid

Publishing personal images without permission could lead to jail as violent criminals face harsher punishment, including extension of sentences to keep them behind bars

Urdangarin gives up Brazil Telefónica post

El País Madrid

King’s son-in-law already on leave of absence from Spanish telecoms group in wake of corruption accusations

REGIONAL DEBT

Catalonia taps bailout fund for additional aid

El País Barcelona

Cash-strapped region asks for 410 million euros to cover healthcare and education costs

German politicos lend ear to Spanish 15-M ‘indignados’

Elsa García de Blas Madrid

“We ask for your help. Our government doesn’t listen to us,” activists tell visiting parliamentarians

BASQUE ELECTIONS

Basque leaders play cagey game in shadow of Catalan sovereignty push

Javier Rivas Bilbao

Non-nationalist parties try to draw out PNV candidate on post-election plans for the region

REGIONAL UNREST

Three quarters of Catalans want independence vote

El País / Agencies Barcelona / Madrid

Education minister says government wants to “Hispanicize” region’s students

Independence for Catalonia would sink Spain: minister

A diver shows the damage down to posidonias in Ses Salines.

More than 800 yachts dropped anchor on protected sea grass

Posidonia takes decades to grow and is protected under EU regulations

CRIME

Call to tackle “alarming” number of children being whisked abroad

Alejandra Agudo Madrid

In 2011, 136 minors were taken out of Spain without consent of one of the parents, according to judiciary chiefs

Police arrest 16-year-old girl for arranging hit on her brother

El País Madrid

Initial police investigations suggest a drugs link

“My son is back; it could have been worse,” — mother after kidnap case

Rebeca Carranco / Jesús Duva Madrid

Boy spent three nights and two days with his hands tied inside an apartment in Barcelona

SOCCER

Why ‘La Roja’ fans won’t watch world champion’s next match

El País Madrid

Friday’s Belarus-Spain qualifier fails to seduce Spanish broadcasters who say the price is too high

De Villota: “I won this race because I am still alive”

El País Madrid

Former Formula 1 test pilot talks publicly for first time about accident in which she lost an eye

REGIONAL DEBT

Galicia premier denies cooking the books to meet deficit target

El País Madrid

Socialist electoral candidate accuses region’s PP government after audit court detects irregularities

CHARITIES

Red Cross staff hand out parcels at a food bank in Tres Cantos, Madrid. / EL PAÍS

Red Cross issues first appeal in Spain to help those affected by crisis

El País / EP Madrid

Organization wants to provide aid to 300,000 people in dire straits

Spain shoots up the wealth disparity charts

El País Madrid

Gap between rich and poor exceeded only by Lithuania in EU

ENVIRONMENT

The erosive effect of the ships that ran aground off the coast of Valencia

Jaime Prats / Neus Caballer Valencia

The difficulty of refloating the vessels is damaging the nearby beaches

Payments of €5.9m to Julio Iglesias were hidden by ex-Valencia premier

El País Madrid

Singer picked up fees paid with public money in exchange for promoting tourism in Valencia

TERRORISM

A photo supplied by the police of the explosive materials found in a Madrid hostel. / EFE

Police arrest bombing suspect at downtown Madrid hostel

El País Madrid

Detained man had maps of a Boadilla industrial complex and embassy addresses. Manager at inn alerted police when he found explosives stored inside his room

Pharmacist who kissed female staff acquitted of sexual harassment

El País Madrid

Provincial High Court overturns ruling, saying there was abuse rather than the original charge

REAL ESTATE MARKET

Homes sales break a 17-month downward trend

Alejandro Bolaños Madrid

Purchases climb three percent in August from a year earlier as buyers anticipate tax hike

PUBLIC TRANSPORT

Metro Madrid to halve number of trains in service after 11pm

Pilar Álvarez Madrid

Fresh cutback move comes as company considers earlier shutdown of service four nights a week

DEMONSTRATIONS

National Police riot officers maintain a cordon around Congress. / BERNARDO PÉREZ

A glimpse behind the visors — How Spain’s riot police operate

José María Irujo Madrid

Violent actions against protestors outside Congress have put the UIP force in the spotlight

Investigation to be opened into police actions during protests

“No evidence” of crimes in Congress protest, judge rules

Manuel Altozano Madrid

High Court magistrate Pedraz berates police for exaggerating demonstration's risk element

Más información

“Judges serve as political instruments”

After serving time in jail on fraud charges, former banker Mario Conde has now turned politician

Mario Conde during a presentation of his Civil Society and Democracy formation. / OSCAR CORRAL

TRANS-IBERIAN BLOG

Human castles — a metaphor for the Catalan spirit

Muscular tradition more popular than ever as region fights to decide its own future

LATIN AMERICA

Mexico takes down top Zetas leader

El País Madrid

Armed gunmen storm mortuary and steal body of drug cartel's notorious boss

Venezuela's Chávez celebrates win

Maye Primera / Luis Prados Caracas

Leftist leader said his victory over Capriles was a defeat of "colonialism"

EDITORIAL: Another mandate

Lula da Silva's right-hand man convicted

Juan Arias Río de Janeiro

Dirceu was once Brazil's second-most powerful politician

Chevron loses US battle to block Ecuadorian judgment

El País Madrid

Oil giant ordered to pay 13.4-billion-euro pollution fine

FEATURES

DEMONSTRATIONS

Protestors on a recent march make their way through Madrid. / SANTI BURGOS (EL PAÍS)

What to make of the "silent majority"

Gabriela Cañas

Many are outraged at Rajoy's attempts to speak on behalf of those who don't come out to protest

GOVERNMENT DEMONSTRATIONS

The Surround Congress protests, according to Tim

Carmen Pérez-Lanzac Madrid

Tim Pool has spent the last year live-streaming protest movements to the world. His footage from the Madrid demonstrations has been seen by thousands

TOWARD THE END OF TERRORISM

A march in San Sebastián in 2010 against the alleged torture of ETA members by the Civil Guard. / REUTERS

The torturous process of proving ETA mistreatment

El País 1

Spain is accused of not investigating accusations of police brutality against terror suspects. Part of the problem lies in a lack of transparency: detainees are held incommunicado

ENVIRONMENT

Spain's air: in need of radical clean-up

Maryem Castillo Madrid

Successive governments have done nothing to combat excessive pollution levels

BANKING CRISIS

Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordoñez and Rodrigo Rato. / CLAUDIO ÁLVAREZ (EL PAÍS)

Directors accused Bankia's auditor of keeping a lid on ruinous accounts

Francisco Mercado Madrid

"No one has told us about any shortfall over the past 18 months," say executives. "It is unusual to formulate accounts without an audit report," says chairman

EMPLOYMENT