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JUDGING THE DICTATORSHIP

Argentinean Franco crimes judge: “You see victims’ fear of testifying”

Ángeles Lucas Seville 4

María Servini is in Spain to gather witness testimonies of offenses committed under the dictatorship. “If I didn’t believe in universal justice, I wouldn’t be here”

UNEMPLOYMENT CRISIS

One in five Spanish job seekers has not worked in three years

Long-term unemployment rose 22% last year to 1.275 million, according to National Statistics Institute. Experts warn problem will be lasting legacy of the economic crisis

DRUG LEGISLATION

The Barcelona cannabis clubs that are plugging their wares online

Some of the 400 marijuana associations in Catalonia are translating their webpages into English, with the aim of taking advantage of “drug tourism” in the northeastern region

ORTEGA Y GASSET

The current and past editors of EL PAÍS and this year's award winners. / ULY MARTIN

EL PAÍS journalism awards celebrate the power of a free press

Best-selling author Arturo Pérez-Reverte and ‘Guardian’ editor Alan Rusbridger deliver passionate speeches at Thursday’s ceremony

INTERVIEW

“Perpetrators of crimes against humanity must have no hideouts”

Benjamin B. Ferencz, the last surviving prosecutor from the Nuremberg trials, was in Madrid this week to talk about the principle of universal jurisdiction

Too much European money down the drain?

Spain has benefited hugely from EU funding, though many projects have been poorly planned. Despite art centers sitting empty and railway lines lying unfinished, the EC says corruption is rare

Coca-Cola denies pulling ad starring actor with “ETA sympathies”

Company says Spanish TV campaign had come to an end because it was not generating adequate results and can't rule out “bad faith” behind the incident

BULLFIGHTING

David Mora is tended to in the ring after his goring on Tuesday. / afp

Three matadors gored in canceled Madrid bullfight recovering well

Antonio Lorca Madrid 2

Gorings are “price you have to pay to achieve the aim of being a bullfighter,” says Jiménez Fortes

SEXISM ROW

Why Miguel Arias Cañete was finally forced to apologize

The Popular Party European candidate waited five days before classing his sexist comments about Socialist rival “unfortunate”

Conservatives forgive sexist remarks by European contender

Women at Popular Party rally play down Miguel Arias Cañete’s views about male “intellectual superiority”

Politician “went easy” on debate opponent to “not look sexist”

Top European candidate for Spain’s Popular Party did not want to seem to be “intimidating a defenseless woman.” Miguel Arias Cañete says he worried about abusing his “intellectual superiority” over Socialist rival in TV discussion

Spanish government seeks to crack down on Twitter hate speech

State attorney warns all online insults cannot be tackled in generalized way. “Incitement to hatred” provision cannot be applied to all cases, she says

Jewish community files complaint in wake of anti-Semitic tweets

Jesús García Barcelona 4

Offensive comments appeared on Twitter from Spanish users after basketball team Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated Real Madrid on Sunday. Victory saw the Israeli side win the Euroleague title

HIGH-PROFILE TAX DODGERS

Opera star Caballé pays taxman to avoid fraud case going to trial

Camilo S. Baquero Barcelona

The Spanish soprano, who is under investigation for allegedly evading €500,000 in income tax, says the adviser who recommended her financial setup died three years ago

Spain freed two French spies to ensure support in fight against ETA

The men had been detained in Catalonia in 2002 in possession of a custom-made sniper rifle. Their mission was never clarified, but it was thought they were planning an assassination

Spanish consul in London resigns after hosting probed ex-bank boss

Miguel Blesa, a suspect in the preferred shares scandal, stayed as a personal guest at diplomat’s official residence for five days

universal justice

Seven more drug suspects freed as result of universal justice reform

María Fabra Madrid 1

Law change means Syrian sailors can no longer be tried in Spain despite being caught with 16,000 kilos of hashish aboard their vessel

Más información

Spain’s King Juan Carlos (left) with Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (far right). / Sergio Barrenechea (EFE)

Sand, rain and 60m pilgrims: The trials of building an Arabian railway

The Spanish-led consortium constructing the high-speed Medina-to-Mecca train link is struggling with the desert conditions. The rail line needs to run every 10 minutes for 23 hours a day

EDITOR’S PICK

cinema

This week’s movie releases

Nicole Kidman is a princess in critical peril in panned 'Grace of Monaco,' while Jude Law fattens up for ‘Dom Hemingway’

TELEVISION

‘Game of Thrones’ eyes up Spain for season five

US ambassador and former HBO exec James Costos says that network is considering shooting in Andalusia

ROYAL ANNIVERSARY

How Spain’s Princess Letizia took on her royal challenge

Ex-newsreader faced a steep learning curve after marrying Felipe a decade ago, but has now carved out niches

Uniting the left of Europe: Owen Jones in Barcelona

Chris Finnigan goes to hear what the author of 'Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class' said at his talk in Spain

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LATIN AMERICA

Attacks between Santos and his main rival dominate Colombian election debate

President and Zuluaga swap accusations over recent scandals in TV showdown

Protestors threaten to shut down Brazil World Cup

F. Rosas / M. Martin São Paulo

Demonstrations in São Paulo cause record traffic jams

Chile takes first step towards legalizing abortion

President Bachelet calls for lifting of ban on pregnancy terminations when woman’s life is in danger

US fears coffee disease may destabilize Central America

More than 500,000 jobs could be lost in coming years if plague is not contained, says USAID

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Guaranteeing the future

Ten years on from his marriage, Prince Felipe is showing poise and balance ahead of his future role as Spain's head of state

OPINION

Why Cañete can’t hide in Brussels

Gender equality in wages and other matters has always been part of the European community’s DNA

The latest in European science

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

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