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POLITICS

Spanish PM again postpones making major Cabinet changes

El País Madrid

Mariano Rajoy only brings in new Prime Minister’s Office undersecretary, despite rumors of big reshuffle. Move follows appointment of young faces to key party roles on Thursday

ROYAL FAMILY

After one year, King Felipe VI bolsters support for monarchy

Anabel Díez Madrid

Twelve months on from the abdication of Juan Carlos, Metroscopia poll for EL PAÍS reveals that 81% of Spaniards approve of how his son is carrying out his duties

justice

Podemos leader slams jail term for protestor accused of carrying bomb

El País Madrid

Court orders “Alfon” to start prison sentence, related to arrest during 2012 general strike. The 24-year-old denies the charges

Joan Ribó, mayor of Valencia, leaves City Hall with his bicycle. / JOSÉ JORDÁN

New Valencia mayor will sell predecessor’s armored Audi A8

Joan Ribó, of the leftist regionalist party Compromís, wants to visibly break with the governance style of Rita Barberá

REGIONAL POLITICS

End of an era: Catalan nationalist bloc CiU breaks up after 37 years

Miquel Noguer Barcelona

Disagreement over premier Artur Mas’s independence bid is behind a separation that comes just ahead of regional elections

CONSEQUENCES OF THE ELECTIONS

PP reaches deal with Ciudadanos to retain power in Madrid region

José Marcos Madrid

Support from minority group required signed pledge by Cristina Cifuentes to stop privatizing healthcare, to lower education fees and several dozen other measures

Police officers acquitted of sexual abuse at Málaga migrant center

AGENCIES Málaga

Provincial court considers it proven that group organized late-night parties but finds insufficient evidence to corroborate witness’s abuse testimony

AIR TRAVEL

A Ryanair plane at Dublin airport. / Peter Morrison (AP)

Ryanair’s website to close for 10 hours this weekend

El País Madrid

Airline warns passengers they will be unable to check in between Friday night and Saturday morning due to maintenance work

Wikipedia to receive 2015 Princess of Asturias prize

Online encyclopedia garlanded by prestigious Spanish awards for “making universal knowledge available to everyone”

Ranks of Spain’s rich have grown 40% since start of crisis, study finds

World Wealth Report shows that the downturn that began in 2008 has not stopped people from joining the millionaires’ club. Household spending rises slightly in 2014

MUNICIPAL POLITICS

Barcelona will not bid for 2026 Winter Olympics, says new mayor

Clara Blanchar Barcelona

Leftist team headed by social activist Ada Colau will put housing and basic needs on top of its list of priorities

Manuela Carmena heading to Madrid City Hall on her first day on the job. / B. P.

Madrid mayor drops campaign promise of a local public bank

As she struggles with two internal crises, new leftist leader Manuela Carmena says her group’s program was more like a list of “suggestions,” and turns her attention to housing policies

An alternative currency for Barcelona and Valencia?

New leftist mayors campaigned on promises to create social forms of payment to help boost their cities’ economies

EVICTIONS CRISIS

60% of Madrid evictions are from public flats sold to investment funds

Treasury Ministry report discrediting Madrid mayor’s policies contains worrying data regarding the limited resources available to rehouse citizens who have been thrown out of their homes

Montse Romanillos on the solar panel-covered roof of her building. / S. S.

Spain turns its back on the power of the sun

Proposed legislation will stifle small-scale solar and wind energy production and the use of new batteries, critics warn

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EDITOR’S PICK

Vicente López with his produce in La Almunia de Doña Godina / D. A.

The Spanish growers feeling the brunt of Russia’s food imports ban

Moscow’s retaliation for EU sanctions over Ukraine conflict is hurting small fruit and vegetable producers

Half of Spain’s employees find work through contacts

Foreigners rely most on who they know to get jobs, with 61.4% attaining posts this way. Employment centers place 2.5%

How many bananas do Spaniards eat a year? And other random facts...

National Statistics Institute’s 2014 family budget survey reveals curious insights

CINEMA

This week’s movie releases

Agent Tom Hardy seeks out a Soviet serial killer in 50s-set mystery thriller ‘Child 44,’ as star of the hit ‘Ocho apellidos vascos,’ Dani Rovira, struggles to reach the UK in ‘Ahora o nunca’

Spain must succeed where others have failed in vaccination debate

Angus McNeice argues that those with the ear of the public must be rational

SOCIAL NETWORKS

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LATIN AMERICA

The all-seeing eye of Mexico’s drug gangs

Authorities in Tamaulipas state take down surveillance cameras installed by secret cartel to keep tabs on police and rivals

Brazilian lawmakers condemn harassment by protestors in Caracas

Delegation forced to abandon trip to visit opposition leader after alleged incidents

The bothersome problem of Latin America’s garbage

Only half of the people in the region see their trash picked up on a daily basis, according to a report

Zavala: “President Peña Nieto has a tamed opposition”

Wife of ex-Mexican leader Felipe Calderón announces her intention to run in the 2018 presidential race

OPINION AND EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL

Felipe VI’s first year on the throne

Twelve months after Juan Carlos abdicated in favor of his son, Spaniards have given their new king a good grade, but he now faces the challenge of mediating political change

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