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CORRUPTION IN SPAIN

PM dismisses Valencia official arrested on corruption charges

Serafín Castellano, who was the government delegate in the region, is suspected of wrongfully awarding contracts

New legal setback for ruling PP in ‘Bárcenas’ secret slush fund case

Judge adds accounting and electoral crimes to list of wrongdoing that will see two former treasurers and a party manager stand trial

Maduro accuses Rajoy of attacking Venezuela to win votes in Spain

Venezuelan leader goes on verbal rampage against the Spanish prime minister and the EFE news agency

Why Spain is no option for Syrian refugees seeking a new life

Ana Carbajosa Melilla

Few of the growing numbers fleeing war intend to stay in the country. A lack of opportunities and the long waits for asylum requests are among reasons cited

REGIONAL AND MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2015

Podemos head admits relationship with Socialists has changed

Pablo Iglesias and PSOE chief Pedro Sánchez now need each other’s groups to take control of many councils and regions

Ada Colau backs keeping Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

But social activist and likely new mayor wants more of the revenue generated by the tech event to revert to the city

CORRUPTION IN SPAIN

Ex-IMF chief accused of giving children €2.5m to avoid bond

Investigators believe Rodrigo Rato transferred the shares to save himself from making civil liabilities payments in criminal probes against him

Spanish air traffic controllers call four partial strikes

El País Madrid

Stoppages due to take place on June 8, 10, 12 and 14 in two, two-hour periods on each of those days

DEFENSE

US and Spain to sign deal making Morón main base for Africa

State Secretary John Kerry is due to visit Madrid on Sunday and Monday to seal the agreement, which includes a pledge to invest $24 million on the Andalusian site

US and Israel competing for €300m Spanish drones contract

Defense Ministry wants to buy four unmanned aerial vehicles for surveillance as it waits for Europe to develop its own model

EFFECTS OF THE CRISIS

Population at risk of poverty or social exclusion rises to 29.2%

New study by the national statistics bureau shows average household income in Spain has also fallen

Ryanair change of strategy sees profits bounce back in 2014

Improved results thanks to new focus on customer service and more routes from major airports such as Madrid-Barajas, says Irish budget carrier

Rescue workers have managed to find remains of the 150 people on board the Germanwings flight that crashed on March 24. / Laurent Cipriani (AP)

Lufthansa starts repatriating remains of Alps crash victims

Spanish relatives of around 45 passengers want to reach an out-of-court settlement with the airline and “turn the page”

BUSINESS

Amazon starts paying Spanish corporate tax on sales

Online seller had been diverting all retail transactions made in Spain to Luxembourg, which had provoked criticism from Brussels

Vicente Aranda in 1998. / Bernardo PÉrez

Spanish director Vicente Aranda dies aged 88

Filmmaker was responsible for 25 features, one of which was cited by Quentin Tarantino as an influence

“Give me €50 or I’ll hit you,” bully told teen who committed suicide

Disabled 16-year-old had informed police that she was being harassed by “four or five” students before her death

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EDITOR’S PICK

Ricardo Urgell, the founder of Pachá.

Pachá: still crazy after all these years

Xavi Sancho Madrid

A new documentary looks at the life and times of the founder of the legendary nightclubbing brand, Ricardo Urgell

Spain’s top museum chiefs decry crippling taxes

The heads of the Prado, Reina Sofía and Thyssen-Bornemisza speak at a rare joint public appearance in Madrid

Primavera Sound turns 15

Franz Ferdinand, 2manydjs and others recall their experiences of the Barcelona music festival as it celebrates its first decade-and-a-half

CINEMA

This week’s movie releases

Partly shot in Valencia, Disney fantasy adventure ‘Tomorrowland’ casts George Clooney as a reclusive former boy genius, while indie horror ‘It Follows’ seeks to bury itself under your skin

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LATIN AMERICA

US removes Cuba from state sponsors of terrorism list

Marc Bassets Washington

Washington announcement marks further step towards reopening of embassies

Bolivia captures Peruvian fugitive who escaped from house arrest

Ex-campaign advisor to Peru’s president is wanted over illegal public contracts

Two former Guantánamo inmates taken in by Uruguay to wed their girlfriends

Three of the six ex-detainees handed over by US six months ago now have partners

Bachelet: “I did what I had to do, as mother and president”

Chilean leader speaks to EL PAÍS about a corruption inquiry into her family, and how she plans to improve her popularity

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