Mas will stay on as Catalan premier after deal with leftist nationalists
The key to pact between conservative CiU and ERC is a referendum on self-rule for the region in 2014
Rajoy’s decision not to hike pensions unites opposition
Virtually all parliamentary groupings sign up to Constitutional Court appeal against PP government's move
Minister threatens regions failing to comply with 2012 deficit target
Andalusia and Catalonia are said to be biggest transgressors Madrid has “more power than ever” to intervene, says Montoro
Congress calls off open house for public
Formal excuse is the ongoing refurbishment works in the building Some see it as an extra measure to avoid protest groups breaking through the security barrier
Independence vote may elude Mas following Catalan ballot
CiU will fall short of the 68 seats needed for an absolute majority in regional elections to be held on Sunday
Cabinet approves measures to curb nationwide home evictions
Low-rent public housing will be available for affected families Valencia court stops bailiffs from kicking out single mother
Voter confidence in political leaders plummets, new poll reveals
Trust in prime minister non-existent among 84 percent of respondents
Rajoy seeking to avoid bailout request this year
Government sources cite recent improvement in the Treasury's financial position
PP boosts financial aid to keep toll road operators from going broke
Measures include participating loans with one-year grace period in payments
Spain on track to meet deficit target for year, finance minister says
Shortfall eases to 3.9 percent of GDP in first nine months of the year
Three out of four share spirit of Congress protests, says poll
Survey findings counter government’s assertion that protestors are a minority
Regions left to handle those now deprived of health card
Some regions will disobey rule not to treat undocumented immigrants
Rajoy pledges no more tax hikes but fails to rule out further austerity in 2013
“Discontent” of Spaniards over the government’s spending cuts "understandable," says PM
Small print shows further rules for safety net payment
Beneficiaries need to show they have been actively seeking work
Basque premier calls early elections
Nationalists and radical left expected to sweep the board in October Basques need to choose “a model to escape the financial crisis," says regional leader
Opinion polls shows growing voter mistrust of main parties
Popular Party would lose absolute majority in elections
CGPJ elects liberal to preside panel on a conservative government’s watch
End of deadlock sees emergence of Justice Gonzalo Moliner, who has been critical of Rajoy administration
PP changes tack and orders Rato to explain Bankia crash
Socialists accuse PP of reversing stance "late, poorly and swept along by events"
Rajoy government backed disgraced Dívar to the hilt
Deputy prime minister called on Basque Nationalist Party for support "It is normal for us to talk about strengthening our institutions," says Saénz de Santamaría
Prime minister ducks this year’s state of the nation debate
Tentative pact undermined as opposition turns on government over silence on EU package
PP and Socialists forge pact ahead of tense EU summit
Government and opposition to join forces in vote on amended fiscal stability law
Málaga City Hall suggests chief justice lied about “official” trip to meet mayor
Officials unwilling to confirm meetings Supreme Court head cited to justify expenses "The municipality cannot be sure that they took place on the dates"
Is something rotten in the state of Spain?
Spaniards are shocked and disappointed at the failure of the main parties and the country’s leading institutions to do something about the economic crisis
Bank of Spain governor brings forward departure from post
Miguel Ángel Fernández Ordóñez to leave position in June, a month ahead of end of mandate PP snubs demands for Congress inquiry into Bankia débâcle Top management of failed lender received payments of over 21 million euros last year
Popular Party pushes through social cutbacks in two hours
Government gets no backing from other groupings on 10-billion-euro healthcare and education slash
Cabinet approves massive education and healthcare cuts
Welfare state trimmed by 10 billion euros Opposition parties snub Popular Party budget