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EMPLOYMENT

Jobless claims fall in August for first time in 13 years but by only 31

El País Madrid

Registered unemployment declines for sixth month in a row based on temporary summer hiring

REFORMS

Minister opts to soften blows for pensioners, guaranteeing annual hike

El País Madrid

Changes involving life expectancy will not come into play until 2019, according to government's latest proposal

NÓOS SCANDAL

King lent Princess Cristina €1.2m
to renovate mansion

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca 1

Transfer shows up in analysis of accounts ordered by judge investigating Urdangarin scandal

Summer road deaths down 10 percent on last year

Agencies Madrid

Total of 235 people lost their lives in accidents during July and August. Interior Minister Jorge Fernández Díaz calls latest statistics “encouraging”

IMMIGRANTS' HEALTHCARE

“The government paid for my transplant and then turned its back”

María R. Sahuquillo / Emilio de Benito

One year on, exclusion law for immigrant treatment has left 150,000 people without access to the public healthcare system

Editorial: Left to their fate

CORPORATE FRAUD

Pescanova directors face massive bonds in corporate fraud case

El País Santiago de Compostela

Former chairman ordered to deposit 178.9 million euros and must face examining judge next month

PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

PP on Bárcenas case: “There is interest in destabilizing party”

Fernando J. Pérez / Carlos E. Cué Madrid

Ex-treasurer's wife has assets embargoed after she fails to meet six-million-euro civil liability bond as part of Gürtel inquiry

Socialists want judge to probe data wipe from Bárcenas’ computers

El País Madrid 1

Popular Party may have broken law in deleting hard drives, opposition claims after evidence blank drawn in court

PP admits to wiping data from computer used by ex-treasurer

POLITICS

PP would lose two-thirds of voter base in elections today

Fernando Garea Madrid

Only one in three of 2011 supporters backs government as poll share plummets to 23 percent

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

Gender violence: feminists say Spain’s legal system betrays women

Victoria Knill Madrid

Las Tejedoras group argues that female victims still suffer from a lack of support from the state

POLITICAL ESPIONAGE

Police: PSC paid to have Catalan conservative chief spied upon

Àngels Piñol / Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Restaurant bugging of Popular Party’s Sánchez-Camacho was billed to Socialist Party, investigation concludes

ECONOMY

Spain’s manufacturing output rises for first time in 28 months

Andrew Sim Madrid

Recovery attributed to stronger overseas orders

Bank lending to companies
falls to lowest levels since 2006

Álvaro Romero Madrid

Decline is largest since central bank began current historical series in 1995

Current account back in black in first half of year

Agencies Madrid

Tourism and exports behind first such surplus since 1997

MEDICAL THEFTS

“Endoscopy thieves” target kit from hospitals feeling the pinch

Antía Castedo Barcelona

Police suspect highly organized gang of stealing equipment worth hundreds of thousands

ENVIRONMENT

Cabinet approves reform bill targeting at-sea ship refueling

El País Madrid

Government also puts in place environmental impact paperwork for future fracking projects in Spain

BUSINESS

Patricia Abril, president of McDonald's España, listens to a customer in a Madrid franchise. / Carlos Rosillo

Shop-floor bosses: what's the point?

Cristina Delgado Madrid

McDonald's, Ikea and others like to confront their executives with reality. The experience can be useful, experts say, but it depends on how it is done

ERE CASE

Díaz promises zero tolerance on corruption as Andalusia premier

Lourdes Lucio Seville

But PP plans to link Socialist to investigation into the wrongful use of subsidies for struggling companies

"ROBIN HOOD" GROUP STRIKES AGAIN

ATLAS

Union in new supermarket raid

El País Seville

Activists do back-to-school 'shopping' for impoverished families

SOCIALIST PARTY

Chacón’s Miami move disparaged by fellow Socialists

Vera Gutiérrez Calvo Madrid

Sources in opposition skeptical about leadership aspirant’s commitment to contribute to party renewal

Socialist candidate Chacón to take sabbatical from politics

Fernando Garea Madrid

Former defense minister to give up congressional seat to teach in US in what observers describe as a “tactical move”

A view of Aquópolis, outside Madrid. / CARLOS ROSILLO

Director of Aquópolis held for allegedly stealing water supply

Esther Sánchez / Agencies Madrid

Site not paying bills despite massive consumption of resources by 14 separate attractions

GALICIAN TRAIN DISASTER

Railways to get safety boost

David Reinero Santiago

Following derailment, all tracks to be fitted with signalling and braking systems

SNOOPING ACCUSATION

Data Protection Agency probes Civil Guard after GPS tracking complaint

Luis Gómez Madrid

Union claims that system was used to track employees without their knowledge.

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

The tram system in Parla, located in the south of the Madrid region. / Paula Villar

Popular Party sues Socialists over tram project in Madrid suburb

Pilar Álvarez Madrid

Total costs of Parla transport system double to 255.9m euros thanks to interest

PP EXTREMISTS

Popular Party promises to kick out members using fascist symbols

Fernando Garea Madrid 1

Affiliates of group’s youth wing displayed Franco-era flags and gave Nazi salutes on social networks. PP number two in Congress argues that a million people died as a result of the Republic

conflict of interest

Constitutional Court chief justice resigns from ILO panel

María Fabra Madrid

De los Cobos leaves paid consultative post with international organization after Popular Party membership row

HEALTHCARE BACKLOG

Antonia Arajol, who has been waiting for seven months to undergo cornea-transplant surgery. / Massimiliano Minocri (EL PAÍS)

“If my back gets any worse, I could end up in a wheelchair”

Antía Castedo / Emilio de Benito Barcelona / Madrid

Concerns rise among patients as waiting lists for important surgeries get longer

Spain’s hospital waiting lists hit historical highs on austerity

María R. Sahuquillo Madrid

Average time of wait leaps to 100 days from 76 with a total of 571,395 people currently in need of surgery

INTERVIEW

Fabian Picardo, pictured last Friday in front of an aerial photograph of Gibraltar in his office building. / MARCOS MORENO (EL PAÍS)

"If Spain wants to take the dispute to court, that's music to our ears"

Luis Gómez Gibraltar

EL PAÍS asks the chief minister of Gibraltar, Fabian Picardo, about artificial reefs, tax evasion, sovereignty and smoking

What does Gibraltar live on?

Miguel Ángel García Vega 1

The Rock's economic success is based on a combination of low taxation, online gaming, finance and the controversial practice of refueling ships at sea

“We are 100-percent kosher” — Gibraltarians have their say

Victoria Knill Gibraltar 1

Rock residents say Spanish media painting them in a bad light

Más información

Madrid 2020: Be careful what you wish for

The Spanish capital is desperate to host the Olympics, but would it benefit the city?

Work on the Peineta Stadium, which forms part of Madrid's bid, has stalled. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ (EL PAÍS)

REAL MADRID

Bale delights Bernabéu

El País / Diego Torres / Rob Train Madrid

Former Tottenham man finally walks on the Bernabéu turf, but how much did he cost?

SOCCER TRANSFER WINDOW

Who were the men trying to sign Athletic star?

Manchester United disowns individuals negotiating Bilbao player’s release clause at Liga headquarters

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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FEATURES

HISTORY

The ruins of the interior of the theater. / Carlos Rosillo

The Cervantes rots in Tangier

Ignacio Cembrero

Spain and Morocco cannot reach an agreement on the restoration of what was once the biggest theater in Africa

LOW-WAGE ECONOMY

From the jobless line to virtual slavery

Joaquín Gil Valencia

Spain's tourism sector is having a good year, providing a boost to employment. The bad news is that many of these posts are simply a pretext for exploitation

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. / ULY MARTÍN

Rajoy’s new risk premium

Fernando Garea Madrid

As the prime minister embarks on the second half of his mandate, the Bárcenas scandal looks unlikely to go away, while the economy is yet to show signs of recovery

PROTESTS

Streams of social justice

Juan Carlos Bow Madrid

Protesters are making the most of new technologies, such as live video feeds of demonstrations, to help get their message across and gain support

AIRLINE INDUSTRY

Passengers making their way through El Prat's Terminal 1 last week. / gianluca battista

Terminal wars: a case of high cost versus low cost?

Jerónimo Andreu / Cristina Delgado

After years in the shade Barcelona's El Prat is catching up with Madrid Barajas. New rivalry reflects a change in the airline industry as Vueling threatens Iberia

ART HISTORY