Merkel seeks Spanish support for unpopular austerity measures
German chancellor dines with PM Rajoy in Galicia on two-day visit to Spain
Spain starts creating jobs again
Second quarter results show first rise in year-on-year net employment since onset of crisis in 2008
Suspended judge Baltasar Garzón denied government pardon
Spain’s Popular Party administration also turns down requests from politicians and a bullfighter
Spain’s new generation of leaders
They’re media savvy, they’re in touch with voters, and they’re ready to shake up the political scene
Juan Carlos to become reserve commander-in-chief once Felipe is king
Prime minister praises “normality” of royal handover as proof of Spaniards’ democratic maturity
Spain’s two-party system dealt major blow in EU elections
Popular Party (PP) and the Socialists (PSOE) fail to attract even 50 percent of the vote But xenophobe and anti-European parties fail to make any headway in Spanish polls
Spanish economy grew 0.4% in first quarter of 2014
Flash estimate from National Statistics Institute coincides with Bank of Spain figures Prime minister sounds note of confidence, saying that “things are going well and will go better”
Rajoy avoids Cabinet reshuffle with appointment of new agriculture minister
Current general secretary of department, Isabel García Tejerina, to replace Miguel Arias Cañete
PP selects agriculture minister to head party slate at European elections
Arias Cañete had been mentioned as a possible candidate for months
Rajoy offers Catalonia option of lobbying for constitutional change
Catalan lawmakers accuse prime minister of “ripping Spain apart” at long-awaited referendum debate
Former Madrid premier unapologetic about hit-and-run incident
Esperanza Aguirre tells EL PAÍS she is “shocked” at the “lies” being spread about her
Tension at state funeral for Spain’s first democratic prime minister
Attacks against Catalan self-rule and the presence of a dictator cast shadow over display of unity
Government footage provides no clues to migrants’ death by drowning
Opposition had demanded that Interior Ministry clear up Civil Guard’s role in Ceuta tragedy
Thousand people turn out at Mass to remember victims of train bombings
Archbishop speaks of culprits as “people with dark objectives to win power” Prime Minister Rajoy among attendees, but predecessors Zapatero and Aznar notable absences
U2’s Bono asks for Europe-wide campaign for Spain
Rock star tells Merkel and Rajoy that people should be encouraged to buy Spanish goods Musician delivers star speech at European People’s Party congress in Dublin
Rajoy offers last-minute support for Merkel’s choice in EU vote
Spanish leader waited to secure better conditions in power share
Rajoy: “The forces of euroskepticism are lying in wait to destroy the project”
Prime Minister closes series of forums on Europe’s future in Madrid Socialist leader Rubalcaba laments “mistakes” made in handling financial crisis
Rajoy to focus on economy in State of the Nation debate
PM will stress hopes of an economic recovery Opposition leader to highlight growing poverty and raise abortion issue
Cabinet approves draft bill on party finances
Legislation comes a year after Bárcenas scandal broke
Civil Guard gives tapes of Ceuta tragedy to court
Officials have changed story several times over use of rubber bullets
Immigration law change in works: interior minister
Rajoy defends civil guards’ reaction to tragic Ceuta stampede
Rajoy looks to 2015 race with soothing pledges for tax reform and stimulus measures
PM bashes Rubalcaba for being negative and blames Socialist leader for current “agony”
PP barons call for unity after fissures appear in party
Group begins its conference in Valladolid with rumblings about stance toward terrorism
Conservative think-tank does Aznar’s talking for him
FAES paper on Catalan sovereignty drive stakes out territory PP leader Rajoy should be occupying
“I am convinced of the infanta’s innocence,” Rajoy tells interviewer
PM makes rare TV appearance, defending king’s daughter and abortion reform
Rajoy seeks to bar ex-ETA members from public office
"What's important is to prevent them from becoming mayors," PM says
PP deputy congressional speaker calls for free vote within ruling party on abortion
Celia Villalobos says she “represents many people who are against” the proposed restriction on terminations
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