Repsol says seizure is smokescreen to hide Argentina’s problems
Repsol demands eight billion euros for stake in YPF Spain prepares “diplomatic, commercial and industrial” response
Bank of Spain, IMF skeptical on feasibility of deficit targets
Central bank recommends value added tax hike if Budget slips
Spanish markets remain under cudgel of mistrust
Risk premium hits Rajoy-rule high at 443 basis points Ibex 35 index closed at lowest level in over three years
Argentina announces expropriation of Repsol oil subsidiary YPF
President Kirchner declares that country’s hydrocarbon industry is a sector of “public interest” YPF’s shares fall 18 percent on New York stock exchange after news breaks
Iberia strikes blow to pilots with 20-percent wage slash
Move is part of series of measures to cut costs and increase productivity by 25 percent Cockpit staff is sole area still to agree new collective bargaining deal
Sounding the last post for the letter
National Library’s new show looks at five centuries of written correspondence
A child’s-eye view of the Civil War
Psychologist’s new book analyzes 142 pictures by young Republican evacuees
Deliberate act of plunder
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The YPF expropriation begins a conflict that will have serious consequences for Argentina
King sails into Nóos corruption morass through son-in-law’s emails
Urdangarin’s ex-business partner provides documents to investigating judge Monarch said to be providing help to set up America's Cup yachting team
The touch of genius
Messi may be a truly marvelous player, but off the field there is something missing
No more changes of plan
Court tells Madrid City Hall to redo housing project after it altered the original design
Spanish builder takes his African mega-project snub to World Bank
Equatorial Guinea rejects massive housing development as "unreal"
New legal broom for domestic service
Since January 1, household cleaners must contribute to Social Security Reluctance to register persists among mainly immigrant workers
A little more respect
Under fire from populist peers, Rajoy will be hoping for a victory for Hollande in France