miércoles, 31 octubre 2012

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PUBLIC HEALTH

Madrid reveals plans to farm out healthcare to private sector

El País Madrid

Six new hospitals will be put up for tender as part of new premier González's austerity drive

Madrid premier threatens to close down regional television channel

Rosario G. Gómez Madrid

PP leader wants to push through a layoff plan at money-losing station Telemadrid

JUSTICE

Political parties should be subject to criminal charges: justice minister

El País Madrid

Gallardón may also consider measures to bar people who have been implicated in offenses from standing for office

BANKING SECTOR

BBVA’s earnings fall 47 percent due to real estate asset provisions

El País Madrid

Bank has set aside 2.869 billion euros for possible property losses as default rate in Spain rises to 6.5 percent

Banco Santander earnings hit by real estate provisions

TOWARD THE END OF TERRORISM

ETA willing to finally disband if PP changes its penitentiary policy

Luis R. Aizpeolea Madrid

Inmates must be given chance to rejoin society, says "abertzale." Government in no hurry to change prison policies

Izaskun Lesaka, one of ETA’s remaining chiefs, held in France

Mónica Ceberio Belaza Madrid

Woman terrorist believed to have been behind communiques sent by organization since last year’s ceasefire

ECONOMY

Spanish economy shrinks by 0.3 percent in third quarter of 2012

A. S. Madrid

The latest contraction is slightly less than forecast the day after minister's claim that recovery is on the way

Spain is “emerging from the crisis,” says labor minister

El País Madrid

Comments come on heels of jobless rate moving above 25 percent for first time on record

Jobless rate moves above 25 percent for the first time on record

Andrew Sim / Manuel V. Gómez / Agencies Madrid 2

More than 5.7 million people in Spain are looking for work. Youth unemployment hits 52.3 percent

ANTONIO MEÑO CASE

Antonio Meño with his parents at a hearing in October 2010. / Emilio Naranjo (EFE)

Man who spent 23 years in coma due to medical negligence dies

El País Madrid

Family awarded damages last year after two-decade legal battle

PUBLIC FINANCES

VAT revenues climb almost 12 percent due to hikes, minister says

El País Madrid

Improvement helps reduce fall in collections in the first nine months of the year

No charges for woman who killed handbag robber with car

Victoria Torres Benayas Madrid

María L. R. will be fined for traffic misdemeanor if court decides to take no further action

IMPACT OF THE RECESSION

PP boosts financial aid to keep toll road operators from going broke

Fernando Garea Madrid

Measures include participating loans with one-year grace period for turnpikes "on the verge of bankruptcy"

DIPLOMACY

Foreign minister to negotiate PP youth leader’s release with Cuba

Miguel González / Agencies Madrid

García-Margallo and Rodríguez will meet next month in Cádiz after Carromero waives right to appeal

EURO CRISIS

Bailout “not essential at the moment,” says Rajoy

El País Madrid

Spanish leader, Italy’s Monti call for speedy implementation of banking union

“We can’t allow Spain to become unraveled,” says US president

El País Madrid

Helping Spain and the rest of Europe is in the United States’ best interest, says Obama

BANKING CRISIS

IMF asks for non-viable Spanish banks to be wound down

Luis Doncel Brussels

Troika approves government’s efforts to restructure the banking sector

TRAGEDY AT SEA

Emergency workers place one of the rescued immigrants on a stretcher. / a. carrasco ragel (EFE)

“I was saved by a man who grabbed on to my shirt. Now he is dead”

Manuel Altozano Motril

One of the immigrants rescued from the sea last week tells her tragic story

Rescue operation of migrant boat delayed by similar sighting

Manuel Altozano Motril

Moroccan authorities picked up 60 people in Strait shortly after alarm from EU Frontex agency

TRANSPARENCY

Helen Darbishire, the executive director of Access Info Europe. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

NGO must pay €3,000 for requesting government information

Rosario G. Gómez / El País Madrid

Five years ago Access Info Europe asked how Spain’s authorities were combating corruption

Madrid to ditch clause stopping AIDS sufferers driving taxis

Bruno García Gallo Madrid

City Hall relents after 44,000 sign petition, but regional rule to same effect remains in force

IMMIGRATION

Justice Ministry has backlog of 430,000 nationality requests

José María Irujo Madrid

Heading the list of applicants are immigrants from Morocco, Ecuador, Colombia and Peru

SOCCER

Referee Paradas Romero sends off Real Madrid coach José Mourinho during a cup match against Murcia in 2010. / CLAUDIO ÁLVAREZ

Coaches seeing red over referees

Ladislao Javier Moñino García / Javier Lafuente

Team bosses feel persecuted after spate of sendings off

SPORTS

Spanish swimming chief faces fraud allegations

Rob Train / El País Madrid

Federation president suspected of conning 600,000 euros out of governing body

MOTOGP

Lorenzo wraps up second title on bogey Phillip Island circuit

Agencies / El País Madrid

Spaniard seals historic triumph on Yamaha as Casey Stoner wins farewell home race

POLITICS

Catalan Socialists campaign on “legal referendum” platform

Pere Ríos Barcelona 2

PSC stresses its new approach to sovereignty issue in region is not “reckless”

OPERATION EMPEROR

Top museum’s Chinese connection comes to light with fall of Gao Ping

Ferran Bono Valencia

Lawyer who helped alleged mafia man sell collection of photographs is brother of IVAM curator

Gao Ping: the emperor and his clothes

THE EFFECTS OF THE RECESSION

The building on Maestro Fernando Martín Street in Burjassot where a man jumped off the second floor just moments he was to be evicted. / MANUEL BRUQUE (EFE)

Valencia man facing eviction throws himself off balcony

Alberto G. Palomo / EFE Valencia

Incident occurred just moments before he was to be served with court papers. Unemployed man survived fall and is listed in fair condition at an area hospital

Más información

Masked protestors ransack Zara store during Barcelona strike

Anarcho-syndicalist labor groups also storm branches of Apple and Fnac in the Catalan capital

A security guard topples over as demonstrators invade a branch of Zara in Barcelona on Wednesday. / MANU FERNÁNDEZ (AP)

FEATURES

UNEMPLOYMENT

Too old to have a future?

Around a fifth of Spain's 5.7 million unemployed are 50 or over - human capital that society does not know how to exploit. Experts say it is vital to maintain a working routine and that the web offers the best employment opportunities

EQUALITY

Microsoft Spain president María Garaña. / LUIS SEVILLANO (EL PAÍS)

The exceptions that rule

Jesús Rodríguez

Having made it in a male-dominated world, the female bosses of some of Spain's leading tech companies say they want to help more women reach top positions

PROTEST MOVEMENTS

The eyes and ears of 15-S

Carmen Pérez-Lanzac

An army of citizen journalists is ensuring demonstrations are recorded. Using an array of cameras and methods, they are getting footage out to the public

Top cop lays out plan to prevent recording of police actions

LANGUAGE LEARNING

Classes in one of Spain's bilingual schools. / ÓSCAR CORRAL (EL PAÍS)

Are native teachers necessarily the best?

Pilar Álvarez

Spanish schools are seeking increasing numbers of foreign language educators but experts stress the importance of classroom expertise over nationality

MUSIC EDUCATION

KING'S CUP

Giant-killing on Liga menu

Rob Train Madrid

King’s Cup gives lower-division teams a day in the sun — or a place in history books

MOTO2

Márquez to make MotoGP mark

Nadia Tronchoni Phillip island

Young Spanish rider claims Moto2 crown ahead of move to Pedrosa's Repsol team

Última hora

CINEMA

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

In the midst of the crisis

We do not need frivolities such as that of Minister Báñez to climb out of the crisis

OPINION

Journalism that changes the world

Moisés Naím

Only a major news organization like 'The New York Times' could have mounted such a thorough investigation of the Chinese Prime Minister’s wealthy associates

EDITORIAL