A minor correction
The Spanish government is simply tweaking, rather than scrapping, its backward abortion bill
Editorial
A necessary king
The monarch who smoothed the path to democracy has given up the crown to further its modernization
A responsible politician
Socialist leader Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba has acknowledged his party’s European defeat and is making way for leadership changes
A blow to the two-party system
The results of Sunday’s polls open the door to a broader political spectrum that could define the next general elections in Spain
Guaranteeing the future
Ten years on from his marriage, Prince Felipe is showing poise and balance ahead of his future role as Spain's head of state
The law is sufficient
Excesses committed on social networking sites in the wake of the murder of politician Isabel Carrasco can be pursued without toughening the penal code
No time for speculation
A flurry of theories over the motives for the killing of a Popular Party politician is out of place
Bank monitoring
The government’s plans to create a new database holding the financial details of all Spaniards have raised a number of legal issues
Young reformers
Spain’s youngsters are highly critical of the establishment, but they want to see its institutions improved, rather than abolished altogether
Isolating the violent protestors
The debate over security at demonstrations needs to go beyond dismissals and internal restructuring
Facts, not words
Venezuela is agonizing one year after President Maduro adopted Hugo Chávez’s nefarious legacy as his own
A world has died
Nobel Prize-winning writer Gabriel García Márquez encouraged Latin Americans to give voice to their dramas and challenges
Avoiding instability
The squatter incident in Andalusia could have been avoided had everyone acted in less of a hurry
Regional depression
Eurostat’s findings on unemployment leave no room for triumphant attitudes
A botched reform
New rules of universal justice mean that criminals caught by Spanish authorities will be let off the hook
Constitutional channels
Political dialogue is the framework in which the problems of Catalonia should be resolved, not via a unilateral referendum
Ungovernable Venezuela
All calls for dialogue are coming up against a lack of political will to find common ground
The pending transition
The profile of the new head of Spain's bishops promises continuity and greater moderation
An insulting fraud
The Madrid training scheme scam exploited the lack of proper labor policy
Rebuilding unity
The 10th anniversary of 11-M is time to overcome the divisions of the past caused by conspiracy theories
The EU is letting Kiev down
The request by Crimea to join Russia has raised the tone of the confrontation over Ukraine
Too much violence
The Europe-wide survey on gender violence points to a need for more prevention
Headed for recovery
Social security registrations in February confirm that the recession is finally over, but the situation is still weak and unstable
Solutions are lacking
Government and EU are at odds over immigration but reluctant to tackle the root issues
An illegal tax
The European Court has quashed Spain’s levy on fuel, opening the door to massive claims
Bitcoin: winged, but still in the air
Virtual currencies, if they are to survive, need to be regulated
Starting shot for the elections
Rajoy and Rubalcaba dramatize their positions with an eye to bringing out the voters
A consistent strategy
A foreign policy with inter-party support should aim to reinforce Spain’s presence in the world
Reform in slow motion
The PP government proposes small changes in party financing after the “Bárcenas case”
Renewable energy fiasco
The retroactive application of premium cuts produces a rash of lawsuits against Spain