Is Italy becoming ungovernable?
The elections leave the country politically gridlocked, and its traditional parties battered
Editorial
The Emilio Hellín case
The Interior Ministry’s employment of a convicted criminal calls for a full investigation
Leftover undemocratic habits
The Basque radical left is still refusing to formally demand the dissolution of ETA
Accepting responsibility
Urdangarin begins to distance the Royal Household from his allegedly criminal activities
Spanish exports are still going strong
The foreign sector softens the recession but new measures must be found to stimulate it
A lack of dialogue
It is essential to break the deadlock between the government and the opposition on basic reforms
Court-martial in Rabat
The sentence passed on 24 Sahrawis for killing 11 policemen is based on suspect evidence
Bugging and misconduct
More explanations are in order concerning several serious cases of political espionage
A disturbing rise in sovereign debt
The evolution of the public accounts in Spain in 2012 is a source of doubt rather than comfort
Toying with the truth
The PP is headed to the state of the nation debate embroiled in the scandal over its ex-treasurer
No oasis
Corruption has proven to be as rife in Catalonia as in the rest of the country
Draghi’s admonition
The government should heed his advice to draw up a credible medium-term fiscal plan
Prisoners of words
Journalists are not responsible for the consequences of the facts they publish. Their only duties are honesty and due diligence in verification of what they write
Innovation and renunciation
Benedict XVI, who began under the banner of conservatism, met stiff resistance to change
The suspicious side of soccer
The sport will lose its credibility if cases of illegal betting are not promptly punished
Ana Mato must step down
The minister cannot continue to damage Mariano Rajoy with her presence in government
Rental register
The government should think long and hard about how to implement a debtors’ blacklist
Ratings agencies called into question
The lawsuit filed against S&P points to a new model that defends the interests of investors
Investigation must move quickly
The noise surrounding the Bárcenas case must not distract attention from his Swiss fortune
Decline in Social Security registration
The drop in contributors heightens the urgency of addressing pension reform
Don Corleone picks up the bill
Minister Ana Mato must be dismissed, in view of her connections with the corruption network
Urgent need for debate
Our institutions are in real need of moral and legal rearmament
The treasurer’s ledgers
Society requires a serious explanation of the Bárcenas case, unlike the one offered by De Cospedal
Urkullu’s caveats
The Basque premier believes that the end of ETA is possible, providing there is unity and good sense
The prestige of the crown
The monarchy needs to regularize its institutional role, whatever happens in the Nóos case
An agreement to generate employment
Investment to encourage job creation is more effective than a trickle of tax incentives
Establishing the truth
A commission is needed to determine exactly what happened in the stolen babies scandal
A serious explanation
The Popular Party must act quickly and firmly against corruption in politics
Deep depression
Massive destruction of employment in 2012 forces an extension of the Plan Prepara
Signs of a rupture
The Catalan assembly approves a sovereignty declaration but at the cost of serious divisions