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ECONOMY

Government promises to create 600,000 jobs in two years

El País Madrid

But Rajoy administration admits employment levels it inherited in 2011 will not return until 2018

economy

Spanish economy grew 0.4% in first quarter

El País / Carlos E. Cué Madrid

Flash estimate from National Statistics Institute coincides with Bank of Spain figures. PM says that “things are going well and will go better”

FRANCOIST CRIMES

High Court turns down Argentina’s request to extradite “Billy the Kid”

María Fabra Madrid

Notorious Franco-era policeman is accused of 13 counts of torture in universal justice case

Court will not extradite ex-Civil Guard suspected of torture

María Fabra Madrid

A judge in Argentina is invoking the principle of universal justice to investigate Francoist crimes committed in Spain

political corruption

Flanked by Mariano Rajoy, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría replies to the Socialist spokeswoman's accusations in Congress. / juan carlos hidalgo (EFE)

“Never in my life have I received a cash-filled envelope” — deputy PM

Anabel Díez Madrid 1

Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría and Socialist spokeswoman clash over bonuses in Congress. Opposition accuses PP leaders of pocketing hefty checks thanks to party’s secret funds

RACISM IN SOCCER

Fan who threw banana at Barcelona’s Dani Alves arrested

AGENCIES

Villarreal had already withdrawn man's club membership for life in wake of racist gesture

Roberto Carlos shows his support for Alves.

Soccer stars go bananas in support of Barça’s Alves

Hulk, Neymar and Roberto Carlos say no to racism by imitating star's on-pitch gesture

EUROPEAN ELECTIONS

The PP's lead candidate in the May 25 European elections, Miguel Arias Cañete, at a party rally in Barcelona. / TONI ALBIR (EFE)

Aznar rejects PP’s belated offer to join European campaign run

Francesco Manetto Madrid 1

Party announces “two major rallies” with former PM after he complained about being omitted

Judge rules against ex-PM Aznar in EL PAÍS defamation case

El País / María Fabra Madrid 1

Ruling states that PP, in breach of law, paid former prime minister on at least three occasions while he was in office

UNIVERSAL JUSTICE

High Court confirms drug traffickers must be freed under legal reforms

Fernando J. Pérez Madrid

13-to-3 vote supports judges’ decisions to let suspects go earlier this month

Montserrat Caballé in 2007. / SUSANNA SAEZ

Opera singer Montserrat Caballé under scrutiny for tax evasion

Jesús García Barcelona

Spain’s most famous soprano allegedly failed to pay €500,000 in income tax in 2010

21 arrested for online hate speech

Jorge A. Rodríguez / Fernando J. Pérez Madrid

More detentions expected in large-scale operation against individuals who called for new terrorist attacks and laughed at victims’ disabilities

SOCCER

From left to right: Barcelona players Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Xavi and Andrés Iniesta attend the Mass / gianluca battista

“You were our hero”

Luis Martín Barcelona

Tito Vilanova's children provide most emotional moments at funeral Mass for ex-Barça coach. Players, ex-club presidents and politicians come together to pay their respects

Former Barcelona coach Tito Vilanova succumbs to cancer

El País Barcelona

The 45-year-old, who led club to Liga win in 2013, dies after battle with parotid gland tumor

Experts recommend urgent overhaul of Spain’s railroad system

David Reinero Santiago de Compostela

Report into safety comes nine months after Santiago train crash that killed 79 people

Catalan Socialist leader punched in face outside cathedral

Pere Ríos / Ivanna Vallespín Barcelona

Pere Navarro has been receiving death threats and insulting calls for weeks, say sources. PSC chief blames escalating tension over nationalist independence bid

CRIME

Funeral home employees take away the dead child. / f. j. b.

Father kills 19-month-old baby and seriously injures his other child

F. Javier Barroso Madrid

Attacker left a note saying he was doing it “for their own good”

Video: The fireworks show caused a wildfire on the hillside of Cullera (Spanish narration). / ATLAS

Cullera fireworks show that ended in brush fire went ahead despite ban

Josep Blay / Sara Velert Sueca / Valencia

Firefighter service had sent mayor a fax reminding him of the high risk of wildfires

ECONOMY

Government ups growth forecasts to 1.2% in 2014 and 1.8% in 2015

Alejandro Bolaños Madrid

New estimates will be officially announced next week, when Madrid sends Brussels its stability program

Spanish economy grew 0.4% in first quarter, says central bank

El País Madrid

Consumer spending and business investment both up at start of 2014, while exports continue to boost GDP

GDP will grow 1.5% in next two years, says De Guindos

El País Madrid 1

Minister also expects “relatively significant” job creation in 2014 and 2015

The Tío Pepe sherry ad going back up in Sol. / LUIS SEVILLANO

Tío Pepe sign is returned to Madrid’s Puerta del Sol

Popular demand sees iconic 76-year-old sherry ad put back after new building owner had it removed

Civil Guard officer injured after clash with Gibraltar police

Cándido Romaguera Algeciras 2

Face-off over smuggler vessel leads to formal complaint and demands that the government take action

Catalan sovereignty

Catalan government looks abroad for independence support

Maiol Roger Barcelona

New website in English, French and German argues case for holding referendum later this year

civil unrest

The Amnesty International study underscores “abusive use of force” by law enforcement officers. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA (EL PAÍS)

Amnesty report highlights “abuse” of authorities against protestors

J. Jiménez Gálvez Madrid

The fines are already acting as a deterrent against further street demonstrations, says human rights group

crime

FBI seeks victims of alleged pedophile who taught in Madrid

El País / Carlos Salinas Madrid / Managua

William Vahey committed suicide after officials in Nicaragua discovered images of young boys on a pen drive

Banks save over €40 billion in capital thanks to government decree

Miguel Jiménez Madrid

New estimate is 35% higher than minister’s original forecast. Banking group BFA benefits the most, with nearly €7bn in state-backed tax credits

justice

A photograph of the arrested man outside Bárcenas' home. / Courtesy of @arcanil

Fake priest who broke into Bárcenas’s home gets hefty jail term

El País Madrid

Man held the wife and son of the former PP treasurer captive for one hour last December

Some of the sweets made with marijuana and magic mushrooms, molded in the shape of a soccer logo. / EFE

Master sweet maker was producing drug-laced confectionery on the side

El País Valencia

Marijuana and magic mushrooms were among the ingredients used

SOCIAL UNREST

Madrid riot squad chief fired over failures at Dignity March protests

Anabel Díez Madrid

Poor coordination contributed to injury count of over 100, head of National Police tells Congress

Más información

Greener ways to get around town

From car sharing to power walking, there have never been more methods of moving about Spain’s cities

Rental bikes are one alternative means of transport. / Kike Para

EDITOR'S PICK

Three years after Lorca earthquake, the wait continues amid the ruins

Less than five percent of those who lost their homes have been re-housed

Paco de Lucía’s last copla

Amelia Castilla Madrid

‘Canción Andaluza,’ his posthumous album, will be released worldwide on Tuesday

Time for a name change?

Ignacio Cembrero Madrid

Residents of Matajudíos (literally, Killjews) to vote on whether to call their village something else

TRANS-IBERIAN BLOG

Conquering the Calçotada conundrum

Ben Cardew examines the king of all Catalan food fiestas, one blackened onion at a time

SOCIAL NETWORKS

Follow EL PAÍS in English on Twitter, Facebook and Eskup

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

features

IMMIGRATION

Jeanette, a 46-year-old Ecuadorian, was unable to pay for her schizophrenic son's medication. / Álvaro García

“Private” health insurance plan for illegal immigrants proves failure

Elena G. Sevillano / María R. Sahuquillo Madrid

Figures show government’s scheme to make undocumented migrants pay for treatment is not working. Stuck in tangle of red tape, many vulnerable people are being denied healthcare

Casa Pepe: a little piece of Franco’s Spain

Forty years after the return to democracy, the memory of military rule lives on in one Andalusia restaurant

parliamentary privilege

Italy's Silvio Berlusconi has spent a great deal of time in the country's lower courts. / A BIANCHI (REUTERS)

Who judges Spain’s political class?

Jerónimo Andreu Madrid 1

More than 10,000 politicians and members of the judiciary can only be tried by higher courts. The time has come to trim that number back, critics say

Your outfit lacks the proper decorum... Your Honor

New legislation may see court clerks face sanctions for not coming to work in appropriate dress

One Chinese wholesaler dodged €1.5 million in taxes over four years, according to public prosecutors. / GIANLUCA BATTISTA

How a tax raid changed business practices in Badalona’s Chinatown

Wholesalers in the Catalan city may have defrauded the state of €64 million

LATIN AMERICA

LATIN AMERICA

Cuba and EU begin talks to restore regular relations

Despite 1996 veto, 14 member states have bilateral ties with Castro government

Santos’ lead shrinking ahead of Colombian elections

Polls show rising support for main rivals to incumbent president as the peace process drags

Thousands of jobs in peril in Mercosur automobile sector

Alejandro Rebossio Buenos Aires

Drops in sales in Brazil and Argentina force factories to furlough workers

Mexican government takes drug cartel’s last stronghold in Michoacán

Vigilante leader says he plans to stay in Arteaga until he finds kingpin “La Tuta”

Brazil to release genetically modified mosquitos to combat dengue fever

Government authorizes use of GM insects to prevent them producing viable offspring

‘Internet neutrality’ gets left out of Brazil online governance summit

Emerging powers fail to change status quo over control of net communications

Vargas Llosa backs Caracas student protests

Ewald Scharfenberg Caracas

“Your dead, your tortured men and women and your battles are ours, too,”

culture

Josué Ullate dances in front of Picasso's 'Guernica.' / Pedro Armestre

Dancing with Picasso

Roger Salas Madrid

Josué Ullate warms up for International Dance Day with performance in front of artist's world-famous 'Guernica'

Hollywood takes notice as Spanish-language film storms US box office

‘Instructions Not Included’ becomes the first Latino film to break $40-million mark

Elena Poniatowska, chronicler of inequality, accepts Cervantes prize

The 81-year-old Mexican is fourth woman to receive the literary award

A lean year for Sant Jordi

El País Barcelona

Modest book and flower sales expected in Catalonia during annual festive event

Planeta Futuro

The unnamed bar where some prostitutes work in Roquetas de Mar. / ÁNGELES LUCAS

No way out for Almería’s prostitutes

Lola Hierro / Ángeles Lucas Almería

Trapped by debts they owe to traffickers, hundreds of women are working in virtual slavery in brothels throughout the province. Their conditions have worsened as the crisis has deepened

Welcome to Planeta Futuro

EL PAÍS is launching a new portal focusing on sustainable global development, with the collaboration of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Child poverty rates on rise

Save the Children report calls on government to take “emergency measures,” with almost a third of Spanish children now at risk

Young refugees find a focus

Laura J. Varo

Displaced Syrian children in Lebanese camps are being given a taste of photography

“We would all rather save lives than sell cars”

Jorge Martínez is the creator of the most successful promotional campaign ever run by a Spanish non-profit

My body, not the state’s

Alejandra Agudo Madrid

NGOs are campaigning to put sexual and reproductive rights on the agenda for development goal talks. They cite changes to Spain's abortion law as retrograde

Last stop Tangier

Luis Gómez

Morocco has taken on the role of guarding Europe's southern border, holding back those whose only dream is to make it into Europe by reaching Spanish soil

Missing the big picture

The movements of people who leave their home countries to seek a new life are changing direction, and Europe’s closed-doors policy could be a big mistake

“Everyone steals from you”

Each year thousands of Africans try to cross the Sahara to reach Europe. En route, many die and many just get trapped, unable to go on or get back home

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OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Isolating the violent protestors

El País Madrid

The debate over security at demonstrations needs to go beyond dismissals and internal restructuring

OPINION

The ‘art’ of limiting freedom of information

Baltasar Garzón Madrid

WikiLeaks is not a threat – it is a media outlet exercising a fundamental right

BLOG / ATOMIUM CULTURE

The latest in European science

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

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