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Última hora

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

Rajoy offers last-minute support for Merkel’s choice in EU vote

Carlos E. Cué / Claudi Pérez Dublín

Spanish leader waited to secure better conditions in power share

U2’s Bono asks for Europe-wide campaign for Spain

Carlos E. Cué Dublin 1

Rock star tells Merkel and Rajoy that people should be encouraged to buy Spanish goods

ERE CASE

Court orders Judge Alaya to drop part of layoff fund inquiry

El País Seville

Panel of magistrates believes alleged union fraud is not related to ERE case

ERE case judge asks for parliamentary records

El País Seville

Move comes after several suspects say regional officials knew of alleged fraud

IMMIGRATION CRISIS

Sub-Saharan immigrant dies after being rescued from inflatable craft

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras

Nine other would-be migrants who accompanied the man were taken to hospital for treatment

Interior Minister declares “state emergency” during visit to Melilla

El País / Toñi Ramos Madrid

Spanish exclaves buckle under weight of mass attempts by immigrants to reach EU soil. Kamikaze car entry attempt foiled by officials on Moroccan side

Ministry to install “anti-climb mesh” on Ceuta, Melilla borders

Luis Gómez Ceuta

Interior chief calls criticism of Civil Guard’s actions “immoral”

Minister to visit Ceuta and Melilla over “emergency” situation

abortion debate

Bishop compares abortions with the Spanish Civil War

Agencies

Juan Antonio Reig Pla, from Alcalá de Henares, says that only "backward societies" practice pregnancy terminations

REAL ESTATE

The IMF and ratings agencies say that prices must still fall further in Spain. / EFE

Housing prices register fall of 37 percent since 2007 highs

El País Madrid

But new figures show that decline is starting to slow

Spain sees four gender violence deaths in two days

Esperanza Codina / Pedro Espinosa Málaga / Cádiz

A 47-year-old English teacher in Torremolinos was killed after her partner slit her throat

BUSINESS

The chairman of Mercadona, Juan Roig, with the firm's team of directors. / Manuel Bruque (EFE)

Supermarket success story Mercadona sees slight sales decline

Cristina Delgado Valencia

Company was viewed as a business survivor during the toughest years of the crisis

ROYAL FAMILY

Members of the royal family at Thursday's ceremony (Spanish narration).

Queen puts aside royal rift at event to remember her father

Natalia Junquera Madrid

Scandal-plagued Princess Cristina and her husband among attendees at family ceremony in Athens

ECONOMY

Spain should impose fiscal devaluation to restore competitiveness, experts say

Jesús Sérvulo González Madrid 1

Indirect taxes would be raised to offset cut in employers’ Social Security contributions

Spaniards still downbeat about economy despite recovery

Spain off EU economic sick list

Andrew Sim Madrid 1

Brussels believes country no longer has excessive economic imbalances but calls for further efforts to address problems

Jobless claims fall on monthly basis for first time since 2007

El País Madrid

But net job creation pledge by the government gets off to a slow start as only 1,949 fewer people pick up unemployment checks

Unemployment benefit spending continues to fall

UNIVERSAL JUSTICE

Thubten Wangchen and Socialist spokeswoman Soraya Rodríguez in Congress. / ULY MARTIN (EL PAÍS)

Socialists to appeal universal justice reform with Constitutional Court

Mariangela Paone Madrid

Spokeswoman says new legislation breaches right to “effective legal protection”

BUSINESS

Women increase their presence on the boards of Ibex 35 companies

Carmen Sánchez-Silva Madrid

Females now account for 16.6 percent of the 470 directors

SOCIAL HABITS

A group of youngsters drinking in a Madrid park. / Samuel Sánchez

Drinking among Spanish youngsters on the rise

Emilio de Benito Madrid

Use of other substances remains fairly constant in latest study

ANALYSIS

Education and Culture Minister José Ignacio Wert. / BERNARDO PÉREZ

Education reform protects Spanish more than other official languages

Elsa García de Blas / Juan Manuel Játiva Madrid / Valencia

Several Valencia families are claiming their right to similar protection

Spain tells Russia it should respect international law in Ukraine

El País Madrid 2

After meeting in Madrid, Spanish Foreign Minister José María García-Margallo calls on Moscow to initiate dialogue with EU

HOUSING MARKET

Catalonia to tax banks for keeping properties empty

Lluís Pellicer Barcelona

Draft law will apply to 15,000 housing units in the region

GENDER VIOLENCE

A Spanish police training exercise simulating an episode of gender violence. / Gorka Lejarcegi (EL PAÍS)

Nearly a quarter of Spanish women have experienced abuse: EU survey

Elena G. Sevillano Brussels

Gender violence reported more in northern countries, study finds

EDITORIAL: Too much violence

ADOPTIONS

Luis Miguel García and Paula Arranz lost their assignation to adopt a Russian child. / CLAUDIO ÁLVAREZ

“We lost our child to bureaucracy”

María Sosa Troya

Spanish families have been denied the chance to adopt while Madrid and Moscow hammer out an agreement

LABOR

The ham sandwich that stuck in the Spanish Ryanair steward’s throat

Ramón Muñoz / Agencies Madrid 1

Cabin-crew member was sacked for not paying for the snack before eating it

Series Yonkis blocks links to free film and TV content

El País Madrid

The website, which provides access to streams of movies and series, has yet to explain the move

CORRUPTION PROBE

Gürtel ring listed PP expenditures under “swindle” heading

Agencies Madrid

Police find accounting records of campaign events

Mariano Rajoy (c) with then Valencia premier Francisco Camps at a Popular Party meeting 2007. / CARLES FRANCESC

Valencia PP paid Gürtel ring under the table: police report

madrid Madrid

Corrupt business network received 80 percent of payments in black-market money

BANKING SECTOR

Santander to sell 1.5 billion euros in debt convertible into shares

El País Madrid

Issue is directly only at qualified investors

Passenger traffic at Barajas airport rises for first time in over two years

El País Madrid

Number of travelers grew 1.5 percent in February

Two young people walk their dogs in Barcelona's Horta neighborhood. / CARMEN SECANELLA

Barcelona to impose ban on walking dogs without a leash

Jordi Mumbrú Escofet Barcelona

New law will also prohibit pet owners from leaving their cats alone for more than three days

Más información

The movies clean up their act

Producer Enrique Cerezo has restored 300 key titles from his huge film catalogue for new Blu-ray releases

A frame from 'Carmen la de Triana' after the restoration.

SOCCER

Why does Messi keep vomiting?

Doctors have yet to figure out why the Barcelona star is throwing up so regularly

TRANS-IBERIAN BLOG

Why changes to Erasmus are a bad idea

Government plans to cut spending on the program could stunt future growth

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Follow EL PAÍS in English on Twitter, Facebook and Eskup

Connect with us to get all the latest Spanish news in English

LATIN AMERICA

OAS meeting ends with no action taken on Venezuela

El País / Eva Saiz Washington

Bolivia presents resolution lauding Maduro’s attempts to resolve the unrest

Mexico frees up telecommunications sector

Inés Santaeulalia Mexico City

Regulator announces bids for TV licenses

Costa Rica’s ruling party candidate withdraws from runoff

Araya said he was being “realistic” about poor showings in polls

Venezuela breaks relations with Panama

El País / Ewald Scharfenberg Caracas

Maduro warns against foreign intervention

Maduro struggles to keep Bolivarian Revolution alive

Ewald Scharfenberg Caracas

Chavism shows its cracks one year after leader’s death

Stolen Cuban art surfaces in Miami

Maye Primera Miami

Collector alerted Havana after finding an Eduardo Abela painting in local gallery

Maduro hits at the root of anti-government protests

Alfredo Meza Caracas

Police try to remove barricades in Táchira

FEATURES

BUSINESS

Portugal is to raffle off cars to taxpayers who ask businesses for a receipt. / F. Seco (AP)

Pay your tax, win a car

Cristina Galindo

Spain's revenue inspectors are calling for more imaginative solutions to get people to ask for invoices. Weekly lotteries and deductions from healthcare services are among the suggestions

Pocoyó: the cartoon wars

Patricia Ortega Dolz Madrid 1

Two entrepreneurs are fighting it out for control of popular kid's show

EATING & DRINKING

La Antigua Tahona in Rascafría. / santi burgos

New twists on Madrid’s most famous dish

Camille Lavoix / Andrea Nogueira Calvar Madrid 1

For the fourth year running, the capital is staging a six-week event to promote cocido Madrileño. Twenty-six restaurants are offering a unique take on this hearty stew

HERITAGE

Battle for the Mosque of Córdoba

Manuel J. Albert Córdoba 1

Andalusian government disputes bishopric’s ownership and control of the building, a symbol of coexistence between civilizations

ABUSE IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH

Joaquín Aguilar, pictured last week in his house in Mexico City. / RODOLFO VALTIERRA

Vatican says sorry for pedophilia,
but continues to protect its own

UN report calls on Holy See to hand over priests accused of abuse

YouTube rocks, ‘realpolitik’ rules

Andrea Rizzi / Naiara Galarraga Madrid

Technology has made it easy to blow the whistle on human rights violations but military solutions have lost credit

WORLD CUP 2014

Del Bosque: “We moved the ball around quickly and well”

Rob Train Madrid

Spain beats Italy in pre-World Cup game as Ronaldo becomes Portugal’s top scorer

CORRUPTION

Ex-Sevilla soccer club president begins jail term

Sentenced to seven years on fraud-related charges, Del Nido vows to emerge from prison stronger than ever

SOCCER ROW

“Cardenal should be neutral”

El País Madrid

Government’s sports chief comes under fire for article defending Barcelona soccer club in face of Neymar tax investigation

Última hora

CINEMA

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

The EU is letting Kiev down

The request by Crimea to join Russia has raised the tone of the confrontation over Ukraine

OPINION

How to cope with Chavism

Joaquín Villalobos

Leopoldo López wants to bring down Maduro in the short term; Henrique Capriles prefers to build up strength for an election victory. Who has the better plan?

EDITORIAL