Rajoy defiant on economy despite record jobless rate
PM rules out ministerial changes and claims reforms will begin to take effect toward end of government’s term
Saving mortgage victims
New initiatives are emerging against the government’s inadequate anti-eviction law
Socialist Party issues abortion battle cry
Opposition sees street protests as the way to prevent PP reform from reaching Congress
Nadal conquers Catalan clay again
Remarkable Rafa beats Almagro to take eighth title in Barcelona
Tie means title must wait for Barça as Real earns derby win
Messi makes impact for leader while Ronaldo forced to sit out win over Atlético
Socialists want leadership primaries for all parties
PP rejects move to impose new approach in opposition grouping on others
US charges former State Department official with spying for Cuba
Marta Rita Velazquez allegedly met Cuban agents in Madrid in the 1980s The 57-year-old former government employee fled the country and lives in Stockholm
An emergency plan
The rise in jobless figures exacerbates the social crisis and demands economic policy changes
Del Bosque confirms he will quit Spain after the World Cup
Garlanded tactician will consider ambassadorial role and rules out return to Real Madrid
BBVA earnings boosted by capital gains from asset sales
Net income climbs 73 percent in first quarter
Government delays reaching EU deficit target by two years
Economy not expected to grow sufficiently to create jobs until 2015
Police analysts attribute handwriting in PP ledgers to ex-treasurer
Luis Bárcenas had denied putting together the documents, which detail secret payments
Rubalcaba wants PSOE primaries debate this summer
Socialist leader has backing of national party chiefs to change group's rules
This week’s movie releases
Robert Downey, Jr meets The Mandarin in Iron Man 3 Javier Cámara and Candela Peña reunite in Isabel Coixet’s intense new drama
Racing for the box office
Set in the world of illegal car races, ‘Combustión’ is a slickly commercial thriller
Confrontation in Caracas
Maduro must clear up doubts about the legitimacy of Venezuela’s presidential elections
Santander’s earnings fall as margins weaken
Net income declined 26 percent to 1.2 billion euros in first quarter
Unemployment in Spain passes six-million mark for the first time
Jobless rate moves above 27 percent despite slowing recession Homes in which nobody has work increase to almost two million
Head of Unilever Spain arrested in sprawling data theft case
Jaime Aguilera detained along with other businessmen, detectives and law-enforcement officers
Council of Europe raps police violence in Portugal
Inspectors also found conditions in prisons wanting and restriction of rights after arrest
Government advisory body takes red pen to education bill
State Council objects to imposition of Spanish language and removal of Socialists’ civics course
Égalité was the slogan
France enacts a gay marriage law, after protests intended to wear down Hollande
Retirement age may be raised beyond 67 in the future
Labor Ministry report also recommends raising the number of years of Social Security contributions for entitlement to a full pension
Galician Socialists defy central party by continuing with plans for primaries
PSdeG leader Pachi Vázquez says system gives greater voice to the grassroots
Prime minister warns of fresh cuts in “some budget items” to reduce deficit
No plans to raise VAT or the minimum wage, says Rajoy
Back to reality
Growth will improve and regional tensions lessen if Spain is given two more years to rein in the deficit
A dictator's retreat lies in ruins
Canto del Pico, in the northwest of Madrid, was once a home for nobility The weekend haunt of General Franco is now being allowed to fall into disrepair
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