martes, 20 noviembre 2012

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Última hora

King’s son-in-law facing €4-million bail payment in corruption case

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca

Iñaki Urdangarin under investigation for channeling public money to private firms

MADRID TRAGEDY

Promoter of fatal Halloween event blames security lapse

J. A. Hernández / F. Javier Barroso Madrid

Miguel Ángel Flores tells judge that police failed to control drunken crowds outside Madrid Arena

“Say goodbye to my father”

J. A. Hernández Madrid

Witnesses describe scenes of chaos at Halloween event

REAL ESTATE

Spain may give residence permits to foreigners who buy homes

AGENCIES / El País Madrid 3

Measures aimed mainly at Chinese and Russian markets and would apply to houses worth over 160,000 euros

Green shoots in Spain’s real estate sector?

MEDIA

Blogger who urged boycott of Telecinco show summoned to court

Rosario G. Gómez Madrid

‘La noria’ lost its advertisers after online campaign against paid appearance of murder suspect’s mother

Details emerge of two deaths in Madrid’s M-30 ring road tunnel

El País Madrid

Firefighters had to “repeatedly” tell maintenance personnel to keep away from the blaze

CATALAN ELECTIONS

Independence vote may elude Mas following Catalan ballot

Fernando Garea Madrid 2

CiU will fall short of the 68 seats needed for an absolute majority in regional elections to be held on Sunday

Rajoy accuses Catalan leader of shattering Spain’s image

El País Madrid

Premier Artur Mas claims PP government using “dirty tricks” against him in regional election campaign

Opposition demands Mas answer Swiss bank account allegations

Pere Ríos / Maiol Roger / El País Barcelona

Premier's late father was found to have two million euros stashed away in Liechtenstein and Switzerland

BUSINESS

Iberia pilots shun restructuring talks with airline’s management

El País / AGENCIES Madrid

Sepla union says negotiations must await new arbitration ruling on Iberia Express

GOVERNMENT BORROWING

Treasury exceeds target at latest bill auction

Andrew Sim Madrid

Yields remain at levels similar to those seen at previous tender

BUSINESS

Repsol sues Chevron over proposed joint project with YPF

EP Madrid

Spanish oil firm accuses US rival of unfair competition

CRIME

Business leader dies during burglary

Antía Castedo Girona

Jordi Comas murdered during a violent assault at his Costa Brava home

Madrid to slash gambling tax rate for Adelson’s EuroVegas project

José Marcos Madrid

Region’s casinos will be taxed at 10 percent on gambling revenues, down from current maximum of 45 percent

Members of the Peña Azul Oviedo fan club on their way to last weekend’s match against Atlético Madrid B. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

Slim pickings at Real Oviedo

Tono Calleja Madrid

Mexican billionaire among unlikely band of investors saving Asturian soccer club from oblivion

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

Emery renews Barça ties

Rob Train Madrid

Spartak Moscow coach, formerly of Valencia, has never got the better of the Catalan club

Protestors taking part in the "marcha blanca" in Madrid on Sunday. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

‘White march’ held to prompt healthcare policy rethink

El País Madrid

Madrid hospital workers protest cutbacks and privatization drive

DEMOGRAPHY

Spain to lose a tenth of its population due to falling birth rate

Andrés R. Gavino Madrid

Number of inhabitants will fall this year for first time since 1971

EU FUNDING

Brussels tells Madrid to spend less on roads and more on jobs

Lucía Abellán Brussels

European commissioner Hahn says European money has not brought sufficient benefits to ordinary Spaniards

Brussels sees Spain unemployment at over six million in 2013

Spain faces cut in EU budget allocation of 20 billion euros

Claudi Pérez / Lucía Abellán Brussels

Country to be net contributor to bloc for first time ever

REPORTAJE

Marta Pajarón and daughter María del Mar. / EL PAÍS

Two deaths and a closed legal case

Carmen Morán Madrid

Marta Pajarón's family says she refused help for her disabled daughter. Both died alone at home

HSBC tax snitch seeks helping hand from French judiciary

Manuel Altozano Madrid

Jailed whistleblower Falciani is fighting possible extradition to Switzerland in Spanish High Court

Whistleblower or common criminal?

INTERVIEW

“The solution for Spain is simple: we have to sell more goods abroad”

Miguel Ángel Noceda Madrid 4

CEOE employer group chief Juan Rosell believes in a United States of Europe and not more internal borders

MORTGAGE MISERY

Judges slam royal decree on stemming evictions as inadequate

Elsa García de Blas Madrid 1

Legislation is “arbitrary” and still favors banks over homeowners

Help comes too late for woman the banks hounded out of her home

El País Madrid

Amaya Egaña's suicide occurred days before decree to stem flood of evictions

Rebel mayors threaten banks that continue with eviction policy

Anabel Díez / Pedro Murillo Madrid / Santa Cruz de Tenerife 1

Canarian city leader withdraws 1.2 million euros from Bankia over foreclosure row

CRIME

Police bust Russian-run prostitution organization

El País Madrid / Barcelona

Alleged ringleader accused of supplying some 8,000 women to brothels across Spain

DIPLOMACY

Latin leaders pledge to help Spain and Portugal emerge from the crisis

El País / Agencies Cádiz

Presidents issue warning to Iberian nations that more austerity could lead to more misery

King in fine fettle at Iberoamerican summit

LABOR PROTESTS

A view of the crowd in Colón square where the Madrid march ended on Wednesday night. / JUANJO MARTÍN (EFE)

Massive anti-government demonstrations cap national strike

El País Madrid

Hundreds of thousands march to reject government’s austerity measures as police battle with violent element outside Congress

Unions challenge government to hold austerity referendum

Manuel V. Gómez Madrid

CCOO chief Toxo accuses PP of viewing popular protests as mere public order issue

Madrid demonstration leads strike as Spain comes to a standstill

El País Madrid 2

Labor unions place overall participation at over nine million workers; AENA reports delays across country, with some 700 flights grounded by stoppage

Spain faces its second general strike in less than 12 months

Más información

The Pompidou attempts the impossible

The museum is looking to beat its record attendance for a Dalí show

Dalí's "Rita Mae West room." / FRANCOIS GUILLOT (AFP)

FEATURES

EVICTIONS

Ada Colau is a member of the PAH protest platform. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS)

A sense of justice

José María Irujo

Spanish judges are pressing for the law allowing families to be evicted from their homes for mortgage default to be scrapped, taking their case to the European Court of Human Rights

PROPERTY

"Banks are seeking Russians who will purchase blocks as an investment." / JOSEP LLUÍS SELLART

Green shoots in Spain’s real estate sector?

Luis Gómez

Foreign nationals taking advantage of falling costs are once again descending on the 'costas'

UNEMPLOYMENT

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

SOCIETY

An out-of-work waiter begging on the streets of Valencia. / PEPE OLIVARES (EL PAÍS)

The sad hue of the crisis

Vicente Verdú

Spain, once buoyant, is sinking without even understanding what could have gone so wrong. Society is beginning to wilt in despair, but the fear is that this is only the beginning

SOCIAL SERVICES