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CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ROW

Government defends top court judge over PP membership

El País Madrid 2

Deputy head of body overseeing judiciary says political beliefs are a “private” matter

Top judge admits carrying Popular Party card while magistrate

De los Cobos backed by court on basis of interpretation of incompatibility law

Top constitutional judge paid PP membership fee while in post

María Fabra Madrid

Francisco Pérez de los Cobos revealed to have been registered affiliate up to 2011, despite Spanish law prohibiting judges from belonging to parties

JUDICIARY

Judge Elpidio José Silva. / EFE

Public prosecutor pursues judge for sending former banker to jail

Elpidio José Silva Pacheco is accused of illegal detention and malpractice

LA LIGA

FC Barcelona president Sandro Rosell during Friday's press conference. / ALEJANDRO GARCÍA (EFE)

FC Barcelona announces Tito Vilanova will step down

Rob Train Madrid

"It's a cruel blow" says club president as coach suffers cancer relapse

SOCIETY

Cabinet moves to allow more joint custody of children in divorce cases

Interests of the progeny to take priority over wishes of parents

HEALTHCARE

Lesbians, single women refused public-funded assisted reproduction

Proposals sent to regions are "discriminatory" and "monolithic," says rights activists

Supreme Court dismisses case against former Cabinet minister

Sonia Vizoso Santiago

Ex-Public Works chief José Blanco was alleged to have helped friend secure building licenses for warehouse

INDUSTRY

Spain may take EC ruling on shipyards aid to court

Pilar Bonet Moscow

Minister says government to fight to “the end” to save jobs

Brussels orders Spain to recover tax breaks granted to shipbuilders

Claudi Pérez / A. S. Brussels / Madrid

Ruling applies to financial intermediaries for the period 2007-2011

PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

Rubalcaba seeks united opposition front in Rajoy censure motion

PP expected to limit extent of Rajoy’s appearance

Magistrate orders tax probe into alleged PP payments to officials

Possible links between donations and award of public contracts also to be investigated

Reconstructing PP ex-treasurer’s
five hours of revelations to judge

Bárcenas provides names, dates and figures relating to alleged illegal party financing

Blanca Thiebaut (r), and Montserrat Serra were kidnapped on October 3, 2011. / EFE

Spanish hostages freed in Somalia after a year and nine months

Doctors Without Borders workers said to be in good health

education

University fees in Madrid to rise by a further 20 percent next year

Regional government blames austerity and Socialists as cost of learning spikes

PP deputy stages own sacking to collect month's unemployment

Cristina Huete Ourense

Former mayor of Celanova Antonio Mouriño tried to sue to get the money paid

Woman burns Picasso painting stolen by her son

Isabel Ferrer The Hague

Romanian also suspected of torching paintings by Monet, Matisse and Gauguin

SOCCER

Court ruling orders La Roja to hand over Las Rozas base

Local authority has 60 days to evict national soccer team

Pescanova chairman tenders resignation

Fernández de Sousa faces charges of falsifying failed seafood processor’s accounts

GASTRONOMY

The unveiling of the revamped Can Fabes in Sant Celoni last year.

Can Fabes: the latest culinary casualty

Agencies Barcelona

Late chef Santi Santamaría’s restaurant had three Michelin stars

The offending artwork of former dictator Francisco Franco, which landed artist Eugenio Merino in court.

Artist cleared over damages claim filed by Franco foundation

Judge throws out suit against artist Eugenio Merino, who placed replica of dictator in a fridge

PUBLIC FINANCES

Public debt passes 20,000 euros per capita for first time

State indebtedness reaches almost 90 percent of GDP

Catalan police admit firing shots on night woman lost eye

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Seven Mossos removed from riot squad for witholding information

Woman who lost eye to police rubber bullet urges ban on their use

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Ester Quintana has been on medical leave for eight months, living off her father's pension

EMPLOYMENT

OECD wants safety nets for long-term unemployed beefed up

Agency expects jobless rate in Spain to climb to close to 28 percent in 2014

FINANCE

IMF sees weaknesses in Spanish banking system

Amanda Mars Madrid 1

Fund calls on banks to both boost capital and increase lending

GOLDFINGER CASE

Sean Connery as James Bond in Goldfinger, with Shirley Eaton.

007 - A license to evade justice?

Sean Connery is refusing to answer calls to testify in Marbella's Goldfinger case

SGAE copyright agency votes to remove director

Daniel Verdú Madrid

Antón Reixa had been in job for a a year and was facing third confidence vote

NÓOS SCANDAL

Urdangarin runs gauntlet of jeering protesters as he returns to court

Jesús García Barcelona

Princess Cristina’s husband seeks to have gag on private emails remain in place

FINANCE

More than 100 Spanish bankers earn over €1 million a year

125 officials in the sector received an average remuneration of 2.4 million euros in 2011

Last post for military tattoos?

1

Aspiring soldier turned down for having four-centimeter marking on wrist

Gibraltar marks the 300-year anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Utrecht with a gun salute in John Mackintosh Square. / MARCOS MORENO

Gibraltar: a 300-year-old debate

As the Rock marks its tercentenary, the discussion over its status continues to burn with fishing altercations, tax spats and the UK’s EU membership all in the mix

Más información

Spain aims to match Rome 2009

Host nation seeking 11 medals at 2013 Fina World Aquatics Championships

An athlete trains ahead of the 15th FINA World Championships at Piscina Municipal de Montjuic on July 19 2013 in Barcelona Spain. / Al Bello (Getty Images )

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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LATIN AMERICA

North Korean ship searched in Panama found to be carrying arms

Cuba claims the material is “obsolete”

End of conflict is near, says chief FARC negotiator

Havana peace talks have been underway for 11 days

Spain issues apology to Bolivia over Snowden spat

Mabel Azcui Cochabamba

“We sincerely regret the incidents the president went through," says ambassador

Brutal leader of Zetas cartel is captured

Luis Prados Mexico

Arrest marks first major success against drug gangs for Peña Nieto

Violence breaks out in favelas ahead of pope visit

Juan Arias Río de Janeiro

Rocinha was thought to have been "pacified" by police

Argentina cuts wheat exports to stop bread price rises

Government of Fernández de Kirchner has decided to dust off a special Supply Law

FEATURES

SOCIAL NETWORKS

An internet user browses the Couchsurfing website. / TANIA CASTRO

Meeting the perfect stranger in Madrid

Julia Davis Madrid

Couchsurfing.org is gaining a foothold in Spain's “closed” social sphere

EMPLOYMENT

Mourners attend a cemetery on All Saint's day to pay their respects. / © Tejederas (EL PAÍS)

Seeking a work-death balance

The right of workers to time off to attend funerals is under the spotlight

LEGAL SYSTEM

All equal before the law?

Lawmakers, judges and policeman have the right to have their cases heard in a wider range of courts than the average citizen

catalan sovereignty

Around 90,000 people attended a concert organized by pro-sovereignty groups at Camp Nou stadium last month. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS)

The referendum juggernaut

Politicians and legal experts are calling for talks with Catalonia to find a way to channel the region's desire for a vote on independence

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

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

J. A. Aunión Madrid 2

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

"I don't know about tax; we have people for that"

Luis Martín Barcelona

Messi answers questions on fraud case in first press conference of season

“After so many years, your knees can only take so much”

Timberwolves star Ricky Rubio on coming back from injury

EDITOR'S PICK

Sour notes over public music school

Madrid withdraws funding from institute as war of words over director's role grows

“Dear Father: I want you to come soon. I’m in the USSR”

Ezequiel Moltó Alicante

Children's drawings from the Civil War are currently on display in Alicante

Culture

New Ribera offers clues to his youth

'Saint Jerome Writing' helps clear up doubts about the painter's early years

Local visionaries

"We can learn from how Indians use public space"

Architect infuses Spanish capital with Asian influences

CINEMA

“Robots have always turned me on”

After five years without directing, Mexico's Guillermo del Toro is back with Pacific Rim

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Jesse Eisenberg heads a group of Robin Hood-style magicians in Now You See Me

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Invalidated

Spaniards must be able to depend on the impartiality of the Constitutional Court

opinion

Resigned to resignation?

Lie-mongering is the common factor that led to the Popular Party's defeat in the 2004 elections, and will soon lead to the replacement of Rajoy as prime minister

EDITORIAL

Shipwreck in Brussels

The EC’s order to recover tax breaks obliges Spain’s shipyards to review their market strategies

opinion

Cards of privilege

The Gürtel case is the archetype of a process conditioned by parliamentary privilege

The latest in European science

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

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