EU referee shows yellow card
The commission's report on the Liga warns that soccer clubs must not survive on public aid
Six urgent reforms
The troika confirms the end of the bailout, but demands corrections and a new fiscal model
Wages in Spain fall for record four quarters in a row
Average monthly income now at levels of two years ago as internal devaluation continues
Seville family deaths may be due to toxic infection
Ambulance was called twice to family home after three victims’ conditions worsened dramatically during night
Atlético and Barça take advantage of Real slip in Navarre
Valencia fires Miroslav Djukic as coach after 3-0 defeat at the Vicente Calderón stadium
Stability (and changes)
Merkel’s new government augurs the replacement of excessive austerity for a more balanced society
House prices rise on quarterly basis for first time in three years
But market still down on an annual basis and experts doubt prices have bottomed out
Barcelona and Paris finally get their high-speed rail link
Journey time between cities of six-and-a-half hours
Interior chief argues that crackdown on protests will “protect citizens”
Hundreds gather in Madrid to demonstrate against regional health cuts
Retouching the political parties
The government is approving changes to party financing that disregard the real problems
Collateral victims
The massive espionage by the US has damaged the freedom of the press and the internet
Banks to be barred from writing off political parties’ debt
Cabinet approves anticorruption measures
Eurovegas not coming to Madrid after company demands rejected
Casino tycoon Adelson wanted guarantees of financial compensation in the event of future legislative changes
Polls differ on level of support for Catalan self-rule
Most Catalans favor referendum but number of supporters for "yes" vote is less clear
This week’s movie releases
Steve McQueen tells the harrowing true story of a free man sold into slavery in 12 Years a Slave Peter Jackson's The Hobbit trilogy trudges on with The Desolation of Smaug
Private sector police officers
The ambiguity of a new law giving security guards greater powers puts basic rights at risk
Police go back to work in Argentina as death toll from lootings rises to 12
Fernández de Kirchner government believes unrest was a "destabilization" ploy
History as a weapon
The Catalan government must not sponsor a symposium that presents Spain as an enemy
Popular to sell 6-percent stake in bank to Mexicans
Lender reaches agreement with Del Valle family to acquire 24.9-percent stake in BX+
Dangers to education
Budget cuts should not impede action to solve the problems of Spain’s school system
At least eight dead and dozens injured in riots across Argentina
Police strikes in nine provinces spark wave of lootings and violence
Spanish journalists being held hostage by Al Qaeda affiliated group in Syria
El Mundo reporter and freelance photographer were kidnapped in September
Mind the doors
Attempts to restrict the freedom of movement of EU citizens simply work in the interests of Europhobes
“We have reformed Spain; now we need change at the EU level”
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks to journalists from EL PAÍS and five other newspapers The Spanish leader insists that the only solution to the crisis is job creation
“What concerns me most is that Germany has a clear view of where we are going”
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy discusses European banking union and Spain’s recovery from economic crisis in a major new interview
Unacceptable escalation
Beijing must desist from provocation in its territorial dispute with Japan in the China Sea
Jiménez betters own record in Hong Kong Open win
On verge of 50th birthday, Spanish ‘bon viveur’ crowns leg-break comeback
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