Fitch lowers Spain’s rating by two notches
Regions “vital” to restoring finances, says credit agency; banks also likely to be downgraded
A disgraceful veto
Russia and China throw a lifeline to Syrian tyranny from the Security Council
Preserving the consensus
The two main parties must honor their agreement to keep ETA out of the electoral fray
Preserving the consensus
The two main parties must honor their agreement to keep ETA out of the electoral fray
Interest rates must go down
The crisis and the risk of recession demand a solution for Greece and a new monetary policy
Rubalcaba's uncertain challenge
Candidate seeks to boost Socialist Party morale with measures in defense of the welfare state
Catalan balancing act
Ruling CiU argues new economic deal is the only way to avoid continued cuts in social spending
Dangerous divisions
Dispute over the future of Repsol energy group after takeover bid looks set for long legal battle
Mexico screams
The drug traffickers are trying to spread their reign of terror to the social networks
Rajoy, on the eve of victory
The next government will have the crisis to deal with, but should not undo good work already done
Obituary: Thomas Mermall, who became a leading Hispanist by chance
A specialist in the history of Spanish contemporary thought, he was the author of a collection of books, articles and essays that comprise a bright journey across Spain’s intellectual life
On the road to elections
The chance of an absolute majority for the PP appears to be the principal dilemma
ETA prisoners back definitive ceasefire
Support could be crucial if leftwing parties push terrorist group for unilateral end to violence
Do it now, not next month
The EU must lower interest rates, approve the Greek bailout and authorize eurobonds
Pemex's intentions
The future of Repsol relies on the Mexican group urgently clarifying its corporate objectives
Schoolteachers up in arms
Political statements and overacting by the unions heat up the education cutbacks issue
Rajoy taxes his imagination
The PP leader suggests fiscal measures that are insufficient for the magnitude of the crisis
Dangerous delays in shoring up the euro
The EU, so far unable to solve the Greek crisis, discovers the weakness of its banking system
Would Otegi still be free?
Had ETA disbanded, or had Batasuna publicly demanded it, his situation would be different
Hither and thither
Government U-turns on labor reform and wealth tax are damaging the Socialist cause
Linguistic oversensitivity
The exaggerated posturing of nationalists and the PP distort relations between Catalonia and Spain
Radioactive scare in Marcoule
The accident at the French complex can only intensify rejection of nuclear energy
A taxing campaign
The PP believes that tax cuts create jobs, while the Socialists has long been talking of reform
Ten years after the Twin Towers
The financial collapse of 2008 has hit the US harder than September 11
Excessive caution
The OECD joins the IMF is forecasting a return to recession; meanwhile the ECB drags its feet
Creative austerity
The PP's budgetary plans are more about electioneering than responsible government
Pointless battle over language immersion
The Supreme Court endorses school teaching in Catalan, but not to the exclusion of Castilian
_
_