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Spanish authorities dismantle ring that sent jihadists to Syria and Mali

Six arrested in Melilla in joint Civil Guard-National Police operation. Interior Ministry says cell was also seeking to buy weapons and bomb-making instructions

UNREST IN CATALONIA

Barcelona mayor halts squat demolition after fourth night of riots

Another 23 people arrested as 3,000 join fresh protests. Residents announce plans to rebuild demolished Can Vies center

Barcelona sees third night of violence over squat eviction

Around 1,000 organized demonstrators clash with riot police in Sants neighborhood to protest clearing of Can Vies center, a hub for alternative social movements

Spanish court makes first conviction of bankers since start of crisis

But the former heads of bailed-out lender Caixa Penedès may avoid jail by returning the €28.6 million in retirement checks they awarded themselves

A NEW POLITICAL FORCE

“Podemos is breathing new life into a decadent democracy”

One of five members of the new Spanish party to win a European seat on Sunday, 78-year-old lawyer Carlos Jiménez Villarejo says it is offering a solution to the negative consequences of capitalism

Socialist leader throws in towel after poor showing at elections

El País Madrid 2

Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba calls extraordinary party meeting in July to choose new leadership

IMMIGRATION

Around 2,000 African migrants try to jump Melilla border fence

Almost 500 successfully make it over, pushing immigrant holding center in Spanish north African exclave “to the limit”

CORRUPTION

Eight years for Valencia deputy who defrauded millions in aid money

Rafael Blasco and his accomplices bought real estate with funds destined to help poor in Latin America

Spanish government tones down controversial Citizen Safety Law

Focused on breaking up street protests, proposed legislation had come in for strong criticism from opposition parties and legal bodies. Revised bill modifies harsh provisions regarding home searches, spot checks and fines

ECONOMY

IMF calls on Spain to raise VAT and lower corporate taxes

Amanda Mars Madrid 1

Other measures recommended by mission include tax pardons for struggling firms

ONLINE SHOPPING

A worker in Amazon España’s warehouse in San Fernando de Henares, outside of Madrid. / C. Álvarez

Amazon takes on Spain’s fashion retail giants

Spanish branch of US internet seller opens clothing store in bid for share of €300-million market dominated by Inditex

Town with controversial “Killjews” name votes in favor of change

Burgos municipality will become “Little Fort on Jew Hill” following local referendum held at weekend

Spain’s “golden visa” scheme lures in just 81 foreign investors

Amanda Mars Madrid

New law aimed at bringing in entrepreneurs has got off to a less-than-glittering start. Offer has mainly appealed to those buying cheap property

Madrid’s Edificio de España, as seen from neighboring Torre de Madrid. / CLAUDIO ÁLVAREZ

After nine years vacant, plans approved for Edificio de España

The status of the emblematic Madrid building is due to be changed, to make way for a hotel, luxury apartments and a massive shopping mall

Más información

Narciso Bermejo at O’Clock in Madrid’s Salamanca district.

Madrid’s best new cocktail bars

Serving up everything from 19th-century concoctions to alcoholic gazpacho, a clutch of contemporary drinking spots have found their place alongside the capital’s classics

EDITOR’S PICK

HERITAGE

Madrid’s vanishing historic store fronts

Hundreds of the capital’s protected shop exteriors and signs have been illegally removed or altered over the last 20 years

AVIATION

Spain’s forgotten jet-engineer genius

Captain Virgilio Leret was destined to make history – until he became one of the first victims of the Spanish Civil War

CINEMA

This week’s movie releases

Angelina Jolie turns nasty in ‘Sleeping Beauty’ remake ‘Maleficent,’ while Tom Cruise keeps springing back from the dead in sci-fi flick ‘Edge of Tomorrow’

The plight of the ‘autónomos’

With unemployment as high as it is in Spain, why isn’t the government making life easier for the country’s self-employed, asks Eloise Horsfield

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LATIN AMERICA

Brazil’s presidential hopefuls stay quiet on abortion and marijuana laws

Candidates worry strong stand on sensitive issues could lose them votes

“No assassination or coup. Maduro has to resign”

Ousted Venezuelan deputy María Corina Machado denies accusations she plotted to have the president killed

Inequality dragging back Colombian growth

As the economy rises an average 4.7% a year, the gap between rich and poor remains one of the world’s largest

Over 700,000 Venezuelans slipped into extreme poverty in one year

Food shortages and inflation are hurting the poorest hardest

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

OPINION

Can Vies as a symptom

Patricia Gabancho Barcelona

The evicted Barcelona squatters embody the mix of disaffection, a stolen future and the need for equal relationships that now flows under society’s roots

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

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