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healthcare

Madrid court orders stay on privatization of regional hospitals

Tribunal to probe last-minute changes made in the conditions of the public tenders

BANK BAILOUT

Brussels warns of risks Spanish banks face from ongoing recession

Claudi Pérez Brussels

Troika report on bailout program also points to impact of new regulations on lenders

THE PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

Opposition demands truth from PM over ex-treasurer’s revelations

“Bárcenas has papers that could topple government,” says lawyer

PP leadership: ex-treasurer cannot back up new corruption “lies”

El País Madrid

Conservative lawmakers divided over potential for Bárcenas’ revelations to sink ruling party

Rajoy talks up economic recovery but ignores corruption revelations

Prime minister blanks threat by former Popular Party treasurer Bárcenas to “topple government”

snowden affair

OAS asks Spain to apologize to Bolivia

Eva Saiz Washington

Spanish representative calls meeting “a show” while Italy warns of "consequences"

Venezuela keeps world guessing about Snowden

El País Madrid

Caracas denies receiving asylum request despite president’s confirmation

The night Spain wanted to search Evo Morales’ plane

Mabel Azcui Cochabamba 1

Bolivian president recalls the 14-hour ordeal, during which Spanish ambassador tried to find out if wanted US whistleblower Snowden was on board

A Gibraltar patrol boat approaches the Divina Providencia. / Andrés Carrasco/archivo/ (EL PAÍS)

Gibraltar police boats harass Spanish fishermen

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras

Algeciras mayor claims Rock is out to create tension ahead of Utrecht anniversary

Spain’s economy will flatline in 2014, says IMF

Sandro Pozzi New York 1

New forecasts are among the most pessimistic from public and private organizations

Mysterious death

Nurse found dead with needle in her arm: suicide or was it her husband?

Man accused of killing wife leaves jail as prosecutors prepare to appeal ruling

DEFENSE

US to pay Spain 200 million to host missile shield

Four destroyers and 1,100 military personnel to be based at Cádiz port for at least four years

The ruins of the Buen Suceso church, discovered in 2008, joined to the recently discovered hospital. / l. sevillano

Apple store unearths hospital ruins

Firm’s Madrid outlet will safeguard 15th-century walls under its floor

Domestic Terrorism

Repentant ETA activist apologizes to officers injured in 1995 attack

"I am sorry for the harm I caused," writes convicted bomber

CATALAN SOVEREIGNTY

Catalan premier backs down over pro-sovereignty register

Miquel Noguer Florianópolis

Mas admits that creation of “list of adherents” could be misinterpreted after accusations of pressure on citizens

Father of missing Córdoba kids maintains innocence as trial closes

Manuel J. Albert Córdoba

José Bretón denies murdering his children in revenge against estranged wife Ruth Ortiz

Financial justice

Lawyer Jaime de Castro and his client, Keith Rule. / Manuel Podio

The British buyers fight back

Foreign property investors are battling to recover money lost in deals gone bad

EURO CRISIS

Brussels gets new credit line ready for Portugal

Claudi Pérez Brussels

“Soft bailout” prepared to cushion country’s landing when troika rescue package expires in 2014

New-look Lisbon government promises stability

After dramatic resignation, conservative leader Portas returns to bigger role in Passos Coelho’s administration

ABUSE SCANDAL

Jesús Carballo and Gloria Viseras during a competition in the late 1970s.

"He wouldn't let us talk to the girls"

Amaya Iríbar Madrid

Witnesses corroborate accusations of sexual abuse against gymnastics coach

ROAD ACCIDENT

Nine passengers killed after bus driver falls asleep at wheel

José Manuel Ibáñez Rico Tornadizos de Ávila

Civil Guard arrest 54-year-old for causing Ávila crash, the worst accident of its kind in Spain for five years

Crime

Police capture British drug dealer at home in Alhaurín de la Torre

Fugitive attempted to elude agents by hiding in secret panic room

POLITICS

Socialists tout new regional policy but debate on sovereignty persists

Vera Gutiérrez Calvo / Pere Ríos / J. B. Granada / Madrid

Catalan Socialist leader calls Granada agreement “historic” while maintaining support for “right to decide”

Landfill work underway on the Gibraltar coast. / Andrés Carrasco

Gibraltar’s landfill policy under fire

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras

Spanish environmental groups oppose development project that threatens local marine ecosystem

Sports

Amateur cycling: the latest victim of doping in sport

Banned former professionals are taking over fun events such as the grueling Quebrantahuesos

Now booking: Leticia, the Popular Party’s children’s entertainer

TV reality show star stresses rightwing convictions to help secure performance deals from governments

National Ecology

A wake-up call from the farmyard

Almost three-quarters of Spain's indigenous animal breeds face extinction

Elena Biurrún in a still from the sports drink TV commercial.

The political dangers of setting an example

The mayor of a Madrid suburb claimed to have given up her official car, but she has had to go on the defensive after photos emerged of her using the vehicle

Financial Education

“Just like drugs and sex, we have to educate children about money”

María Jesús Soto has written a book that aims to give youngsters a solid grounding in finance

TAX LAWS

Nation’s richest man Ortega must pay €33m after losing tax battle

El País Madrid

Court rules against Zara founder but judges there was no attempt at fraud or criminal concealment of corporate income

interview

José Juan Ruiz in Madrid last month. / Efe

“A crisis with $30,000 per capita income is not like one with $5,000”

Chief economist of the Inter-American Development Bank discusses the effects of the global slowdown on Latin America

Más información

Plácido Domingo suspends performance after suffering pulmonary embolism

The tenor is not in danger but will have to rest for about a month

A file photo of tenor Plácido Domingo. / ARMANDO ARORIZO (EFE)

TRANS-IBERIAN BLOG

More than bear bones: Awesome Atapuerca

If it had not been for an English mining company, Europe's oldest human species would still be undiscovered

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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FEATURES

Working vacation: A young lifeguard assists a beachgoer in Elche, Alicante. / JOAQUÍN DE HARO

Studying and working at the same time a tricky balancing act in Spain

J. A. Aunión Madrid 1

Spanish students are some of the least likely to hold down jobs, says the OECD

Economy

Spain's reliable tourism miracle

Industry voices talk of a record year in 2013, although accumulated debts and the need to change model provide a cautionary note

Energy

Finance Minister Montoro is grasped by Industry and Energy's Soria. / Gorka Lejarcegi

Electricity sector on standby as ministry grapples with funding gap

Finance's refusal to cut budget slack to plug tariff deficit delays plans for industry overhaul, which means that consumers can expect higher bills

cutbacks

Government resorts to real estate portfolio in bid to raise cash

The Spanish state is aiming to offload 27 percent of its current assets

a new business model

Dcollab is one of a number of coworking spaces in the Malasaña area. / Luis Sevillano

Whatever coworks

Madrid plays host to a range of low-rent shared venues in which freelancers and creatives can flourish

LATIN AMERICA

Cuba announces a new period of economic reforms

Maye Primera Miami

Opposition and analysts describe vice-president's measures as "cosmetic"

US insists that spying allegations won’t affect Brazil relations

Brasilia opens inquiry to see if telecoms cooperated with Washington

Brazilian politicians anger citizens by using planes for personal trips

Juan Arias Río de Janeiro

Speaker used plane to watch soccer

PRI stands to lose race in Baja California

Salvador Camarena Mexico City

Peña Nieto’s hope of reconquering state lost in 1989 dashed

Atlético seals deal for David Villa

El País Madrid

Real Madrid eyes Sociedad star midfielder Asier Illarramendi

EDITOR'S PICK

Culture

New Ribera offers clues to his youth

The Prado Museum's 'Saint Jerome Writing' helps clear up doubts about the Spanish 17th-century painter's mysterious early years

Local visionaries

"We can learn from how Indians use public space"

Architect infuses Spanish capital with Asian influences

PHOTOGRAPHY

Sunshine in a can

The art of ‘solargraphy’ beams into a brand-new Madrid exhibition

Technology

One click opens window to world

Topnuz compiles most popular news stories from 5,000 media outlets

CINEMA

Nine acts of religious faith

Sonia Corona México

Peter Gabriel, Vargas Llosa and leading filmmakers unite for ‘Words with Gods’

Paulo Coelho biopic wraps in Santiago de Compostela

EP Santiago

Paz Vega stars in film of bestselling Brazilian author’s life

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Kirk and Spock boldly go into darkness, while Despicable Me returns for a second installment

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Blackmailing the government

Cornered by a foot-dragging legal system, Bárcenas is threatening the Popular Party with more damage

opinion

Parallel lives

Dionisio Ridruejo and Ferran Planes narrate two distinct, complementary tales

EDITORIAL

A distorted image

El País Madrid

It is risky to face elections with major corruption cases left unresolved

OPINION

Be my character

Is the book you are holding art, or just merchandise? Why is J. M. Coetzee's work literature while Dan Brown's isn't?

The latest in European science

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

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