Brussels fines Telefónica and Portugal Telecom for non-competition pact
Spanish telecoms giant to appeal 66.9-million euro penalty
Spanish banks receiving EC aid will have to cut balance sheets by over 60 percent
Brussels confirms funds of 37 billion euros for four nationalized lenders NCG and Catalunya Banc to be sold or wound up within five years
Mas warns of campaign to derail Catalan secessionist drive
“They want to destabilize me,” claims regional premier
IMF asks for non-viable Spanish banks to be wound down
Troika approves government’s efforts to restructure the banking sector
Spain’s main unions call for general strike on November 14
Date falls in Catalan election campaign and coincides with pan-European labor protest against austerity policies
Brussels urges Rajoy to make mind up on second bailout for Spain
Commission Vice President Joaquín Almunia warns of uncertainty impact on markets as prime minister plays waiting game
Brussels holds back bailout funds until needs of banks clarified
EU may wait until end of November for bank bailout
Is Spain finally going to be for rent?
Government bids to liberalize the sector Not everyone believes market forces will produce the right changes
Europe braces itself for bailout dilemma: who gets the money?
EU divided over whether Spanish government or just banks should receive funds
High-speed link to nowhere
Spain to continue with Badajoz line despite Portugal abandoning Madrid-Lisbon connection Government has so far spent only nine percent of budget for project
Home prices see biggest fall since property bubble burst
Banks still have stockpiles of unsold properties, say experts
Labor-reform protestors slam “incompetent politicians”
Protestors carried placards calling for opposition to the “Guantánamo work system”
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