Gap between electricity output costs and rates swells in 2012
Increase in premiums on green energy sees “tariff deficit” balloon beyond government limit to four billion euros
Increase in premiums on green energy sees “tariff deficit” balloon beyond government limit to four billion euros

Former Valencia coach drafted in following club's recent poor form
Sales had picked up in the summer after falling 17 months in a row
CiU and ERC want to break with legality and use a referendum to ratify what they have already decided

Demonstrators are calling for an end to the regional government's plans for privatization
The political consequences of the Madrid Arena tragedy are playing out behind closed doors

The Royal Academy of History's latest volumes dodge repeated controversy

Madrid's 2013 arts lineup is looking rich despite the crisis
Juan José Güemes helped privatized analysis services at six regional hospitals

Watch out for Michael Haneke's award-winning 'Amour' as it hits the big screen

Four people were killed over the past week by wild dogs

A Christmas sex party at the country's embassy in Bogota resulted in the robbery of a computer and damage to diplomatic property

Opposition wants new elections called as constitutional showdown looms
Debt-management agency surpasses issue target at lower rates

UDC misappropriated almost 400,000 euros from work training program organized by Andorra businessman

Police operation against astute Pakistani businessman nets largest ever heroin haul

Helmut Marko says the Ferrari driver was too distracted last season to be as focused as champion Sebastian Vettel
Figures from EU statistics office puts November jobless rate at 26.6 percent

Women in crisis-hit town stripped off for erotic calendar to drum up funds
Companies call for further measures that enhance flexibility and wage moderation

Enrique Meneses, the first reporter to cover Fidel Castro’s revolution, has died aged 83

Adán has had a traumatic first taste of Primera soccer
The king has no plans to step aside, and calls for less defeatism in the face of challenges
Monarch says he feels “in good form” after a series of minor operations
“I am here for something else today,” says PM at Santiago's Pazo de Fonseca
Outstanding credit falls 4.6 percent in November

Vacationers evacuated after high winds forced closure of ski lifts at 2,000 meters