Spain’s great wage freeze reaches collective bargaining accords
Purchasing power on the slide for Spanish workers as even those with union protection join devaluation tendency
Markets already celebrating start of Spanish recovery
Backed by investors, country is seen as emerging from dark days of prolonged recession
Central bank links lower wages to PP government’s labor reform
Regulator sees no indication that new rules have led to increase in long-term contracts Economy seen emerging from recession this quarter
Spanish economy no longer “in the news” at latest G20 summit: Rajoy
Prime Minister says leaders of the group acknowledge “overall improvement” and pledges to reverse public debt trend
Hope for Spain’s ailing biofuel sector
After four years in decline, scientific breakthroughs could help the industry, which employs thousands of people
Public debt reaches 90 percent of GDP after growing €6.4bn in June
The increase puts the total amount owed by Spain's administrations at 943.702 billion euros
IMF urges early crackdown on Spain’s fiscally slack regions
Agency calls for “red card” system for deficit goal failures leading to intervention by central government
Tax rate burden of large corporate groups eased to 3.5 percent during crisis
Large corporations paid just 3 billion euros tax on combined earnings of 86 billion in 2011
Economy chief wants all banks to follow floor clause ruling
Reforms of small print in contracts could cost banks €1bn a year
Tax report on princess’s properties may be inaccurate, government sources say
Attorney general asks anti-corruption prosecutors to examine whether transactions occurred AEAT agency data suggests that King Juan Carlos’s daughter made 1.43 million in real estate sales
Stuck in the middle of the lost decade
Spain is five years into a crisis which has sent unemployment spiraling At the present time, returning to the levels of 2008 seems little more than a distant dream
OECD sees jobless rate in Spain rising to 28 percent this year
Agency forecasts only a slight drop in public deficit in 2013
Spain ranks low down in OECD’s Better Life Index
Nation 20th out of 36 countries examined
Brussels sees slightly wider recession in Spain this year
Commission in favor of granting country two more years to meet EU deficit target
Recession eased at start of year but seven-quarter contraction confirmed
Statistics office backs Bank of Spain estimate of 0.5-percent drop on last three months of 2012
Brussels to give Spain two more years on deficit as austerity loses its shine
Bank bailout pushed up shortfall to EU-topping 10.6 percent of GDP Minister predicts economy could contract by 1.5 percent in 2013 Portugal also looking for some leeway on target
Solar eclipse
Once the bright hope for reducing Spain's energy imports, photovoltaic power has proved a costly experiment in regulating renewables
Half of Rajoy’s promised reforms still to be passed
Brussels examination of Spain’s track record will find 41 out of 72 pledged legal changes yet to be undertaken
Weak consumer spending aggravates recession at the end of last year
Strong exports help offset big contraction in domestic demand
Figures for fuel consumption fall to lowest level since 1990s
Report shows “unprecedented” six-percent drop in 2012 amid sustained high prices for consumers
Spanish bank borrowing from European Central Bank falls further
Lenders are gradually weaning themselves off reliance on ECB for funding
Social Security to book record deficit this year due to recession
Reality kicks in as Brussels revises Spain’s overshoot upward for 2010 and 2011
Homes sales break a 17-month downward trend
Purchases climb three percent in August from a year earlier as buyers anticipate tax rise
Deficit target goal adjusted due to bank bailout funds
Government admits that it won’t be able to meet its target of 6.3 percent of GDP
VAT increase causes inflation to jump to 3.5 percent in September
Government may have to find five billion euros to compensate pensioners
Draft decree to include salary caps for executives at failed banks
Bank of Spain to intervene early in lenders that are starting to flag Shareholders to assume losses in financial institutions that receive aid
PM plans more cuts ahead of possible bailout
Pensions may enter firing line in race to meet deficit targets