Three Socialist lawmakers break with party line to vote with pro-independence parties in favor of proposal
At least three PSC regional deputies expected to rebel against party orders to oppose Congress petition
Petition for magistrate’s suspension to be lifted was filed in mid-2012 but no action has been taken
Ourense chief mechanic sent email to superiors about "risks" two weeks before stretch of track was opened
Arrests in Madrid as 500 gather to defend residents protesting controversial street remodeling project. Events planned for 48 other locations across the country
City officials cannot guarantee the safety of workers and demonstrators, says Javier Lacalle
PP appeal accepted by Constitutional Court magistrates
Madrileño director nominated for ‘Aquel no era yo’ about child soldiers in Africa
Judge Castro bows to anticorruption prosecutor’s demand for more testimony before royal’s court appearance
Pedro Horrach demands more evidence and testimony before Princess Cristina declares as official suspect in fraud case
Royal’s lawyer says infanta anxious to clear her name as soon as possible
Retailer reported growth in organic revenues of 1.7 percent
Marginal yield on notes maturing in 2017 drops to 1.620 percent
EU commissioner Rehn says Brussels engaging in “constructive dialogue” with Rajoy government on the issue
Eurodeputies open new front in Brussels in united rejection of Spain's proposed “human rights violation”
Opposition parties say they will fight planned changes at the European level
Metroscopia survey shows Socialists would win elections by 1.5 percentage points, but neither group would get near a majority
The CMRB has lost 16.8 percent of its budget in the last four years. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA
Central and Catalan governments accuse head of Barcelona Regenerative Medicine Center of prioritizing post in California
Juan Carlos Izpisúa is leaving the Barcelona Regenerative Medicine Center due to a lack of support
Labor reforms are government's biggest achievement, says PM, pledging to strengthen trade relationship
US president congratulates Spanish PM on his great “leadership” in introducing “unpopular but necessary” economic reforms
Spain may revise upward its 2014 GDP forecast
Annual rise in consumer price index was only 0.3 percent
Sector GDP expected to rise by 1.8 percent in 2014
Sector covered 20.9 percent of total demand last year followed by country’s nuclear plants, which met 20.8 percent
The nationalized bank’s share price has risen by over 80 percent in the course of the past three months
European Parliament passes legislation to protect the drink for the Iberian peninsula
Remunerations of directors rose seven percent last year as middle management salaries fell, according to a study
Transactions declined an annual 15.7 percent in the month to 21,847, the second lowest figure since the real estate boom bust
Minister presents advance figures to bolster government claims that recovery is gaining pace
Headquarters in Madrid town investigating officers who attended accident involving local official
The burgeoning e-cigarette industry is making a lot of people a lot of money. But vendors in Spain have a problem: the patents of Wang Ji
Under government's original plan patients would have paid five euros per non-emergency transportation
But consortium’s threat to suspend waterway expansion work over cost overrun dispute has not been withdrawn
Oriol Pujol Ferrusola accused of selling vote during passing of law
William Chislett, former correspondent in Madrid for 'The Times' and now a reputed analyst, gives his view of the crisis and how Spain's political class has handled it
The mayor of Ruerrero, Julio Espinosa, in the local bar with his fellow villagers. / David Hojas
A businessman decided to share his lottery ticket with his clients, all local leaders. But when the number came up, some decided to pocket the cash rather than helping their villages
Spanish former champion unhurt after rolling buggy twice in Chile
World number 62 pulls off shock of the week as Muguruza eyes Wozniacki
EL PAÍS is launching a new portal focusing on sustainable global development, with the collaboration of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Unesco has threatened to remove the park from its list of world heritage sites if the Spanish government fails to act
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Brussels will negotiate a new policy with Havana after 17 years of Aznar’s “failed” Common Position
Families of inmates fear a massacre will take place inside Maranhão state's jails
President restructures exchange system but promises no currency devaluation
Government meets with self-defense forces in bid to quell violence in the state
Fernández de Kirchner has not made a speech in 36 days
Around 50,000 Spanish children have been adopted from abroad since the 1990s. / M. Prince (CORBIS)
The majority of children adopted from overseas suffer racism. Most find they have to come to terms with who they are and where they come from alone
In 1966, a B-52 crashed over Almería, shedding three of its atomic bombs. The Franco regime launched a cover-up, but a wily US journalist and his beach-bum sibling uncovered the truth
The Palau de les Arts opera house has been closed to the public. / JOSé JORDáN
It will cost millions to remove mosaics from the Palau's façade
How consumers and supermarkets can help cut down on a waste of resources
Private security guards at work in Barcelona. Employees in the sector may soon be policing public events. / J. SÁNCHEZ
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
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
Albert Llovera, who has been a paraplegic since he was 18, is racing in the Dakar
Juan Gelman won unanimous recognition in the world of Spanish letters
English writer and Hispanist Michael Jacobs has died at the age of 61
After a disastrous last trip, US rock band gets to play two Madrid dates this time
Manuel Orozco has raised 150,000 euros for aid projects in India
‘Perfect Storm’ author Sebastian Junger’s new film and book charts the walk across the US he undertook with two war veterans and a Spanish photographer
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese clock up their fifth collaboration in black comedy 'The Wolf of Wall Street'
The prosecutor lodges what amounts to a covert appeal and the justice minister weighs in
Once the Sochi Games have passed off, Putin will once again be playing hardball
Spain has ceased to worry American leaders as it did during the depths of the crisis
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