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Illegally spying on former Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas was just one of the jobs carried out without judicial oversight by a group of officers who also disseminated false evidence against Catalan separatists and the leftist party Podemos. EL PAÍS has reconstructed events based on testimony from their targets
In an unusual turn of events, Health Minister Salvador Illa held a press conference on Friday where he made clear that, in the government’s opinion, the region is not going far enough
Madrid continues to be the region that is being hardest hit by the second wave of the pandemic, followed by the northern areas of Navarre and La Rioja
Defining the crisis as an induced economic coma, and not a recession, has allowed for the adoption of a different and sounder strategy
What unites us? Shared values, culture or history? Are we any more than the sum of our parts? Old ideals are under threat: we must once again decide who we are
Quim Torra also stated on Monday that he wants passengers arriving in Catalonia from the region via plane or train to be subject to temperature checks
Events were scaled back due to Covid-19 concerns but were still attended by 59,000 people, according to one estimate
Diego Méntrida was just a second behind British competitor James Teagle, who became disorientated during the final meters of the race in Santander, northern Spain
The accused apologized via video link for throwing coins at beggars in Plaza Mayor ahead of a Champions League match in 2016
The mosquito-borne disease has spread to Cádiz province, where three patients have been hospitalized and one admitted to intensive care
David Simon got drawn into sometimes bitter exchanges about politics, Franco and the meaning of some choice Spanish phrases after Unidas Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias recommended his latest show
Four Spanish Claretian priests put themselves at risk to try to save 155 Jews from Nazi persecution between 1940 and 1944 in Paris. During that period, fake baptisms were carried out in a clandestine operation that was kept strictly under wraps; until now
We also catch up with Chris Dottie, the president of the British Chamber of Commerce, and Martin Makepeace, the president of the British Association of San Antonio, Ibiza
While it is too early to know the full extent of the fallout from Iranian General Qassim Suleimani’s assassination, there is no doubt that it will be significant
What do international cooperation, Washington’s prestige, fiscal austerity and globalization have in common?
Bureaucracies tend to hide their mistakes, especially in authoritarian countries
Covid-19 is our most pressing problem, but other events are highlighting important global trends
US student Nell Snow was an intern at the English Edition of EL PAÍS in Madrid – until the coronavirus epidemic broke out and forced her to make some difficult choices
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