Catalan premier responds from Brussels mission: “The magnanimous thing would be to let Catalans choose”
Premier seeks to assure supporters there would be no negative effects should region split. “Don’t pay attention to rhetoric because Europe knows that borders are thing of the past"
Pensioners to receive minimum hike of 0.25 percent set in Popular Party reform. Public investment cut once more. Royal Household gets less money as government salaries stay frozen
Spanish prime minister voices concerns about the risk of sovereign debt contagion
Regional party leaders receive orders to re-establish trust after succession of corruption revelations
Championship leader describes cable-cutting contact with teammate’s bike as “bad luck”
A view of the march against the Balearic government's education reform in Palma de Mallorca on Sunday. / EFE
Unions in island region threaten to stay on strike indefinitely over the promotion of English in teaching model
The Spanish delegation of lawmakers, pictured with activist Aminatú Haidar. / Twitter de Nuet
Four Spanish members of parliament fly to disputed territory with Sahrawi activist Aminatú Haidar
Police prevent around 1,500 protestors from setting up camp at Oriente Palace
"My son was in love with her and I suspect he would cover for her," Ramón Basterra tells Telecinco channel
Under questioning, mother maintains that she did not kill daughter, who had been drugged with diazepam
Margallo refutes accord has been reached over Gibraltar and Falklands
Spanish prime minister describes situation of British colony as an “anachronism” within Europe
The Panrico factory in Santa Perpetua de Mogoda, Barcelona province. / TEJEDERAS
Bread and cake-maker Panrico's cash is still flowing to its suppliers while its employees are doing without
New giant supervisor gets off to a rocky start owing to accusations of nepotism in major appointments
Ex-Caixa Catalunya chairman and onetime Socialist minister officially targeted by judge along with rest of board
James Costos is still settling down in Spain but EL PAÍS encounters signs of a switch in style
Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi leaves the courhouse in the coastal town of Gavà near Barcelona. / JOSEP LAGO (AFP)
Player’s father takes responsibility for the situation and attempts to clear his son of any wrongdoing
“He’s a lucky guy,” says maintenance chief of mystery Californian
Administrations will be allowed to replace one in 10 state workers who retire in education and health. Labor unions say that workers have lost 20 percent of purchasing power
Regulator sees no indication that new rules have led to increase in long-term contracts
Magistrates argue new rules on dismissal are “too vague”
Rampant unemployment and tougher conditions from banks see home loans slow to a trickle
Prime Minister Rajoy guarantees that civil servants will receive Christmas bonus next year
Parliamentary groups commit to backing platform's four-point scheme to boost funding
A baby in an incubator in the Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid. / SAMUEL SÁNCHEZ
The government wants to give mothers more time to confirm any decision to put a child up for adoption
Judge Ruz informs Interpol that two of the four men Buenos Aires wanted to have extradited are now dead
Filing argues that statute of limitations has run out on alleged crimes. Extradition requests have been handed over to court, minister confirms
Monarch will have to go under the knife again within two months to fit a permanent replacement joint
Evidence concerning Urdangarin’s private communications found in office of hacker used by Spanish spy service
Former PP baron negotiates sale of a course his father built for golfer Sergio García, while clubhouse has been mortgaged to Sareb bad bank
Carlos Fabra during a game on the Castellón golf course his father founded in 1978. / ÁNGEL SÁNCHEZ
Málaga golfer has now won three professional titles
Madrid derby underlines change in dynamic between Real and rival
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Only in Mijas, Málaga province, there are 8,000 illegally constructed homes. / Julián Rojas
During Spain's decade-long property boom, thousands of buildings were illegally constructed in protected areas. But getting them demolished is proving a challenge
Congress is mulling whether to turn the country's clocks back to GMT after a commission recommended it among changes to bring Spanish working hours more in line with the rest of Europe
Some electricty users are to hold an auction with power companies to try and bring down their bills. Will the big players respond?
EL PAÍS reconstructs the bill for opting for the Games
The Public University of Navarre is bidding to promote a more ethical approach by introducing an obligatory pledge not to cheat as experts point to a rise in dishonest practices
Arantxa Cayón, above, moved to Washington DC in 2011.
Crisis-hit Spaniards are increasingly finding that America is still the land of opportunity, but only the well prepared will find all that they desire
Thousands of Spaniards are making the move to Germany in search of work, attracted by reports of huge labor shortages in the country
Caribbean leaders may debate proposals next year
Government officials claim they alerted six state governors about dangers
Maduro wants to send in troops to combat food shortages and long lines
French authorities seize 1.3 tons of cocaine that came from Caracas
Guerrilla leader wants to release details of secret peace talks in Havana
Real Madrid to fund stadium refit by putting sponsor’s name on wall
Fortunato Depero revival is a taste of things to come
After doing time, ex-bank robber Jason Coghlan has become a legal advisor to British convicts
Museum sparks row by denying crew of ‘Isabel’ access to film on historic site
Films about foosball, cannibals and John Lennon are lighting up San Sebastián
From Spanish ‘Witching and Bitching’ to a frothy return to France for Michel Gondry
Italy, lurching from crisis to crisis, cannot afford to keep Berlusconi within its political workings
High school girls like myself who were crazy about literature would have gladly given themselves up to any real, live author who happened to walk by
Reducing Spain’s parliament to a spectacle of vetoes and shouting undermines political stability
The same people who are helping to destroy the welfare state are those who benefited from it
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