In return, European Commission demands timely implementation of structural reforms. Portugal given until 2015 to meet the EU's 3-percent ceiling
Agency forecasts only a slight drop in public deficit in 2013
Austerity fails to rein in shortfall as recession depresses tax receipts
PP says regions have made “firm commitment” to reducing shortfall
Move follows testimony by duke that officials awarded millions in contracts
Nóos case Judge Castro now set to target mayor of Valencia and the former regional premier
Madrid regional health chief backs decision to allow tobacco in casino complex
No action was taken on 2009 motion despite unanimous parliamentary agreement
Founders of global-scale money-laundering operation arrested in Madrid
Second San Sebastián conference proposes concessions for terrorist inmates
Maixabel Lasa decided to meet one of the ETA assassins who made her a widow
"The mothers were anesthetized so they wouldn't hear their babies cry," witness tells court
Brother of former PP Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja claims payments were made by affiliates
Construction businessmen called before judge to explain gifts to conservative grouping while receiving government contracts
There is no need for former PP premier to “save the country,” says ex-Socialist leader
Socialist leader says he will never criticize his successor as former PP chief Aznar has done
Police believe the killing of her and her husband were in retaliation for a business deal gone bad
Video (with Spanish commentary) showing the locations where the pair were located. / ATLAS
Ingrid Visser and her boyfriend went missing in Murcia on May 13
Nation 20th out of 36 countries examined
Banks should try to avoid foreclosure proceedings at all costs, says Draghi, by providing more protection for homeowners
Italian track & field coach Sandro Donati’s integrity led to the first case of an athlete losing a medal
Rubén Castro detained after Tuesday training session
Government-appointed committee’s plan would end consumer price index-linked rises
Bailed-out bank’s preferred shareholders have lost up to 78 percent of their initial investment
Preferred shareholders already suffered a discount as a result of the European bailout
Goirigolzarri confident nationalized lender can return taxpayers' money
Group of wealthy businessmen disagrees with decision to pass on vessel to the Spanish government
Relatives of the 62 servicemen who died pay emotional tribute to their loved ones
Failed by Spanish justice, families of the 62 victims plan to take case to Strasbourg
Relatives of the Yak-42 victims have found little closure in the last decade
Spaniard spent three days and nights at over 8,000m with a broken ankle
Critics see PP’s reforms as serving the Church’s interests, not society’s
The increase in exports has generated guarded optimism in the industry
Entrepreneurial Law includes clause for foreigners who buy more than €2m of public debt
Former High Court judge vows return to the magistrates’ bench when his suspension ends in 2021
Eduardo Vela implicated in 1969 illegal adoption of child at San Ramón hospital
Spain’s National Library brings together the work of the often prophetic cartoonists who chronicled the country’s move to democracy
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Portillo’s lawyers claim Washington is “over-reaching” its jurisdiction
Vice President Biden pledges investments in renewable energies for Caricom nations
Salvatrucha and Barrio 18 members are "tired of violence"
Globovisión falls into hands of pro-Maduro government businessmen
New investigative unit is still lacking a budget and director
Party has not backed a candidate since Allende in the 1970s
Sareb was set up to dispose of more than 70,000 new and unfinished properties owned by the failed savings banks. The lender is facing an uphill task
With the current situation in Spain, it has never been more necessary to save money. Many have sought new ways to earn a little extra cash to keep the wolf from the door
Opinion polls suggest that the public has had enough of the Popular Party and the Socialist Party
Most of the 11 percent of the Spanish population who are immigrants have integrated well, but education cuts are starting to slow the process
On March 17 EL PAÍS released a video in which Spanish soldiers were seen kicking two detainees at the Diwaniya base. The images made a strong impression, and for the first time in Spain, a military court opened an investigation into prisoner abuse
Research into melanomas at the National Oncology Center. / ÁLVARO GARCÍA
Spending cuts are driving researchers and scientists to look for a future abroad
After being fired from a Valencia research center, Nuria Martí is now part of the Oregon team behind this month’s embryonic stem-cell breakthrough
Alonso manages seventh in race that saw safety cars and red flags
Spain's youngsters prefer to spend their time on sites such as Twitter and Tuenti
A collector from Málaga fears his large archive of early photography will not end up going on public display
Now back in one piece, 'Young St John' is headed to Úbeda
The Ortega y Gasset Awards recognize work focusing on the ordinary citizen, with images of social protests to the fore
Spanish buyers, sellers, producers and journalists are all suffering at this year's festival
Film composer Lucas Vidal’s latest score is for ‘Fast & Furious 6’
Robot & Frank stars Frank Langella as a retired cat burglar given a cyborg companion
Division within the EU devaluates ending of the embargo on arming Syrian moderates
The European Commission is bent on imposing one strict priority on the member states: that of controlling the public deficit
Proposed reforms aimed at rendering the system sustainable call for negotiation and consensus
Prime Minister Cameron welcomes the pretext offered by the rise of an anti-EU party to talk tough to Brussels
Atomium brings together universities, newspapers and businesses to boost the movement of knowledge
