Government takes flak over proposal for new pension system reform
Overhaul put forward before previous amendments have taken effect
Jobless rate moves above 25 percent for the first time on record
More than 5.7 million people in Spain are looking for work Youth unemployment hits 52.3 percent
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
State budget 2013: fact or fiction?
Awaiting approval by Congress, the government's spending plans for next year are based on shaky foundations
Thousands take to streets in protest over government cuts
Unions demand a referendum over austerity measures
Jobless claims swell further as recession bites hard
Unemployment benefit payments put deficit target at risk
Rajoy playing politics with pensions, says Socialist Party opposition
PM accused of waiting for regional elections before deciding on inflation-linked rises
Ministry bungle leaves unemployed unpaid
Delays blamed on complications with administrative process
Why civil service jobs are now facing a new threat
New legislation means that the public sector will lose its previous immunity to mass layoffs
Rajoy makes pension-reform promise to Brussels
Spanish government to speed up law changes in bid to raise effective age of retirement
Outrage on the streets of Spain after latest austerity measures
At least 100,000 people throng downtown Madrid, some clashing with police around the Congress building
Rajoy urges Europe to speed along rescue plan for Spanish banks
Germany’s Schäuble says EU banking reforms will not be ready until next year Prime minister also accepts need for further cutbacks on the domestic front
Rajoy warns of “difficult” reforms still to come
Employers association calls for further government action
European ruling saves the day for vacationers
Workers will be able to claim back holidays should they fall ill or suffer injury while away
Government agrees with Catalan CiU to amend free sacking
Popular Party deal with nationalists will mean that trial-period rule will elapse when jobless rate falls
Mr Rajoy, the figures don't add up
Economists argue that Spain's draft budget underestimates pension costs and overestimates extra revenue from tax hikes
Unions offer to cover less than third of train services during strike
Coverage proposals based on 2010 stoppage
Unions threaten further action if government holds firm on labor reform
Turn-out at Madrid demonstrations estimated at 500,000 by organizers Police cite the figure as between 25,000 and 35,000
Rajoy gets his general strike over easy-firing labor law
Unions call for stoppage to protest labor reform on March 29 Poll shows little appetite among public to take government on
Sacking workers on the cheap with a judge’s blessing
Reform swings balance of power firmly to employers’ side
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