PM to tell Catalan premier that Constitution bars self-rule vote
There is no consensus to change the Magna Carta, says deputy prime minister
“We don’t know how to play this game”
Members of Madrid bid team put loss down to politics
Spain is banned by law from joining any unilateral attacks against Syria
Government could react if NATO member Turkey asks for help
Rajoy and Catalonia’s Mas engaged in talks on independence issue
Popular Party leader talks of his frequent contact with regional premier
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
Obama lauds Rajoy’s reforms, says Cabinet spokesman
Administration officials are still yet to set up a private meeting between the PM and Obama Spanish officials want study reports by UN inspectors before taking a position on Syria
PP on Bárcenas case: “There is interest in destabilizing party”
Ex-treasurer's wife has assets embargoed after she fails to meet six-million-euro civil liability bond as part of Gürtel inquiry
How much does the Popular Party’s jailed former treasurer know?
Officials uneasy over what Bárcenas might yet reveal about Gürtel graft case
Students snub minister at awards ceremony over education reforms
José Ignacio Wert given cold shoulder due to government's austerity drive
Congress to vote on pact between PP and Socialists for EU summit
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and Socialist leader Rubalcaba to negotiate document in coming days
PM confident over new job and social security figures
Rajoy promises at annual economic conference to drop income taxes in 2015
Felipe González met with Rajoy the same day Aznar panned the prime minister
There is no need for former PP premier to “save the country,” says ex-Socialist leader
Spanish taxpayers declare assets held overseas worth nine percent of GDP
New regulations unearth 87.7 billion euros in property, bonds, deposits and shares held abroad
Deputy PM fails to clarify reforms to abortion laws
Justice minister has mooted plan to ban terminations in fetal abnormality cases
Madrid PP leader Aguirre urges PM to cut deeper to tackle crisis
Heavy-hitting former regional premier argues tax hikes have failed
Berlin rejects calls for domestic stimulus plan to help out Spain
But bilateral plan means German companies will invest in Spanish family firms to boost local employment
Rajoy calls for direct injection of money by ECB
PM says Portugal shows that national reforms not enough to guarantee funding for EU members
Rajoy mulls financial deal to ease Catalonia stranglehold
Government plans to offer olive branch to quell premier Mas’s breakaway drive Danger of rift with PP regional barons
Rajoy willing to help rebel region Catalonia out of cash bind
Fiscal council meeting could help repair political bridges Catalan administration says it will miss 2013 deficit target
Spain says bank deposits “sacred” as Cypriot parliament rejects levy plan
De Guindos says government rejects tax on bank deposits of under 100,000 euros
PP secretary general’s lawsuit against Bárcenas angers party barons
De Cospedal refuses to clarify whether prime minister was advised of move
Bárcenas never left PP payroll
Party was paying ex-treasurer compensation as well as covering social security costs
Rajoy releases tax returns, but fails to clear up doubts over Aznar years
PM’s financial records dating back to 2003 reveal salary rises in midst of crisis
The perfect storm
Prime Minister Rajoy’s popularity was already at an all-time low before his party’s treasurer accused him and other PP bigwigs of financial wrongdoing. Can he survive the latest scandal to hit the party?
Rajoy appears more often in Bárcenas’ ledgers than other PP officials
Thousands hold nightly demonstrations in front of party headquarters across Spain
Top PP officials shown to have taken payments on the side
Ledgers reveal that PM Rajoy was apportioned annual sum of 25,200 euros for 11 years Documents include donations from construction firms and businessmen implicated in Gürtel
Former PP treasurer “handed out envelopes with cash” to party officials
Deputy PM denies knowledge of any such payments Scandal-hit Bárcenas retains office in Popular Party headquarters
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