OECD calls on Spain to make layoffs even cheaper
Organization recommends courts only nullify collective dismissals in “extreme cases”
Mas alludes to slavery in context of Catalan sovereignty
Regional premier ramps up rhetoric as PP and Socialists maintain stance on referendum
Loan defaults rise to highest level in over 50 years
AGENCIES|Madrid|
Ratio in October was biggest since Bank of Spain began compiling figures half a century ago
EU referee shows yellow card
The commission's report on the Liga warns that soccer clubs must not survive on public aid
Banesco wins tender for nationalized NCG Banco
Venezuelan lender offered almost one billion euros for Spanish bank
Venezuela seeks to block news reports on crime and murder
Prosecutors file complaint against El Universal for harming children’s psychological welfare
High Court asks to see Neymar’s contract
Agencies|Madrid|
Barcelona board member lodges suit against club president Rosell over multi-million deal
“There is no San Mamés case”
EU competition commissioner confirms investigations into seven Liga clubs for receiving state aid But Almunia denies reports that financing of Athletic’s stadium will be probed
Economic growth in Latin America has not reduced informal jobs
Nearly half of working population has no security or social protection
Madrid premier’s wife named in tax-fraud and money-laundering case
Investigation focuses on their ownership of a luxury penthouse on the Mediterranean González comes out in defense of the innocence of his spouse
The day ETA struck a lethal blow to the Franco regime
Forty years ago this week, the dictator's heir apparent, Carrero Blanco, was assassinated The terrorist organization was responsible for the bombing, which left a huge crater in its wake
“You will never see an ad in the paper offering ‘Exploited workers’”
Police are struggling in the fight against clandestine sweatshop slavery
Divergence/convergence
Spain is slipping further from the European average, and there is no sign that this is going to improve
Prosecutor claims judge in Urdangarin case is biased against princess
"You cannot implicate or punish anyone for what he is but for what he has done," says writ
Ex-Caja Madrid chief came under pressure from Aznar family
Miguel Blesa was being persuaded to use influence to purchase art collection
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