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ECONOMY

Brussels reduces Spain’s 2015 growth forecast from 2.1% to 1.7%

Claudi Pérez Brussels

Blame for downward revision pinned on sluggishness of the euro zone and underperformance of Spanish exports

Number of registered jobless in Spain rises by 79,154 in October

Figure represents smallest increase for post-summer vacation period since 2010

BUSINESS

Amancio Ortega (l), Rafael del Pino (top) and Juan Roig (bottom).

Clothing king and infrastructure magnate top Spain’s 2014 rich list

The country’s 100 biggest fortunes total €164.424 billion – the equivalent of 15.6 percent of GDP

Inditex founder takes home €477m dividend

Amancio Ortega and daughter Sandra benefit from 2013 results of multinational textiles group

INDEPENDENCE BID

November 9 vote to be held “one way or other,” say Catalan leaders

Regional government suggests private groups could take over organization of alternative self-rule poll and calls on Constitutional Court not to accept new Madrid appeal

Government to file appeal against unofficial Catalan referendum

Deputy PM confirms expected move, which comes in wake of Constitutional Court challenge of original plan for November 9 independence vote

A NEW FORCE IN POLITICS

Leading parties blame meteoric rise of Podemos on corruption

Latest voter intention poll for EL PAÍS shows that newcomer to Spanish political scene would beat both PP and PSOE in elections

“Teresa is desperate to be discharged from hospital”

The Spanish nursing assistant who contracted Ebola has finally been moved to a regular bed after spending nearly the whole of October in isolation

Ebola victim: “I don’t want interviews, I want my dog back!”

Teresa Romero speaks on the phone with her husband about their pet

OPERATION PÚNICA

Ex-Madrid official “at core of criminal organization,” says judge

Francisco Granados sent to preventive prison as extent of latest corruption scandal continues to send shockwaves through ruling Popular Party

Prison for mayors involved in Púnica bid-rigging scheme

Socialist leader of Madrid town of Parla and Popular Party chief of Torrejón de Velasco can avoid jail by posting bail of €60,000

Julia Hilling (91) and Peter Cosgrove (84). / García-Santos

The Brits who tried to cut their tax bills, but could now lose their homes

A group of retirees on the Spanish coast is taking legal action against Rothschild

IMMIGRATION

African immigrants clinging to the Melilla fence on Friday morning. / Antonio Ruiz

Brussels accuses Spain of violating EU border laws in Ceuta, Melilla

Lucía Abellán / Toñy Ramos Brussels / Melilla

Interior Commissioner Cecilia Malmström sends harsh letter asking about alleged beating and on-the-spot deportations

REGULATING THE INTERNET

Spain’s “Google tax” gets green light with sole support of Popular Party

Tommaso Koch Madrid 1

Intellectual property law will see bigger fines in an attempt to curb rampant online piracy, as well as new charges levied on news aggregator services

Footage of soldiers beating detainees at Diwaniya in 2004.

Military court drops prosecution of soldiers who beat Iraqi prisoners

Spanish judges use Bush doctrine to suggest inmates may not have been protected by Geneva Conventions

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EDITOR’S PICK

DiverXo chef David Muñoz at the New York Marathon.

The Big Apple takes a bite of Madrid

Three-Michelin-starred chef David Muñoz is leading a team partnering with local restaurants to show off Spanish cooking talent in NYC

El Príncipe: Spain’s most dangerous neighborhood

Even the police rarely venture into the Ceuta district, where poverty and drug violence dominate

Dude, where’s my car?

In 1986, Joe Strummer lost his Dodge 3700 GT somewhere in Madrid. A new documentary traces the time the former The Clash singer spent in the capital

“Make it yours, this festival is for you”

Vicki McLeod meets the founder and director of Mallorca’s Evolution film fair

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LATIN AMERICA

Juan Manuel Santos: “We have come further in the peace process than ever before”

Colombian president begins European tour to seek support for FARC negotiations

Colombia negotiator: “If a deal is reached, the FARC will not keep its weapons”

President Santos begins European tour to drum up support for post-conflict era

Mexico’s Supreme Court quashes referendums on energy reform

Leftist forces vow to keep fighting and will take their case to a regional tribunal

“We can’t negotiate over suffering; we want our children back alive”

Parents of missing Iguala students call on Mexican president to find their loved ones

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