miércoles, 13 marzo 2013

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the future of Catalonia

Catalan Socialists support self-rule initiative but prefer federal solution

Pere Ríos Barcelona

Motion which was rejected by Congress passes in regional assembly with only Popular Party voting against

BUSINESS

Zara owner books record sales and earnings despite euro-zone slump

Miguel Jiménez Madrid

But the fourth-quarter performance of world’s largest fashion retailer Inditex disappoints

Iberia workers sign deal to end conflict with management

Ramón Muñoz Madrid

Pilots union decline to adhere to compromise agreement over number of layoffs and pay cuts

PUBLIC FINANCES

Government pledges no new major tax hikes until 2015

El País / Agencies Madrid

Finance Minister Montoro says Madrid to renegotiate deficit targets with the regions if Brussels cuts Spain more slack

CORRUPTION ALLEGATIONS

Ex-minister to give up seat in Congress if targeted in graft case

Francesco Manetto Madrid

Leading Socialist José Blanco says he is prepared to relinquish his right to immunity as a deputy

Government winds up case on suspect CiU graft report

Fernando Garea Madrid

Draft "doesn't correspond to any official document" says minister

Police chief denies existence of reports

TOWN HALL FIASCO

Embattled Socialist leader in dark over damaging censure vote motion

Vera Gutiérrez Calvo Madrid 1

Rubalcaba not aware of goings-on in Ponferrada town hall, according to party number two

Socialists knew of deal, says sex offender-backed mayor

Town hall putsch leaves Socialist leader red faced

Esther Tejedor / Vera Gutiérrez Calvo Ponferrada / Madrid

Rubalcaba orders mayor to resign but rogue councilor dismisses party “interference” in local politics

CONSUMER ISSUES

Horsemeat sales grind to a halt

Juana Viúdez Burgos

Labeling fraud puts the skids on burgeoning sub-sector of Spanish consumerism

La Liga losses

Bankia reassumes control of Valencia CF after court ruling

Cayetano Ros / El País Madrid

Troubled lender now owes itself 200 million euros after regional government financial guarantee is annulled

PP'S HIDDEN FINANCES

Businessmen in slush fund papers told to appear before High Court

Francisco Mercado Madrid 1

Popular Party may have civil liability if donations are found to be illegal, says investigating judge

High Court assumes jurisdiction in the probe into Bárcenas’ ledgers

Fernando J. Pérez Madrid

Police financial crimes unit believes there are “quantitative” links between the purported PP balance sheets and the Gürtel case

Isabel Monrós jumps on a Civil Guard vehicle as she tries to prevent her former husband from leaving with her children. / Manuel Bruque (EFE)

Judge orders three kids taken from mother and sent back to Mexico

EFE Valencia

Courts side with father’s claims that his children were brought to Spain illegally

BUSINESS

Pescanova admits discrepancies with creditors on debt levels

El País Madrid

Regulator opens probe into possible insider trading in food manufacturer’s shares

REAL ESTATE

Tax changes give a boost to home sales

El País Madrid

Transactions jumped 19 percent in January to levels not seen since two years ago

BANKIA COLLAPSE

Economy Minister Luis de Guindos. / Bernardo Pérez (Papallones)

Minister rejects accusation he forced Bankia head to resign

Agencias Madrid

Chairman’s replacement backs De Guindos’ version of Rato’s departure

BANKING CRISIS

Ex-Bank of Spain governor feared euro exit over Bankia collapse

Francisco Mercado Madrid

Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez told judge overseeing probe that crisis “tarnished” the image of Spain’s financial sector

POLITICIZED JUSTICE

Popular Party plans to tweak top court’s makeup before key rulings

Fernando Garea Madrid

Government poised to overturn progressive majority of magistrates on Constitutional panel

IMMIGRATION

Images released by Cadena SER of patrol boat smashing into immigrant vessel. / Cadena Ser

Video questions official version of fatal migrant boat collision

El País Madrid

One Moroccan was killed in accident and six others not found after the craft sank

Catalan conservative opens can of worms with bodyguard snub

El País Barcelona

PP regional chief Sánchez-Camacho has been the victim of political espionage

Catalonia spy case company has dossiers on judges and politicians

Spanish vacationers told not to visit Acapulco by Foreign Ministry

El País Madrid

Government updates travel advice in wake of rape attack against six Spaniards in Pacific resort

REMEMBERING 11-M

The ceremony to commemorate the March 2004 Madrid train bombings in Puerta del Sol. / FERNANDO ALVARADO (EFE)

Spain marks ninth anniversary of 2004 Madrid train bombings

AGENCIES Madrid

PM says he is committed to “eradication of terrorism”

TOWARD THE END OF ETA

Mediators give ETA six months to fully disarm

Luis R. Aizpeolea Madrid

Commission will shut down unless terrorist organization can reach a comprehensive agreement with the Spanish government

EVICTIONS

Mohamed Aziz, plaintiff in the European court case, standing outside his home in Martorell. / CARLES RIBAS (Papallones)

EU ruling could offer hope of shake-up of Spanish mortgages

Joseba Elola / El País Madrid

Justices set to decide if full payment demands by banks violate EC directive

ECONOMY

Wage costs suffer biggest fall on record at end of last year

Andrew Sim Madrid

Sharpest declines were in public sector due to government’s austerity policies

ECONOMY

Portugal in grip of deepest recession since 1975

Andrew Sim Madrid

Sharpest declines were in public sector due to austerity

google & state security

PP wants talks on removing strategic sites from online maps

Javier Martín Madrid 1

Spain has never made a request for certain areas to be blurred, argues Google España

public healthcare in crisis

Vigo prosecutor to investigate negligence claims after ER death

Cristina Huete Santiago de Compostela

Elderly woman left waiting for three hours despite having a known heart condition and diabetes

Más información

Mother risks indictment to tell truth

A daughter's stolen baby lawsuit brings her adoptive parent to court

Inés Pérez at home in Almería with a photograph of her adopted daughter. / FRANCISCO BONILLA (Papallones)

LATIN AMERICA

Venezuelan race kicks off amid homophobia claim

El País Madrid

Chávez’s embalmed body will be put on display at the military museum in Caracas

100 days of bullets for Peña Nieto

Juan Diego Quesada Mexico City

The Mexican president’s changes to security policy fail to stem the violence

Iranian agreement to probe 1994 terrorist bombing divides Argentina

Francisco Peregil Buenos Aires

Protests over joint investigation

Buenos Aires scoffs at Falklands vote to stay British

John Carlin / Alejandro Rebossio Stanley (Islas Malvinas) / Buenos Aires

Cameron celebrates near-unanimous result

Groups oppose OAS reforms to human rights system

El País Madrid

Hunger strike by Guantánamo detainees enters its second month

OPINION

The Decade That Was

Michael Shifter Washington

It seems clear that the shrinking, historic asymmetry between the United States and Latin America is likely to continue

FEATURES

ARCHEOLOGY

Some of the pieces recovered by the Civil Guard as part of Operation Helmet. / ULY MARTÍN (Papallones)

A case of daylight pillaging

Rafael Méndez / José Ángel Montañés Calatayud / Barcelona

A Civil Guard operation has led to the arrest of retired villager Ricardo Granada, who is thought to have dug more than 4,000 archeological items up from Celtiberian sites

Operation Helmet strikes a blow against Spanish tomb raiders

EUROPE IN CRISIS

The euro has been saved, at the people’s expense

José Ignacio Torreblanca 3

Countries reconsider the importance of national identity as confidence in the euro continues to crumble

CORRUPTION

Leading members of the Socialist Party, the Popular Party and the Catalan CiU bloc converse during the recent State of the Nation debate in Congress. / ULY MARTÍN (Papallones)