martes, 7 enero 2014
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NÓOS CASE

Judge targets king’s daughter in money laundering probe

  • Princess Cristina has been called to court for March 8 in connection with her husband's businesses
  • Magistrate Castro is arguing that there is sufficient evidence to contradict her version of events

A file photo of Princess Cristina in Barcelona last year. / Andreu Dalmau (EFE)

Andreu Manresa / El País Palma de Mallorca / Madrid 2

Move by José Castro marks the second time the investigating magistrate has sought to summon Princess Cristina after first attempt last year was shot down on appeal by court panel

Princess Cristina’s lawyer to lodge appeal against court summons

Andreu Manresa Palma de Mallorca 1

Anticorruption prosecutor claims there is “no evidence” to warrant naming king’s youngest daughter in case

Nóos ex-partner tried to show preferential treatment for infanta

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Torres sent investigating judge hundreds of emails in bid to prove royal involvement in Urdangarin’s business affairs

Última hora

ABORTION DEBATE

Cracks in PP show as third baron comes out against abortion reform

Regional premier in Castilla y León says government should have awaited Constitutional Court ruling

PM faces heated debate on abortion at upcoming PP meeting

Some party officials demand softening of bill to appease mainstream electorate

Extremadura chief joins PP voices speaking out against abortion law

Fernando Garea Madrid 1

"No one can deny anyone the right to be a mother, nor can anyone force someone to become one," says Monago

THE CATALAN QUESTION

Mas lays out 2014 goals for region

Maoil Roger Barcelona

CiU leader says administration has “strength” to push through economic recovery and independence referendum

Mas writes to EU leaders calling for support on independence

Pere Ríos Barcelona

Merkel, Cameron and Hollande among recipients of letter aimed at pushing for 2014 referendum

Mas offers “alliance” if Rajoy approves referendum

Miquel Noguer Barcelona 1

"We are asking you to allow us to vote," regional leader says in his year-end address

King struggles to deliver speech at first ceremony since operation

Juan Carlos made a number of errors during military address

Spain’s armed forces down to “bare bones” officials say

Budget cuts will mean resources are destined for a small force. The number of international missions in the most dangerous regions has been reduced

DEBT MARKET

Foreign investors pile into Spanish sovereign debt

Amanda Mars Madrid

Overseas investors increased their holdings by a record 21 billion euros in November, according to latest treasury figures

JUSTICE

Loreto Dolz, a sister to the fatal victim of the "kamikaze" incident in 2003, outside a Valencia court with lawyer Agustín Ferrer and their written request for Ríos Salgado to return to prison. / MANUEL BRUQUE (EFE)

Pardoned “kamikaze” ordered to report to jail

Decision to exempt Opel executive from serving full sentence for killing other motorist sparked a wave of controversy

ECONOMY

Spain’s total foreign debt declines to its lowest level since the crisis broke

Drastic deleveraging by banks pushes the figure down to 1.66 trillion euros

CANAL CRISIS

Sacyr to hold talks with
Panama on canal cost impasse

José Meléndez Panama City

Spanish builder will not freeze project to widen waterway

ECONOMY

Services sector grows at fastest pace since start of economic crisis

Andrew Sim Madrid

Survey also indicates labor market is showing signs of stabilizing

SEVERE WEATHER

A wave crashes into a lighthouse on the Galician coast this week. / Eliseo Trigo (EFE)

Body of man swept out to sea in Galicia washes up on beach

Two further members of the same family still missing as storms rage along Spain’s northern coast

Out-of-work couple become bakers thanks to stranger’s donation

Ivanna Vallespín Barcelona

Businessman in Barcelona hands over property to struggling parents

Labor market showing signs of strength, government says

El País Madrid 1

Social Security affiliation jumps in December

Economy minister forecasts “significant” job creation for 2014

El País Madrid

De Guindos says government labor reforms will help drive recovery

Yafar shields his face on a Madrid street. / CARLOS ROSILLO

“The police have arrested me 160 times because of my appearance”

Cameroonian resident of Spain is a victim of a regulation that allows police to stop any citizen on the street

BUSINESS

Telefónica not in on deal to buy TIM Brasil and divide company up

El País Madrid

Brazilian anti-trust agency has told Spanish firm to either sell its stake or reduce its holdings in Vivo

Lorena Siraudiera and Loli Láinez, the administrators of the two lottery outlets in Monforte de Lemos that sold the winning tickets for the first prize in El Niño draw. / Nacho Gómez

Galicia town scoops 120 million euros in El Niño lottery jackpot

El País Madrid

First prize won in its entirety by tickets sold on Monforte de Lemos

toward the end of terrorism

Basque abertzale left accuses Rajoy of trying to block peace talks

Pedro Gorospe Durango

Former ETA inmates accept responsibility for violence, say they will join the political process. Terrorist organization expected to issue a statement over ex-prisoners’ announcement

Meeting of freed ETA prisoners is “witches’ sabbath,” minister says

Fernández Díaz scathing about terrorists’ mea culpa

ETA prisoner collective recognizes damage caused

Luis R. Aizpeolea San Sebastián

Group releases statement accepting legitimacy of jails, and giving 527 inmates go-ahead to begin negotiating early release

TERRORISM

Police detain suspected jihadist terrorist on arrival at Málaga airport

EFE Madrid

Authorities believe he took part in "holy war" in Syria

RELIGION

Pope Francis stuns nuns with message left on answerphone

El País Madrid

Pontiff calls Carmelites to wish them well for the New Year

intERVIEW

“It is still a global crisis; it is not over and the epicenter is still in Europe”

Former ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet discusses Spain's close brush with a bailout

GENDER VIOLENCE

Barcelona man arrested for allegedly setting wife on fire

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Suspect called her parents to tell them she had suffered an accident

construction

An artist's impression of the tower Sierra Blanca Properties plans to build in Marbella.

Castles in the air?

Rafael Méndez Marbella

Plans to build a series of skyscrapers in Marbella have angered local residents

ECONOMY

Watchdog sees no signs of collusion in electricity tender

Antitrust agency CNMC to take no further action

ESPIONAGE

Said Sahnoune in Madrid last week, close to the Red Cross refugee shelter where he is now living. / Luis Sevillano

The spy who came in from the heat

Algerian former journalist Said Sahnoune spied for the Mossad and the Civil Guard. After five years in jail, he has sought asylum in Spain

business

Subsidy scheme sees car sales climb for first time since 2010

El País Madrid

Purchases last year rose 3.3 percent to 722,703 units

Number of deaths on Spanish roads set to fall for 10th year running

El País Madrid

Final victim count for 2013 could come in at under 1,150, a figure last seen in the 1960s

PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

PP and architect’s books to be cross-checked for illegal payments

Judge suspects ruling party paid firm under the table for refurbishment work

Más información

“This year is going to be hardcore. The distances and rest time don’t add up”

Dakar Rally competitors Laia Sanz and Joan Barreda weigh up their chances ahead of the event

Laia Sanz and Joan Barreda. / TEAM HRC

PUBLISHING

The other Spanish Civil War

New book charts the propaganda battlefront between Republicans and Nationalists

MUSIC

“It’s been months since I played a record”

Celebrated singer-songwriter Joaquín Sabina shows signs of winding down

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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FEATURES

DRUGS POLICY

Uruguay is the only country to have fully legalized marijuana. / Matilde Campodonico (AP)

Spain takes prohibition view on substance use

While the UN and a growing number of countries recognize that the war on drugs is lost, the government in Madrid is set to introduce tougher sanctions

citizen safety

Private security guards at work in Barcelona. Employees in the sector may soon be policing public events. / J. SÁNCHEZ

Private guards to protect the public

Government plans to extend the powers of security personnel, giving them some of the same functions as the police, are causing concern among workers in the sector

On call with the death cleaners

DEP Traumatic Cleaning is called in to mop up after murders, suicides and decomposing corpses. They are also experts at clearing hoarded garbage in homes

family

Dance lessons for the young at the Grey Elephant. / Carlos Rosillo

Entertaining the indie generation

Keeping your children amused over the holidays, and beyond, can be educational - and also fun for you. The following guide may be of some use...

ENERGY

The shocking price of Spanish electricity

A decade of poor regulation has sent bills soaring and left growing numbers of families unable to pay

LATIN AMERICA

Nations come knocking on Uruguay’s door to buy cannabis

Canada, Chile and Israel want to purchase marijuana for patients

Panama tries to calm global concerns over canal impasse

Project will be completed as scheduled, officials say

Vigilante forces make headway in Mexican towns

Verónica Calderón Mexico City

Armed groups of citizens want to rid Michoacán state of powerful cartels

Argentina’s bravest mom

Alejandro Rebossio Buenos Aires

Susana Trimarco has been searching for her daughter, who was abducted and forced into the sex trade, since 2002

Dilma Rousseff’s worst nightmare

The Brazilian president is striving to win re-election in the first round in October

Messi back in Barça fold for King’s Cup Getafe rematch

El País Madrid

Argentina captain returns to team after two months injured

Portugal’s Eusébio passes

The striker, one of the all-time world greats, dies aged 71

EDITOR'S PICK

art

An illustrious career

Valencian illustrator Ana Juan celebrates 30 years in the business with two new literary adventures

BUSINESS

Strictly franchising

Spanish catering group Restalia has quadrupled its business during the crisis

WINE DYNASTIES

Forever making bubbles

Freixenet and Codorníu dominate the cava industry from the same small town in Catalonia

EXHIBITION

Peripheral architecture

Artist Luis Úrculo has created an atlas of eternal actions

CINEMA

Residents to the rescue

Local film fans are clubbing together to reopen Spain’s movie theaters

More horror as Spanish box office slumps further in 2013

Takings were down 107 million euros on the previous year

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

The Coen brothers return with the folk-themed Inside Llewyn Davis, while Mark Wahlberg stars in Lone Survivor

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Stopgap solutions for military spending

The Defense Ministry is preparing a plan to deal with its new funding situation

OPINION

The Greek mirror

The IMF’s admission that it erred on austerity’s impact has not been accompanied by any change in economic policy

EDITORIAL

Legal marijuana

While Colorado has legalized this soft drug, Spain is opting for tougher punishments

opinion

Little England

What is happening to our English friends, who used to be a political, economic and even moral beacon for Europe and the world?

The latest in European science

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

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