viernes, 9 mayo 2014
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TAMING THE TRAFFIC

Madrid moves to banish cars from city center

New City Hall proposals to unclog capital’s roads include imposing time limits on street parking, extending pedestrian areas and banning trucks during daylight hours

LAW ENFORCEMENT

Protestor lost eye as result of police rubber bullet, Barcelona court rules

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Catalan government had blamed violent rioters for incident during 2012 general strike. Victim Ester Quintana wants to see officials step down over her case

TECHNOLOGY

Why 95% of cybercrimes committed in Spain are going unpunished

Jesús Duva Madrid 2

Interior Ministry’s first report into digital offenses highlights dangers to society, the economy and infrastructure posed by the impunity with which hackers can operate

Extremadurans mourn after five minors killed in bus crash

Driver of digger involved in collision with sports team’s vehicle imprisoned without bail after testing positive for cocaine

Eight years on, rail chiefs targeted in Valencia subway crash probe

El País Valencia

Tragic accident in 2006 left 43 people dead and 47 others injured. Until now, only the driver – who was killed in the incident – had been held accountable

ABORTION DEBATE

Spanish Congress to examine controversial abortion law in July

Socialists suspect conservative government is delaying passage of bill until after European elections

AUSTERITY MEASURES

Brussels asks Spain for two more years of belt-tightening

Claudi Pérez Madrid

Another slew of cuts could be counterproductive in a country that is still facing a long winter of discontent on the labor front

Retrieving the other coins from the Odyssey shipwreck

After losing its case, the US treasure hunter has paid out $1.07m in legal expenses to the Spanish Treasury over the sunken haul of gold

THE PRICE OF HIGH SPEED

Another case of squandered funds?

The Pajares high-speed train project has overspent by €1.2bn, with the total cost now €3bn. The European Commission is asking questions about the overruns

Nine arrests in corruption raid at railway management firm ADIF

Jesús García / Rebeca Carranco Madrid / Barcelona

Suspects may have overcharged for construction of high-speed AVE tracks in Barcelona

The exterior of the property where the suspect is alleged to have lived with the women. / GARCÍA-SANTOS

Iranian man accused of prolonged abuse of nine women in Marbella

Entrepreneur claims they were his workers, despite five children apparently having been born from the relationships

ECONOMY

Government announces record fall in unemployed for April

Jobless figures fall by 111,565 people, the best result for fourth month since the statistical series began. But 4,684,301 individuals still remain on the unemployment rolls

CHANNEL CLOSURES

US documentary series 'Pawn Stars' was one of Xplora's most popular shows.

Five TV stations fade to black

Xplora, La Sexta 3 and Nitro among those forced to shut down just before midnight. Industry Ministry had given networks May 6 deadline to comply with Supreme Court ruling

the church

Pedro Ruiz, priest of Canena, says crime is on the rise because people lack the values of old.

Priest harks back to domestic violence of yore

“A man might get drunk and beat his wife, but he didn’t kill her the way they do today,” he tells shocked churchgoers during Sunday Mass

voter intentions

Why Spanish youngsters don’t want revolution, but they do need change

Anabel Díez Madrid 3

New poll shows many under-35s support leftist ideas and would give Socialists victory at the polls. 80 percent of youths also reject the current structure and management methods of political parties

CYBERCRIMES

Begoña Rodríguez shared an image on Facebook that carried the ETA logo. / REUTERS

“I uploaded the ETA logo without realizing”

One of the 21 people detained last month on suspicion of glorifying terrorism is claiming they are innocent

21 arrested for online hate speech

More detentions expected in large-scale operation against individuals who called for new terrorist attacks

POLITICAL TENSIONS

Catalan politician Alfons López is harassed as he walks into the regional assembly on June 15, 2013. / Albert Gea (REUTERS)

Just how much abuse can a politician take?

Àngels Piñol Barcelona

Public figures from all parties have seen an increase in verbal and sometimes physical aggression. Angry voters are making their feelings heard, but are they crossing a red line?

Catalan Socialist leader punched in face outside cathedral

Pere Navarro has been receiving death threats and insulting calls for weeks, say sources

RACISM IN SPORT

Some of the anti-racism photos taken in support of Dani Alves.

Just another “isolated” racist incident?

The recent throwing of a banana at Barcelona's Dani Alves once again highlights the Spanish authorities’ lax attitude when it comes to tackling racial abuse in sport

Fan who threw banana at Barcelona’s Dani Alves arrested

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

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

CRIME

Dominican rapper Monkey Black killed in Barcelona bar fight

Rebeca Carranco Barcelona

Two men fled scene after stabbing victim at least twice in town of Sant Adrià del Besòs. The musician, who collaborated with US star Pitbull, had come to Spain to further his international career

IMMIGRATION

The latest mass attempt to jump the Melilla border.

150 migrants cross into Melilla in latest mass border jump

Toñy Ramos Melilla 1

Another 200 get stuck in space between the security fences that separate Spanish and Moroccan territory

Más información

spanish entrepreneurs

Joshua Aguilar’s 30-page book is aimed at teaching people to “unlearn, and to listen to the important things.” / Álvaro García

The 23-year-old business student with a bestseller on his hands

Joshua A. Aguilar's ‘The Art of Entrepreneurship’ is an internet hit. “I encourage people to make their dreams come true,” he tells EL PAÍS

A burning love

This week on our blog, photographer Paul Louis Archer presents an audio slideshow exploring the traditions behind Valencia’s fiery Fallas fiestas

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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EDITOR’S PICK

“The Tío Pepe sign should never have been moved”

As the sherry ad returns to the Puerta del Sol, its creator's grandson says Madrid had a responsibility to protect it

TECHNOLOGY

Fever: The app that maps out Madrid’s nightlife

Spanish programmer Pep Gómez’s creation plans your nights out

Desigual ad featuring woman piercing condoms faces ban

Agencies Madrid

Regional government calls for “Happy Mother’s Day” spot to be withdrawn

Naming and shaming the celebrity tax dodgers

Opera singer Montserrat Caballé is just the latest in a line of famous Spaniards to have fallen foul of the tax authorities

LATIN AMERICA

Michoacán’s vigilantes divided on eve of disbandment deadline

Violence continues to grip Mexican state despite government sweep against cartel

Rosario Robles: Mexico’s comeback kid

Social Development secretary criticized for telling indigenous women how many children they should have

Venezuela government blames subversives for escalating violence

US Secretary of State John Kerry expresses “deep concern”

Colombia arrests hacker who spied on FARC talks

Engineer also worked for opposition candidate in the presidential campaign

“Most corruption is due to lack of good governance”

Joan Faus Washington

OLACEFS president calls for creation of a regional alliance to promote joint efforts

Filmmaker challenges Mexican president to debate

Juan Diego Quesada Mexico City

Influential director Alfonso Cuarón poses questions about oil reform plans

features

AUTOMOBILES

The original Seat Ibiza rolled out of the old factory in Barcelona's Zona Franca in 1984.

Ibiza: the car that saved Seat

Clara Blanchar Barcelona

The Spanish carmaker’s top-selling model has just turned 30 years old

TRANSPORT

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

Greener ways to get around

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

Four hundred pirates on the airwaves

The Valencia region is rife with unlicensed radio stations, which often escape fines from authorities

ART FRAUD

The Knoedler & Co. gallery closed in 2011 after being hit with lawsuits by cheated collectors. / Robert Holmes (corbis)

The Spanish dealer, the Chinese forger and the $80 million art scam

US police uncover massive fraud that fooled top galleries and collectors. Works by abstract expressionists such as Jackson Pollock and Willem de Kooning were among those copied

culture

Making her point: Tilda Swinton in 'Snowpiercer.'

This week’s movie releases

El País Madrid

Set on a train circling an icy future Earth, 'Snowpiercer,' the English debut of Korea's Bong Joon-ho, is a sci-fi thriller to get excited about

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Young reformers

Spain’s youngsters are highly critical of the establishment, but they want to see its institutions improved, rather than abolished altogether

opinion

Lunch at 3pm

Spain’s working hours belong in the last century, and are having a negative impact on everything from health and family life, to productivity in the office

The latest in European science

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

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