domingo, 3 marzo 2013

Actualizado 21:28 CET

Última hora

THE PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

Mystery surrounds abortive police inspection at PP headquarters

Party lawyer says that Bárcenas’ computers were not stolen, just put in another room; Ministry opens inquiry into Friday's events

Bárcenas scandal deepens as police investigate alleged theft

Jorge A. Rodríguez / Francisco Mercado Madrid

Officers turn up at PP headquarters after ex-treasurer files complaint. Judge seeks to include slush fund ledgers in Gürtel inquiry

Four paintings in Prado alleged to have belonged to Bárcenas

José Manuel Romero Madrid

Ex-PP money man attributed part of 38-million-euro fortune to art sales

PP moneyman stripped of passport, admits he held €38m

Fernando J. Pérez / José Antonio Hernández Madrid 1

Former treasurer insists that Swiss funds were not connected to Prime Minister Rajoy’s party

EURO CRISIS

A woman brandishes a leaflet saying "Passos Troika Out!" during Saturday's march in Lisbon. / patricia de melo moreira (AFP)

Mass protests held across Portugal against cutbacks and the troika

Antonio Jiménez Barca Lisbon

Austerity overload brings record numbers of people onto the streets in Lisbon and Oporto

tennis

Nadal thrashes Ferrer and regains fourth spot in Mexico final

El País Madrid

Ex-world number one now set to continue post-injury return to competition on US hard courts

LA LIGA REVIEW

Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos (r) celebrates with Real Madrid's Croatian midfielder Luka Modric after scoring the second goal against Barcelona. / JAVIER SORIANO (AFP)

Another ‘clásico,’ another Barça loss

El País / José Sámano Madrid

Lackluster Liga leader suffers second defeat to Real in five days

Benzema, Essien and a Porsche traveling at 260km/h

José Marcos / Vicente G. Olaya Madrid

French Real Madrid star faces a trial which coincides with France-Spain World Cup qualifier

Real’s Benzema facing jail term for speeding offense

El País / Agencies

Soccer player caught driving Audi at 216km/h on 100km/h beltway

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Police chief denies existence of reports on Catalan leaders

Jesús García Barcelona

Document was revealed by El Mundo newspaper last November in the midst of Catalan election campaign

POLITICS

Central government to challenge Catalan sovereignty declaration

El País Madrid

The decision follows rulings by solicitor general’s office and State Council

Chacón told to toe Catalan Socialist line

EFE / El País Madrid

PSC leader Pere Navarro says former minister will not be a candidate again unless she accepts stance on sovereignty vote

Prominent Socialist Chacón takes on mediator role in Catalan rift

El País / Fernando Garea Madrid 1

Former defense minister backs PSC leader’s call for king to abdicate but abstains in self-rule vote in Congress

“The homeland comes before democracy and the Constitution”

Miguel González Madrid 1

Defense Ministry to clarify general’s comments about possible military intervention in Catalonia

BUSINESS

Profits of blue-chip firms fall to lowest level since 2002

David Fernández Madrid

Listed companies suffer combined losses for first time

BFA-Bankia books biggest ever loss in Spanish corporate history

M. J. Madrid

Nationalized bank undone by shattered real estate sector in the red to the tune of over 21 billion euros

Iberia’s losses swell to 351 million euros in 2012

Cristina Galindo Madrid

Partner airline British Airways turns tidy profit

Pescanova files for protection as it seeks to renegotiate debt

El País Madrid

Frozen seafood manufacturer has liabilities of 1.5 billion euros, eight times its annual operating profit

NEWS

Towns cannot outlaw burqa, says ruling

Mónica Ceberio Belaza Madrid

Court says municipal governments do not have the authority to "limit religious freedom", passing a national law is still in question

Sentence upheld for sergeant who forced soldier into chains

Mónica Ceberio Belaza Madrid

Court sends sergeant to prison, and orders payment to the victim

ECONOMY

Weak consumer spending aggravates recession at end-2012

Andrew Sim / Alejandro Bolaños 1

Strong exports help offset big contraction in domestic demand

PUBLIC FINANCES

Regions just miss deficit target for last year

Jesús Sérvulo González Madrid

Shortfall came in at 1.7 percent, only 0.2 points more than had been targeted

Rajoy reveals public deficit last year was 6.7 percent of GDP

royal scandal

Urdangarin judge believes Nóos associate’s emails are genuine

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca

Royal son-in-law shown to be engaged in suspect institute dealings after king had warned him off

Urdangarin says king played no part in suspect business

WILDLIFE

One of the seven wolves that the trio of volunteers have filmed in Madrid. / Diego M. Sanz / Omar Alonso

No howling error: rangers sure wolves are back in Madrid

Esther Sánchez

Animals filmed in mountains north of capital, despite official skepticism

Bird monitoring hit by cutbacks

Esther Sánchez Madrid

Since its closure 18 months ago, the Office of Migratory Species has fallen behind on international commitments

HEALTHCARE

Trinidad Barrera holds up a photo of her son, who is waiting to receive the new triple hepatitis C treatment. / JULIÁN ROJAS (EL PAÍS)

Spending cutbacks see prisoners denied new hepatitis C treatment

Interior Ministry instructs head doctors to establish quota system

NEWS

Lack of resources causes a €5m fall in value of a drug trafficker’s assets

José Antonio Pouso Rivas.

Elisa Lois Vilagarcía

Property prices slump and unattended vehicles turn to rust

POLITICS

Finance minister insinuates opposition parties haven’t paid taxes

María Fabra Madrid

Socialist spokeswoman describes Montoro’s remarks as unacceptable

UPyD deputy stirs up controversy with comments on gender violence

El País Madrid

Former actor Toni Cantó wrote on Twitter that most complaints by women are “false”

fiscal engineering

Apple declares losses in Spain despite booking record turnover

Miguel Jiménez Madrid

Technology giant did two billion euros’ worth of business in 2012, but local units avoid paying tax

HEALTHCARE

Why premature babies in Spain are being deprived skin-to-skin contact

Carmen Morán Madrid

Just 45 percent of hospitals allow parents 24-hour access to their newborns

Más información

Operation Helmet strikes a blow against Spanish tomb raiders

The Civil Guard recovers more than 4,000 archaeological pieces from the Celtiberian period

The Civil Guard displays the burial artifacts recovered in Operation Helmet. / Uly Martin

FEATURES

personal finance

Pensioners reading newspapers in Málaga. / SANTI BURGOS

Why Spaniards aren’t ready for the pensions time bomb

David Fernández 1

Retirement planning is severely under-valued in Spain with property and bank deposits still the preferred means of saving

A NEW TRANSITION

Víctor Lapuente is an assistant professor at Gothenburg's Quality of Government Institute. / ROBIN ARON OLSSON

Rebuilding the future

Luis R. Aizpeolea Madrid

Faced with Spain's serious political and economic crisis, EL PAÍS has put forward 10 reforms that would transform the country, and discussed them with leading intellectuals

COMBATTING THE CRISIS - Part 1

CRIMINAL COVER-UP

The murderer who works for the Civil Guard

José María Irujo

Hellín Moro was jailed for killing a 19-year-old woman his far-right group believed was a terrorist

EDITORIAL - A full investigation is needed

FOOD SAFETY

Horsemeat products on display earlier this month at a butchers in Bremen. / INGO WAGNER (EFE)

Who is going to eat all of this unwanted horsemeat?

Tons of tainted products have been destroyed or are in storage while firms wait for EU approval to donate them to food banks

THE FIGHT AGAINST PIRACY

The intellectual property black hole

Iker Seisdedos Madrid 1

Spain is in danger of being put back on the US watch list of "pirate countries" while a committee set up to inspect websites hosting illegal content is proving ineffectual