martes, 29 enero 2013
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Última hora

REGIONAL POLITICS

Catalonia defies Madrid on activities of overseas representatives

Miguel Noguer Barcelona

Region plans to increase its foreign contacts

New law planned to clip regions' diplomatic wings

Government wants to approve foreign visits by premiers

HEALTHCARE

Constitutional Court suspends copayment on prescriptions in Madrid

Decision follows similar move in Catalonia

Royal secretary named as suspect in Nóos scandal

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca

Advisor to king’s daughter Princess Cristina denies involvement in case

Royal Household wipes Urdangarin from palace website

El País Madrid

Move comes after former partner of king’s son-in-law accuses Princess Cristina´s secretary of involvement in fraud case

Lloret de Mar deputy mayor detained in Russian money-laundering investigation

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Josep Valls was in charge of city planning between 2003 and 2011

Two main parties reach accord on victims of hybrid financial products

PP, Socialists agree on committee to examine individual cases

Carmen Díaz reported the theft of her son at the Madrid prosecutor's office in July 2012. / Samuel Sánchez (EL PAÍS)

"Your baby is dead. It's the best thing that could happen to you"

Carmen Díaz is facing a legal battle to find out if her child was stolen

BUSINESS

Santa Claus leaves retailers without Christmas cheer

El País Madrid

Sales fall annual 10.7 percent in the month, the worst performance in 20 years

CRISIS IN THE EURO ZONE

EC drops hint of relaxation of Spain’s deficit-reduction targets

El País Madrid

EU commissioner Olli Rehn says credit must start flowing again

Government readying measures to get young people back to work

Economy Minister Luis de Guindos describes unemployment as “biggest drag” on country

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Rubbish piles up at Madrid's Barajas airport due to a strike by cleaners. / ULY MARTÍN (EL PAÍS)

Madrid airport T4 cleaners join strike at other terminals

El País Madrid

Labor union officials say employers want workers to accept a cut of 40 percent in wages

ECONOMY

Overseas investment in Spanish debt suffers biggest fall in 16 years

El País Madrid

Foreigners’ holdings fell to 36.5 percent of the total last year from just over half

BANKING

Household and company deposits with banks rise at end of year

El País Madrid

Pick-up follows decision to remove limit on amount of interest lenders can offer

HOME LOANS

Mortgage market still languishing in the doldrums

El País Madrid

Number of granted home loans falls for 31st month in a row, with pace of decline accelerating

The collapsed structure at Madrid's Las Ventas bullring on Monday. / Juan M. Espinosa (EFE)

New dome covering Madrid's Las Ventas collapses ahead of inauguration

No one was hurt in the incident, which may have been caused by strong winds

HEALTHCARE

Madrid health workers pledge to stand firm on privatization

PP regional government has reduced plans to farm out hospitals and primary care centers

Raquel Marinero with her daughter Mía in the Buen Pastor jail in Costa Rica. / EL PAÍS

Prisoners abroad marking time

Spaniards jailed in foreign countries face waits of two years or more to be returned home

FATAL ROAD ACCIDENT

Ten dead, 33 injured in Portugal after bus careers into ravine

Local mayor says accident-hit section of road had been undergoing construction work

Inditex suspends links with suppliers after Bangladesh blaze

Factory did not have proper license from fire department

PP FINANCES

Rajoy dodges questions about Bárcenas and PP cash donations

El País Madrid 1

Anti-corruption watchdog tells Spanish parties to follow UN transparency guidelines

Under-fire PP considers new clean-conduct oath for leaders

Fernando Garea Comunidad de Madrid 1

Party to investigate allegations of fat cash bonuses after former treasurer’s 22-million-euro Swiss account comes to light

How did ex-PP treasurer Bárcenas come by 22 million euros?

Associate says investments in art and stock form basis of politician’s Swiss stash

PP seeks show of unity after Aznar orders Bárcenas case suit

Former PM’s legal move causes unease

CORRUPTION

Court finds Unió guilty of diverting jobless money

Pere Ríos Barcelona 1

Catalan governing partner leader asks for “forgiveness” but declines to resign

SPORTS

Spanish handball team celebrate victory with Prince Felipe (l). / JAVIER SORIANO (AFP)

Spain sweeps to world handball title

Javier Lafuente Barcelona

Host nation thrashes much-fancied Denmark 35-19 in Barcelona’s Palau Sant Jordi

Fernández keeps his feet for gold

El País Madrid

Spaniard claims country’s first European figure skating success in Zagreb with Charlie Chaplin routine

LA LIGA

Ronaldo eats Getafe for lunch as Rayo clings to Euro berth

Rob Train Madrid

Early start does not suppress Portuguese forward’s appetite, the number 7 bagging a hat-trick for Real

MEDIA

Madrid follows government’s line in banning Iranian network

Hispan TV sees license revoked owing to “human rights” implications of hosting Tehran news vehicle

The chapel in the geography and history department of the Complutense University in Madrid. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ

Public university, Catholic prayer room?

Debate is hotting up between college leaders and Church officials in Madrid as they discuss the terms of an expiring agreement

STOLEN BABIES

Sisters of Charity nun María dies

Former clinic worker at center of missing children scandal takes her secrets to the grave

BUSINESS REFORM

Cabinet approves draft bill creating “single market” in Spain

Proposed legislation removes regional barriers to trade and could add 1.5 billion euros to GDP within 10 years, deputy PM says

HELP FOR BUYERS

Government to renew car-purchase subsidy scheme with budget boost

El País Madrid 1

New plan to receive funding of 150 million euros, Rajoy says

Más información

Fuentes opens doping can of worms

Key Puerto suspect confirms he treated athletes from sports other than cycling

Dr Eufemiano Fuentes addresses the court on Tuesday. / Javier Lizón (EFE)

The Great Escape

Young Spaniards see the UK as a land of opportunity as 'la crisis' takes an ever-heavier toll

COMMUNICATION

The EL PAÍS newsroom en Madrid. / BERNARDO PÉREZ

The photograph EL PAÍS should never have published

Two of the newspaper’s leading reporters reconstruct the events which led to a fake image of Hugo Chávez being printed on the front page

FEATURES

POLITICAL CORRUPTION

Former Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas photographed last week outside his home in Madrid. / ÁLVARO GARCÍA (EL PAÍS)

What lies inside Bárcenas' boxes?

As the judicial net closes around the former PP treasurer, the question worrying many is exactly what will he reveal about his party's finances

HEALTHCARE

Spanish health system gets its money’s worth

In the United States, the results don’t justify the costs, while Spain comes out better with a third less in investment

PROFILE

Duarte Pío, Duke of Braganza and pretender to the throne of Portugal, in the grounds of his palace in Sintra. / FRANCISCO SECO

A king without a kingdom

Duke Duarte Pío, the 67-year-old pretender to the Portuguese throne, says his lack of an official role doesn't frustrate him

Should public money be spent on political aides?

Carromero case casts light on Madrid City Hall practice of supplying grassroots councilors with advisors, at a cost of 10m euros per year

SAHEL SECURITY

French troops begin their deployment in central Mali. / ISSOUF SANOGO (AFP)

Hollande marches into Mali

Europe stands by as France launches an operation to free the West African nation from the jihadist grip. The hostage crisis in Algeria may convince more allies to join up

EMPLOYMENT

Spain’s disposable workforce

Studies that show exploitation is rife in the workplace are supported by workers' personal stories

LATIN AMERICA

Ailing Chávez reportedly wants quick return

El País Madrid

Former top judge points to diplomatic issues over interim status

Rajoy kicks off tour in Peru ahead of EU-Latin summit

El País / Agencies Madrid

Spain hopes to use Pacific Alliance bridge to reach Asian markets

Region enjoys jobs growth but no boost in labor conditions

Alejandro Rebossio Buenos Aires

Past crises' lessons learnt

Sabotage was behind ship’s sinking, says Argentina

El País Madrid

British MP wants to secure French support over Falklands

“Hamilton still my biggest rival,” says Alonso

Simon Hunter Madrid

Team announces plans to split efforts across 2013 and 2014 seasons

EDITOR'S PICK

Learning to drive the long way

Frustrated by the monopoly of driving schools, Gabriel Lucas took the decision to go it alone

GASTRONOMY

Creativity blooms at Madrid Fusión

Chefs continue to dazzle at the capital's international culinary event

EXHIBITION

Sexuality under suspicion

Ateneo examines role of women in Spain's recent history

MUSIC

Jazzing up the Galician pipes

NY-based Cristina Pato has just released her first album with a US jazz label

CINEMA

The price of being Eduardo Cruz

Gloria Scola San Sebastián

Penélope’s brother, and Eva Longoria’s ex, is swapping pop for film scores

Made it Mama, top of the box office!

Tommaso Koch Madrid

Spanish-Canadian horror enters at number one in the US charts

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence act up in Silver Linings Playbook, plus Denzel Washington in Flight

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

An agreement to generate employment

Investment to encourage job creation is more effective than a trickle of tax incentives

OPINION

Blackmail or suicide?

Insensibility, ignorance, disconnection - it's as if Cameron's Cabinet were made of up journalists from the tabloid newspaper The Sun

EDITORIAL

Establishing the truth

A commission is needed to determine exactly what happened in the stolen babies scandal

OPINION

Healthcare: facts & lies

Most of the opinions in the media about our healthcare system are characterized by ignorance and/or political sectarianism

The latest in European science

Atomium brings together universities, newspapers and businesses to boost the movement of knowledge

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