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economy

Spanish finance chief pledges no new tax increases

El País Madrid

Economy minister urges ECB to fix capital market fissures. Green light for independent budget stability watchdog

Brussels sees risk of Spanish recession continuing into 2014

Rajoy calls for direct injection of money by ECB

Carlos E. Cué Madrid 1

PM says Portugal shows that national reforms not enough to guarantee funding for EU members

the catalan question

Mas orders an expert study for the creation of a Catalan state

Miguel Noguer Barcelona 5

Panel of academics to draw up proposals for defense, dual nationality and linguistic status

Court rules that Castilian must be “vehicular language” in schools

EU report puts Spain high on forced labor list

Lucía Abellán / María R. Sahuquillo Brussels / Madrid

Brussels has compiled figures for the number of people trafficked in Europe

Badalona mayor faces trial on race-hate rap

El País Barcelona

PP city chief was joined by Catalonia party leader in handing out flyers attacking Gypsies and Romanians

Political corruption

Ex-PP provincial chief charged in large-scale corrupt hiring scheme

Pablo Taboada Ourense

Judge in Ourense tells prosecutors and Socialists, who filed a people’s complaint against Baltar, to prepare for trial

Ourense PP members hoist José Luis Baltar aloft in 2010. / NACHO GÓMEZ

In the realm of the “Good Cacique”

Cristina Huete

For two decades PP chief ran Ourense’s provincial authority as job factory for supporters

Decree will allow convicted banker Sáenz to remain with Santander

El País Madrid

Government's new rules redefine the concept of “honorability” required of employees

Margaret Thatcher, who died this week, pictured at her home in 2005. / reuters

Madrid street to be named in honor of Margaret Thatcher

Bruno García Gallo Madrid 3

PP-controlled City Hall puts forward Iron Lady along with Sara Montiel and José Luis Sampedro

Deputy PM says Cabinet decree already prevents some evictions

El País Madrid

Sáenz de Santamaría argues that government has gone further than radical Andalusian plan

Andalusia housing chief calls for national evictions summit

EFE Seville

Regional government suggests Spanish administration follows its lead to halt home seizures by banks

Andalusia may embargo some family homes subject to eviction orders

Spanish banks repossessed 30,000 family homes in 2012

Íñigo de Barrón Madrid

Study by College of Registrars shows dation in payment more common practice than believed

Escrache protests »

Madrid doorstep protestors may face fines of up to 6,000 euros

Jesús Duva / Francesco Manetto Madrid

Former Popular Party lawmaker threatens to beat up “hippie” demonstrators

Prosecutors ordered to target doorstep anti-eviction protestors

Fernando Garea Madrid

But ‘escraches’ not illegal, judicial experts argue

Protesting on politicos’ doorsteps

PP´s hidden finances

PP denies illegal financing despite progress in High Court probe

Anabel Díez / Francesco Manetto Madrid

Socialists demand explanation of ruling party’s “lies”

PP’s official accounts point to illegal donations

José A. Hernandez de Toro Madrid 1

Sums in party's books coincide with those in Bárcenas' secret ledgers. Companies gave sums in excess of legal limits

Debris and burned buildings in Bermeo on Thursday. / RAFA RIVAS (AFP)

“Worst fire in 30 years” leaves 70 homeless in Basque town

Eva Larrauri Bermeo

Bermeo loses large chunk of historic center

Notorious bank robber fakes fainting spell in Madrid court

Álvaro de Cózar Madrid

Judge declines to suspend trial of Jaime Giménez Arbe, "El Solitario," after detecting ruse

Galicia premier admits business links with smuggler

Xosé Hermida Santiago

PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo elaborates further on his ties to drug trafficker Marcial Dorado

Galicia chief vacationed in Cascais and Ibiza with drug lord

Xosé Hermida / Elisa Lois Santiago

Premier Alberto Núñez Feijóo made trips in mid-1990s with convicted criminal

Alberto Núñez Feijóo (r) and Marcial Dorado photographed on one of the latter's boats off the Galician coast in 1995.

The golden age of smuggling in Galicia’s waterways

Xosé Hermida / Elisa Lois Santiago de Compostela 2

The Galician criminal at the center of latest Popular Party scandal gained notoriety in the 1980s

Galician PP leader under fire for drug trafficker link

A gold seller on the streets of Madrid. / CRISTÓBAL MANUEL (EL PAÍS)

Scales of injustice: six out of 10 gold traders' balances prove faulty

Vicente G. Olaya Madrid

Some merchants in Madrid are reported to have shown "violent attitude" toward inspectors

Family of immigrant who died with undiagnosed AIDS fights for justice

Manuel Altozano Madrid

Relatives of Congolese woman claim medical negligence at internment center

PENSIONS

Court rules pension system disfavors part-time workers

Manuel V. Gómez Madrid

European Court of Justice reached similar decision last November

CATALAN SOVEREIGNTY

Prime minister challenges CiU to present referendum bill

El País Madrid

"Don't insist that I do it; I am not a member of this Senate," Rajoy tells nationalist parties

The golf course at the Club de Campo Villa in Madrid. / CARLOS ROSILLO

VIP treatment at the taxpayers’ expense

The Club de Campo Villa in Madrid is funded with public money but caters to the political elite

PP government paves way for Coast Law amnesty

Juana Viúdez Madrid

Beachside property owners must show they are hooked up to public services and have access road

Gürtel case

Court upholds former Valencia premier’s not-guilty graft verdict

Mónica Ceberio Belaza Madrid

A jury had absolved Camps and Costa of accepting items of clothing from Gürtel corruption ring in exchange for public contracts

MONARCHY IN CRISIS

Royal Household denies king sought duke’s Qatar handball deal

Natalia Junquera Maputo

Juan Carlos and Sheikh Al Thani conversed solely on defense contract bid, sources say

Urdangarin informs the king of plan to take up new job in Qatar

El País Madrid

Royal son-in-law offered post in emirate by Spanish handball coach. Court will allow former Olympic star to travel abroad

Is the Spanish public suffering from monarchy fatigue?

Subpoena of Princess Cristina on Urdangarin case suspended

Andreu Manresa Madrid 3

Judge accepts prosecutor’s request for king’s daughter not to be named as suspect

Royal expense sheets to be available online for public scrutiny

Natalia Junquera Madrid

Move comes after palace agrees to inclusion in the government’s draft Transparency Law

Más información

Alonso takes commanding win in China

Victory leaves Spaniard third in drivers' championship

Ferrari Formula One driver Fernando Alonso of Spain celebrates his win during the victory ceremony after the Chinese F1 Grand Prix. / ALY SONG (REUTERS)

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LATIN AMERICA

Domestic employees “emancipated”

Juan Arias Río de Janeiro

Brazil sets down standards for workers many families have treated like “slaves”

Uruguay’s love law

Francisco Peregil Buenos Aires

Nation becomes second in Latin America to approve same-sex marriage

“The melodrama is out there on the streets”

Luis Prados Caracas

Life imitates art for screenwriter in Venezuela, as threats pour in

Fraud claims tarnish post-Chávez election

El País / Luis Prados Madrid / Caracas

Global lawmakers ask race officials to ensure a clean ballot count on Sunday

Colombians march en masse to support FARC talks

E. Reyes L. / El País Bogota / Madrid

Hundreds of thousands take to streets

WikiLeaks reveals darker side of Echeverría’s rule in Mexico

Sonia Corona Mexico City

US embassy concerned by cited plot to kill successor

Judicial reform seen as De Kirchner’s weapon

A. REBOSSIO / El País Buenos Aires

Argentinean president's measures include direct election of judges

FEATURES

PORTUGUESE WOES

A mural reading "Medium wage = €475." / REUTERS

April returns to Portugal

Antonio Jiménez Barca

Massive social unrest is leading to protest marches in the country

FEATURES

Is the Spanish public suffering from monarchy fatigue?

Fernando Garea Madrid

Political parties agree that the institution is in desperate need for change, but exactly how should these reforms take shape?

local media

Employees of El Día de Castilla-La Mancha and its CNC television station protest against layoffs in March. / PEPE ZAMORA

Who will tell Cuenca's story now?

Rosario G. Gómez

The disappearance of provincial daily "El Día de Castilla-La Mancha" is a sign of the times as digital platforms replace the traditional paper

energy

Solar eclipse

Alejandro Bolaños 1

Once the bright hope for reducing Spain's energy imports, photovoltaic power has proved a costly experiment in regulating renewables

SPORT PSYCHOLOGY

Maribel Martínez de Murguía during a coaching session at the firm Cafosa, a part of the Mars group. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS)

Spanish businesses discover coaching

Javier Lafuente / Robert Álvarez

Methods used to train Olympic athletes based on teamwork are proving a hit with companies looking to move away from traditional leadership styles

finance

Who's to blame for the credit crunch?

Íñigo de Barrón 2

Banks aren't lending, saying that the recession makes it harder for borrowers to repay, but small businesses are unable to survive without loans. Should Germany take the lead and start lending again?

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE REVIEW