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EC chief Barroso: Bank of Spain’s poor supervision fueled the crisis

Íñigo de Barrón Santander

The outgoing head of the European Commission says Brussels was not to blame for the Spanish real estate bubble

FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM

Eight arrested in Madrid for recruiting jihad combatants

New recruits were sent to the Middle East to fight for Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. The raid against recruitment drives is the fourth in Spain in the last two years

Barack Obama and King Juan Carlos in February 2010. / EFE

Barack Obama recognizes Juan Carlos’ “historic reign”

Marc Bassets Washington

US president phoned the monarch ahead of the coronation ceremony this coming Thursday

Government seeks top immunity for king after crown handover

Under plans, former monarch will only be tried by the Supreme Court in any civil or criminal inquiry, which goes beyond the privileges currently enjoyed by other politicians and officials

The painter still fighting to finish a Spanish royal portrait, 20 years on

With Juan Carlos preparing to vacate the throne, artist Antonio López says he is close to completing the painting of the king and his family that he began two decades ago

Pablo Iglesias, leader of Podemos, at the Círculo de Bellas Artes in Madrid. / Bernardo Pérez

Podemos leader wins sweeping support in grassroots vote

José Precedo Madrid

Pablo Iglesias, the media-savvy founder of the new Spanish political phenomenon, will continue to head the party until the fall

Madrid winner of €137m lottery prize nowhere to be found

El País Madrid

Owner of the booth in satellite town that sold the ticket says it is little wonder that the lucky individual is keeping a low profile

LABOR RULING

High Court strikes down Coca-Cola plan that laid off 821 in Spain

Drinks firm will appeal to the Supreme Court and does not plan to re-hire bottling plant employees

INFRASTRUCTURE

Spanish government announces plans to part-privatize airports

Operation to bring private capital into Aena is the most significant of its kind in the last 15 years

INTERVIEW

Vincent Rossi, director of BlaBlaCar for Spain and Portugal.

BlaBlaCar: “Sharing a car is legal”

Vicent Rosso, the carpooling website’s director for Spain and Portugal, defends its activities following this week’s taxi strikes

Brussels snubs Spain’s request to clarify rules for taxi alternatives

Petition comes day after cab strike brought traffic chaos to Madrid and Barcelona

A billboard advertising a brothel close to Catarroja in Valencia. / Jesús Císcar

Putting an official number on the Spanish sex trade

After talking to brothels and charities, Spain’s National Statistics Institute says GDP will grow up to 4.5% once black economy figures and other EU changes are added

Alzheimer’s charity forged patient’s will to keep part of her €3m fortune

Afal Futuro president admits to fraud over Madrid woman's inheritance in secret recording

First cannabis club shut down in Catalonia for drug trafficking

Authorities are keeping a closer eye on member-only associations that claim to be not-for-profit yet handle millions of euros

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Mundial de fútbol Brasil 2014

Spain’s Diego Costa (right) during the match against the Netherlands. / alejandro ruesga

Spain: ready to attack against Chile

Luis Martín Curitiba

After its humiliating 1-5 defeat against the Netherlands, the team knows it needs to win – and to win big – to progress in Brazil

CULTURE

Thirty thousand silver coins from the Mercedes are on display at the National Archeology Museum in Madrid. / LUIS SEVILLANO

Madrid exhibitions turn final page on tale of Spanish ship’s treasure

Two new shows tell the story of the Mercedes’ 1804 sinking and the legal battle to recover its valuable hoard from US firm Odyssey

Why Walter White now goes by the name of Walter Blanco

A “latinized” version of critically acclaimed show ‘Breaking Bad’ has begun its 62-episode run

Subterfuge: 25 years of underground music

The influential independent record label is celebrating with a two-day festival reuniting all its past signings

Adventures in Spanish swearing

Ben Cardew tells Cee Lo Green to shut the f**k up, and asks why cursing in a foreign language is so hard

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LATIN AMERICA

Colombia’s Santos wins re-election with peace message

Incumbent receives nearly 51% of vote compared with challenger Zuluaga’s 45%

Colombian election result leaves Uribe party on the sidelines

Seven million votes endorse Zuluaga as the main opposition leader

Venezuela requests arrest of three opposition leaders

Attorney General’s Office accuses trio of plotting to assassinate President Maduro

Relations with Venezuela widen gap between Colombia’s contenders

Opposition leader may have to tone down his rhetoric if he is elected president

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