Garzón calls for Franco truth commission
Suspended judge asks “victims of terrorism to recognize that there are victims of the Franco regime who are waiting for justice”
Dangerous tolerance
Inaction in the face of the abuse aimed at two black ministers is legitimizing racist discourse in Europe
Rajoy says Mas making it “impossible” to hold any type of dialogue
PM calls Catalan parliament’s latest self-rule move a “unilateral decision”
Burgos mayor cancels controversial road project after massive protests
“Social circumstances” make it “impossible” to continue controversial street expansion, says Lacalle
Loan default rate hits new record high
Non-performing loan ratio climbs to 13.1 percent in November
Racing keeps cup dream ticking over as Alcorcón stalls
Barcelona moves into quarterfinals with Messi icing on the cake
Short filmmaker Esteban Crespo gets Spain’s sole Oscar nod
Madrileño director nominated for ‘Aquel no era yo’ about child soldiers in Africa
Spanish Treasury pays lowest rate on three-year bond since the euro was introduced
Marginal yield on notes maturing in 2017 drops to 1.620 percent
Carrefour’s sales in Spain rise for first time in five years
Retail distribution giant reported growth in organic revenues of 1.7 percent
This week’s movie releases
Leonardo DiCaprio and Martin Scorsese clock up their fifth collaboration in black comedy ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’
Cinemas begin ticket promotion
300 theaters offering reduced-rate movies on Wednesdays
Bautista-Agut fells Del Potro as Carla Suárez narrowly avoids slip-up
World number 62 pulls off shock of the tournament as Muguruza prepares to play Wozniacki
Eurogroup and EC insist Spain needs second round of labor reform
EU commissioner Rehn says Brussels engaging in “constructive dialogue” with Rajoy government on the issue
Much ado about the infanta
The prosecutor lodges what amounts to a covert appeal and the justice minister weighs in
Maduro initiates plan of action against crime and names new economic team
Venezuelan president restructures currency exchange system but promises no devaluation
Bourses rise as investors factor in expectations of stronger recovery
Spain may revise upward its 2014 GDP forecast
Inflation in Spain ends last year at lowest level since 1961
Annual rise in consumer price index was only 0.3 percent
Spain breezes into record books as wind power becomes main source of energy
Sector covered 20.9 percent of total demand last year followed by country’s nuclear plants, which met 20.8 percent
Success for Rajoy in Washington
Spain has ceased to worry American leaders as it did during the depths of the crisis
Back on the old path?
There must be no step backwards in the demand that ETA disband as a condition for parole
Mexican troops move in to disarm vigilantes and regain control of towns
Self-defense forces vow to keep their weapons until drug cartel leaders are captured
Sangría: made in Spain and Spain only
European Parliament passes legislation to protect the drink for Iberian peninsula
Nadal through after Tomic retires
World number one gets partial walkover into second round meeting with teenage wildcard
House sales in November plunge close to lowest levels since the crisis broke
Transactions declined an annual 15.7 percent in the month to 21,847, the second lowest figure since the real estate boom bust
Cristiano Ronaldo wins Ballon d’Or
Portugal captain makes emotional speech after beating out Messi and Franck Ribéry
Snowden and the EU
The European Parliament’s defiance symbolizes the wariness of US espionage
Economy grew 0.3 percent in fourth quarter, De Guindos says
Minister presents advance figures to bolster government claims that recovery is gaining pace
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