Spanish PM offers to act as negotiator for Trump in Europe, Latin America
Mariano Rajoy conveyed message to US president during 15-minute phone call on Tuesday night
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Latest poll sees Socialist Party bounce back, but still trailing Podemos
PSOE only winners in new CIS survey on voter intention, with the Popular Party losing support
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Spain’s soccer referees: “We’re afraid”
After years of suffering insults and attacks in silence, the men and women who oversee matches in the lower leagues are speaking out and calling for change
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IMMIGRATION
Relatives of migrants drowned in El Tarajal tragedy denied visas
NGO says Spanish embassy in Cameroon argued risk of illegal immigration if it let victims’ family members travel
Brussels chides Spain over subsidies for harmful fossil fuels
European Commission report notes Madrid near bottom of EU ranking for collection of green taxes
Public health
Why patrons of this bar have to ditch their pajamas to get their ‘churros’
Owner of Los Monaguillos in Malaga says that enough is enough when it comes to the attire of their clientele
crime
Thieves make off with jewels worth €30,000 at Spanish movie awards
Film academy says expensive gems disappeared last weekend, while the movie industry was handing out the Goya prizes
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How a Ukrainian soccer player became a political football in Spain
Fans pressure Madrid’s Rayo Vallecano to cancel deal with Roman Zozulya over alleged neo-Nazi links
Mediterranean coast fights against clock to repair storm damage
Tourism sector in Valencia, Catalonia and Balearics fears work won’t be completed by Easter
The day they shot my five friends
After receiving threats for banning hunting on her land, a British woman in Spain found a number of her rescued animals killed
Why do movie titles in Spain end up with such strange translations?
While it may seem puzzling, changing the names of films such as ‘La La Land’ is sometimes necessary
Olé: Carmen the cow saved by 70,000 signatures
Madrid regional government had ordered her to be put down after tuberculosis diagnosis
OPINION
Strength against Trump
Europe should be able to stand on its own two feet in an increasingly insecure world
The danger of speaking Spanish in the United States
The use of this language, spoken by 40 million people, continues to grow. It is doubtful that President Trump will manage to reverse this trend
THE AMERICAS
Latin American cities back green transport in fight against pollution
Bogota, Buenos Aires and Fortaleza in Brazil are rolling out very different initiatives to cut CO2 emissions
Bolivia fears “wave of xenophobia” in wake of Argentina migration laws
President Evo Morales sends high-level delegation to Buenos Aires in bid to reduce tensions
“Donald Trump has realized that Mexico can take a tougher stance”
Mexico City Mayor Miguel Ángel Mancera accuses US president of seeing its neighbor as a company he can control
Mexican deputies toughen up femicide legislation
Lower house passes reform to place suspects in pre-trial detention and prevent them from fleeing justice in a country with high gender violence rates
Mark Zuckerberg: “This division in the US hasn’t been seen for a long time”
EL PAÍS attends Facebook’s Friends’ Day, held to celebrate the social network’s 13th anniversary
SPANISH NEWS
“No will to disobey,” claims ex-Catalan premier Artur Mas at trial
The politician and two top aides face lengthy bans from public office if found guilty over roles in unofficial referendum
Spain fails to hit annual renewable energy targets for the year 2015
Despite shortfall of 1.1%, Brussels is confident Madrid will meet its overall goal of 20% by 2020
SPAIN-MEXICO RELATIONS
Prime Minister Rajoy calls Mexico to offer solidarity over Trump
Foreign minister denies Spanish is government keeping quiet about US president’s controversial orders
health
Cancer cases in Spain rose 15% from 2012 to 2015 but cure rates are also up
As life expectancy rises, so does the number of diagnoses, which has already exceeded forecast for 2020
BREXIT
Spanish PM calls on UK to ensure Brexit is “quick and constructive”
Mariano Rajoy spoke with his opposite number, Theresa May, at a meeting on Friday morning
Spain ranks third as Plan B for foreign investors fleeing Brexit
New study on the effects of UK referendum finds that Madrid is the fifth most attractive European city
Economy & Business
Spanish mobile game developer snapped up by Take-Two for $250 million
US giant buys Barcelona-based startup Social Point, set up in 2008 by two university graduates
EL PAÍS SEMANAL
The tech legacy of James Costos
America’s ambassador under Barack Obama put startups on the map in Spain. Now, as he moves back to the US, we take a look at the ecosystem he leaves in his wake
ELPAÍS.CAT IN ENGLISH
Cash has an expiration date
New methods of payment will substitute paper money in the future
If independence was just a monetary matter: what will happen in 2017 with Catalan taxes?
Since 2014, the Catalan regional government has been developing its own, forgotten, tax collector
The Catalan telethon celebrates its 25th anniversary
‘La Marató de TV3’ raises funds every year for health research initiatives
From the punch to the playback: 10 moments from Bieber in Barcelona
Relive the eventful visit of the Canadian heartthrob to the Catalan capital through its impact on social media
Elpais.cat launches English-language project
Students from the Pompeu Fabra University will be adapting content about Catalonia into English for an international audience
FEATURES
The price of hate in Denmark
Laws that criminalize racist or xenophobic expression still divide the Nordic country. The EU wants all its members to have similar rules penalizing this discourse, which has become standard among Islamophobes and is impossible to control online
Stolen, lost, trashed: what can happen when Spanish courts seize your assets
It can take years for an innocent third party caught up in a criminal investigation to get belongings returned, if at all
VIDEO: The everyday racism black Spaniards face
“Either I’ve had really bad luck, or this is a racist society,” says a student of African descent.
The town still divided over the bitter legacy of the Spanish Civil War
Opinion in Casasimarro is split about a plaque honoring the memory of a resident killed in 1977 by neo-fascists
Catalonia’s independence-free zone
The Val de Arán is only area of the region where supporters of secession are in a clear minority
TRAVEL & LIFESTYLE
TRAVEL
Going bananas off the beaten track in Uganda
Local matriarchs encourage visitors to venture beyond wildlife parks and sample authentic grassroots hospitality with the power to lift communities out of poverty
GALLERY
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Discover Lanzarote’s amazing new underwater museum
The Museo Atlántico, which opened on January 10, is showing 300 sculptures by Jason deCaires Taylor
TOURISM
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More of the prettiest villages in Spain
Thirteen towns across the country are joining a growing list of small municipalities with a quality seal earned through well-preserved architecture, natural beauty and fine gastronomy
Spain’s pig aristocracy emigrates to Texas
Two Spanish entrepreneurs become the first to bring animals to the United States for breeding
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» Top 50- 1Why patrons of this bar have to ditch their pajamas to get their ‘churros’
- 2Trump, Spanish PM Rajoy due to hold phone call on Tuesday night
- 3Thieves make off with jewels worth €30,000 at Spanish movie awards
- 4The day they shot my five friends
- 5Mediterranean coast fights against clock to repair storm damage
- 6Latest poll sees Socialist Party bounce back, but still trailing Podemos
- 7Bolivia fears “wave of xenophobia” in wake of Argentina migration laws
- 8Brussels chides Spain over subsidies for harmful fossil fuels
- 9Why do movie titles in Spain end up with such strange translations?
- 10“No will to disobey,” claims ex-Catalan premier Artur Mas at trial
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Real Madrid threaten to form European Superleague
Real Madrid officials are angry with LaLiga for postponing their meeting with Celta. In Galicia, there is resentment at the way the capital side handled the matter
