http://en.elconfidencial.com en.elConfidencial.com - The influential newspaper in Spain en-us http://en.elconfidencial.com/images/logo_couk.gif http://en.elconfidencial.com Wed Oct 17 12:00:08 UTC+0200 2012 Ángel Collado.- Over the last weeks and in the presentation on Thursday of the general budget for 2013, the government has managed to keep focus on pensions, which will be increased by 1 percent, and on the decision to freeze salaries ... Ángel Collado El Confidencial / Carlos Sánchez.- On Thursday, the Spanish government presented the general budget for 2013, considered the harshest in decades with spending cuts of 58 percent in order to tackle the economic crisis. Pensions and debt payments ... El Confidencial / Carlos Sánchez Arantxa Palacios.- The crisis is affecting the image of Spain abroad. While Spanish King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy are striving to improve the ‘marca España,’ the 'brand of ... Arantxa Palacios El Confidencial.- Thousands gathered outside the Congress of Deputies, the Spanish lower house of parliament, in the center of Madrid on Tuesday evening to protest against the government's austerity program. After clashes ... El Confidencial Antonio Fernández.- The premier of Catalonia, Artur Mas, announced on Tuesday that early elections will be held in the region on November 25, as a response to the “exceptional” rejection by Spain’s government ... Antonio Fernández Agustín Rivera.- The former premier of the region of Andalusia, Manuel Chaves, admitted there were cases of corruption during his time as leader of the region. “There were cases of corruption which must be condemned, ... Agustín Rivera Carlos Sánchez.- The statistics give a clear picture: these are bad times for Spain’s industrial sector and things are not getting better. The figures don’t reflect the prevailing economic situation at a specific ... Carlos Sánchez Ángel Collado.- Artur Mas, premier of the region of Catalonia, met with Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy at the government headquarters in Madrid on Thursday. The meeting outcome was expected: Mas was unable to convince ... Ángel Collado E. S. / M. L..- From the Moncloa, the headquarter of the Spanish government, pressure is increasing on the major Spanish banks, following their initial rejection, to participate with capital in the ‘bad bank,’ ... E. S. / M. L. El Confidencial.- The coach of Real Madrid football club, José Mourinho, has decided to bring charges against Roberto Palomar, editor in chief of the Spanish sports news daily Marca, because of an article he signed on September ... El Confidencial El Confidencial.- Santiago Carrillo, the historic leader of Spain’s Communist party, and a key figure during the transition to democracy in Spain in the 1970s, died Tuesday afternoon at the age of 97 in his home in Madrid, ... El Confidencial El Confidencial.- “The rescue [for Spain] will only bring more budget cuts,” the leader of the Socialist party, the main opposition party, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, said in a TV interview on Spanish national ... El Confidencial Eduardo Segovia.- The fiscal amnesty launched by the Spanish government in order to regulate capital gains hidden from the tax authorities will have a paradoxical result. It will be successful when it comes to the capital that will ... Eduardo Segovia El Confidencial.- Esperanza Aguirre, premier of the region of Madrid and deputy in the regional parliament, announced on Monday in a press conference that she will step down from both these positions, a decision that came as a surprise ... El Confidencial El Confidencial.- A selection of the best images from the sports weekend.... El Confidencial J. Luis Martín.- Over the past few weeks, Spain has received worldwide attention due to its deteriorating economy and growing outbursts of massive social protests. Most notably, US presidential candidate Mitt Romney said in his debate ... J. Luis Martín Daniel Lacalle.- Last week, El Confidencial reported that the Spanish government restated the 2011 budget deficit from 8.6 to 9.44 percent and 2012 could slip to 7.4 percent, compared to the current 6.3 percent ... Daniel Lacalle J. Luis Martín.- Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.Spain’s much anticipated budget program for 2013 was finally announced during last Thursday’s government press conference. Domestic and international ... J. Luis Martín