http://www.mail.com/locations/174-spain.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/174-spain.html http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766282-spain-bailout.html MADRID (AP) — Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says Spain currently has no need to tap a European financial aid program that would ease its borrowing costs, but does not rule it out in the future. Rajoy told Cadena SER radio Friday that Spain would apply for help only when it was necessary and when it was in its best interests. Asked if he thought the recessi... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 08:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766282-spain-bailout.html 2012-12-14T08:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1765160-europe-takes-step-toward-stable-banks.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Union has taken its big first step toward keeping busted banks from costing taxpayers billions and dragging down government finances. After another marathon meeting, finance ministers from the 27 EU member countries agreed Thursday to give the European Central Bank the power to act as a banking watchdog for the 17 EU... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 20:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1765160-europe-takes-step-toward-stable-banks.html 2012-12-13T20:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764128-lawyer-killed-kremlin-critic-worked-uk-spies.html LONDON (AP) — Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent-turned-Kremlin critic, was a "registered and paid" agent working for Britain's foreign intelligence agency when he died after being mysteriously poisoned, a lawyer representing his widow told an official hearing Thursday. Another lawyer said the U.K. has evidence the Russian government was behind Litvinenko's death... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764128-lawyer-killed-kremlin-critic-worked-uk-spies.html 2012-12-13T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1763378-maya-moore-leaving-mark-chinese-basketball.html Maya Moore has excelled everywhere she's played, winning championships from college to the WNBA and Europe. Now she's leaving her mark on the Chinese women's basketball league. Averaging 45 points a game for the Shanxi Flame, Moore has helped bring new fans to the women's game in a basketball crazed nation. "They show maybe five NBA games a week here," Mo... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1763378-maya-moore-leaving-mark-chinese-basketball.html 2012-12-13T17:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763678-spanish-botched-fresco-artist-sells-work-ebay.html MADRID (AP) — The 80-year-old Spanish artist who became famous because of her botched restoration of a Christ fresco in a small-town church is auctioning one of her works on eBay for charity. Celia Gimenez's oil painting "Las Bodegas de Borja" ("Borja's Wine Cellar"), was fetching €620 ($808) Thursday, doubling its starting price after 31 bids. The sale c... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 11:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763678-spanish-botched-fresco-artist-sells-work-ebay.html 2012-12-13T11:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763594-spain-sees-cost-borrowing-fall-auctions.html MADRID (AP) — Spain has seen the interest rate it has to pay to get investors to buy its benchmark bond fall in an auction that signals rising confidence in the government's management of its finances. The Treasury sold €802 million ($1.05 billion) of its key 10-year bonds Thursday with the rate dropping to 4.2 percent from 4.47 percent in the last such a... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1763594-spain-sees-cost-borrowing-fall-auctions.html 2012-12-13T10:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html PARIS (AP) — 'Tis the season for making merry and for choosing our top sports men and women of the year, two distinctly separate annual rituals that in fact dovetail neatly, because part of the joy and merriment of following sports is debating who is best at them. This being an Olympic year, we were spoiled for choice in 2012. Oscar Pistorius is a temptin... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1762462-column-1-athlete-year-2012-messi.html 2012-12-12T21:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760792-spain-arrests-woman-with-cocaine-breast-implants.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish authorities say they have arrested a Panamanian woman arriving at Barcelona airport with 1.38 kilograms (3 pounds) of cocaine concealed in breast implants. The Interior Ministry said Wednesday that border police noticed fresh scars and blood-stained gauze on her chest as well as pale patches beneath her skin. The woman said she had r... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 11:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1760792-spain-arrests-woman-with-cocaine-breast-implants.html 2012-12-12T11:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1760534-bank-aid-money-arrives-spain.html MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government said Wednesday that the €39.5 billion ($51.3 billion) in bailout funds approved by European authorities for the country's troubled banks has arrived. A spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said the money is now in the hands of a state-run fund set up to help those banks worst hit by the property market collapse in 200... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1760534-bank-aid-money-arrives-spain.html 2012-12-12T10:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760468-zara-owner-inditex-sees-9-month-profit-up-27-pct.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish clothes retailer Inditex, which owns the Zara store chain, has posted a 27 percent increase in net profit for the first nine months of 2012 as it continued expanding in Asian and North America. Inditex said Wednesday that profit for the first nine months rose to €1.65 billion ($2.14 billion) from €1.32 billion in the same period last... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1760468-zara-owner-inditex-sees-9-month-profit-up-27-pct.html 2012-12-12T07:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758288-messi-edges-falcao-top-ap-soccer-rankings.html LONDON (AP) — Lionel Messi narrowly stayed on top of AP's Global Soccer Rankings this week despite breaking the record for goals in a calendar year. The Barcelona great finished one point ahead of Spanish league rival Radamel Falcao, who scored five goals for Atletico Madrid. Barcelona lost its top spot in the team rankings to Manchester United, which bea... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758288-messi-edges-falcao-top-ap-soccer-rankings.html 2012-12-11T15:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758064-nadal-confirms-hell-return-to-action-abu-dhabi.html MADRID (AP) — Rafael Nadal is ready to return to tennis, confirming Tuesday that he'll play in an exhibition tournament in Abu Dhabi at the end of the month following a six-month break to recover from a knee injury. "Can't wait to get back on court in Abu Dhabi at the end of the month," the 11-time Grand Slam champion said on his Facebook page and Twitter... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 12:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1758064-nadal-confirms-hell-return-to-action-abu-dhabi.html 2012-12-11T12:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757820-spain-raises-5-billion-healthy-bond-sale.html MADRID (AP) — Spain has raised an above-target €3.9 billion ($5 billion) in a successful debt auction that saw interest rates drop sharply despite renewed concern about whether the country needs international help. The Treasury said Tuesady that it sold €2.39 billion in in 12-month bills with a yield of 2.56 percent, down from 2.79 percent in the previous... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 10:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757820-spain-raises-5-billion-healthy-bond-sale.html 2012-12-11T10:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757664-spains-iberia-unions-cancel-pre-christmas-strikes.html MADRID (AP) — Labor unions representing a majority of workers in Spain's Iberia airline have called off six days of strikes they had planned to stage before the Christmas holiday period to protest the company's plan to lay off 4,500 workers. The General Workers Union, Spain's largest, said Tuesday the unions cancelled the stoppages so as not to upset trav... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 08:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1757664-spains-iberia-unions-cancel-pre-christmas-strikes.html 2012-12-11T08:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1756152-spaniards-hope-eviction-reprieve-amid-crisis.html MADRID (AP) — Irene Gonzalez is desperately waiting to hear if she'll benefit from an emergency government decree that protects Spaniards such as her from being evicted for failing to make their mortgage payments. Gonzalez, 45, has had her full-time job reduced to part time at the small air-conditioning company she works for. She's a single mother caring ... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1756152-spaniards-hope-eviction-reprieve-amid-crisis.html 2012-12-10T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1755936-italian-election-stress-eurozone.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Until last weekend, Europe seemed headed for a quiet Christmas and New Year's. Then Italy's Prime Minister Mario Monti unexpectedly announced he was going to resign, pulling the plug on a government that had boosted confidence in the country's ability to manage its debts. The prospect of a return to a shaky government and finance... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1755936-italian-election-stress-eurozone.html 2012-12-10T18:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1755328-spanish-universities-protest-cutbacks.html MADRID (AP) — Rectors from about 50 state-run universities across Spain protested Monday that government spending cuts were choking third-level education and would set back the country's recovery. The academic leaders each read out a statement simultaneously saying the university system was under threat and cutbacks in research would lead to an "irreparab... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 15:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1755328-spanish-universities-protest-cutbacks.html 2012-12-10T15:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754646-messi-breaks-40-year-record-with-86th-goal-2012.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi broke German great Gerd Mueller's 40-year-old record for most goals in a year by scoring for the 86th time in 2012 on Sunday. The Argentina forward scored twice to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis in the Spanish league match. His first was an individual effort in the 16th minute to tie Mueller's mark, and he e... Mon, 10 Dec 2012 00:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754646-messi-breaks-40-year-record-with-86th-goal-2012.html 2012-12-10T00:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754614-messi-sets-goal-record-year-falcao-scores-5.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Atletico Madrid's Radamel Falcao were unstoppable Sunday on a night when both stars again demonstrated why their teams are first and second in the Spanish league. Messi broke a 40-year record for most goals in a year by scoring his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis... Sun, 09 Dec 2012 21:59:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1754614-messi-sets-goal-record-year-falcao-scores-5.html 2012-12-09T21:59:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750676-spains-luxury-parador-hotels-hit-2-day-strike.html MADRID (AP) — Employees at Spain's luxury Parador hotels, which are set in some of the country's most picturesque castles, monasteries and palaces, began a two-day strike on Friday to protest job cuts and possible closures. The hotel group, which opened the first Parador in 1928, said a drop in demand could leave it with accumulated losses of €107 million... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 18:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1750676-spains-luxury-parador-hotels-hit-2-day-strike.html 2012-12-07T18:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1748142-ecb-cuts-growth-outlook-eurozone-holds-rates.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank warned of another gloomy year for the 17 European Union countries that use the euro, cutting its forecast for economic growth in 2013 from plus 0.5 percent to minus 0.3 percent. Even so, the bank left rates unchanged at its meeting Thursday, and ECB head Mario Draghi gave little sign he was leaning towar... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1748142-ecb-cuts-growth-outlook-eurozone-holds-rates.html 2012-12-06T16:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1748014-ecb-holds-rates-with-euro-stimulus.html FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged at a record low Thursday, holding off on further stimulus even as the economy across the 17 European Union countries that use the euro limps through a recession. The bank's 22-member governing council kept the refinancing rate unchanged at 0.75 percent. The rate deter... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 12:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1748014-ecb-holds-rates-with-euro-stimulus.html 2012-12-06T12:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745608-barcelona-soccer-club-defends-use-catalan.html MADRID (AP) — Long a symbol of Catalan identity, Barcelona soccer club added its voice Wednesday to a simmering political dispute between the region of Catalonia and Spain's central government. Weeks after Spain's education minister said he was drafting a proposal to make the teaching of Castilian Spanish obligatory in schools throughout the country, Barc... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 20:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1745608-barcelona-soccer-club-defends-use-catalan.html 2012-12-05T20:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744084-survey-greece-corrupt-eu.html BERLIN (AP) — The countries worst hit by the European financial crisis are also perceived as being among the most corrupt in Western Europe, and those perceptions appear to be getting increasingly negative, an international watchdog said in a report released Wednesday. Transparency International's annual Corruption Perceptions Index shows Spain, Portugal,... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 19:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1744084-survey-greece-corrupt-eu.html 2012-12-05T19:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1744552-class-2012-young-europeans-trapped-language.html MADRID (AP) — Maria Menendez, a 25-year-old caught in Spain's job-destroying economic crisis, would love to work in Germany as a veterinarian. Germany, facing an acute shortage of skilled workers, would love to have her. A perfect match, it seems, but something's holding her back: She doesn't speak German. The European Union was built on a grand vision of free labor markets in which talent coul... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 11:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1744552-class-2012-young-europeans-trapped-language.html 2012-12-05T11:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1744708-spain-pays-lower-rates-debt-sales.html MADRID (AP) — Spain has raised €4.2 billion ($5.5 billion) in debt auctions at mostly lower interest rates, indicating improving investor confidence as the government ponders tapping a European financial facility that could ease its high borrowing costs. The Treasury sold €1.12 billion in benchmark 10-year bonds Wednesday at an average interest rate of 5.... Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1744708-spain-pays-lower-rates-debt-sales.html 2012-12-05T10:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1741514-spains-jobless-5-banks-await-cash.html MADRID (AP) — The number of people officially registered as unemployed in Spain has edged up toward 5 million as the country's recession shows few signs of abating and its struggling banks await crucial bailout cash. Spain's Labor Ministry said Tuesday that unemployment rose a monthly 74,296 in November, or 1.5 percent, to a record 4.9 million. The countr... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1741514-spains-jobless-5-banks-await-cash.html 2012-12-04T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1742308-louvre-to-poor-french-city-raising-eyebrows.html LENS, France (AP) — The Louvre has embarked on an ambitious quest — opening a €150 million ($196 million) extension in an abandoned coal mining town in northern France that has an unemployment rate nearly three times the national average. The "Louvre-Lens" project — housed in a futuristic glass and aluminum complex — opens this week in an attempt to silen... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 15:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1742308-louvre-to-poor-french-city-raising-eyebrows.html 2012-12-04T15:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1740256-ap-launches-spanish-stylebook-latin-america.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — When writing in Spanish, it is perfectly acceptable to use the word "sandwich" to describe a tasty snack held together with two pieces of bread, to employ "parquear" to describe putting your vehicle in a garage or parking lot, and to type "vermu" when referring to the aromatized wine essential to concocting a martini or Manhattan cocktail. Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1740256-ap-launches-spanish-stylebook-latin-america.html 2012-12-03T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1739834-spain-tax-amnesty-brings-than-hoped.html Spain's finance Minister says a tax amnesty aimed at raising money for the recession-hit country only raised about half of what is was supposed to. Cristobal Montoro said Monday the amnesty had bought in just €1.2 billion — short of the government's €2.5 billion target. Under the amnesty which came into effect in June and ended last Friday, undeclared ass... Mon, 03 Dec 2012 15:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1739834-spain-tax-amnesty-brings-than-hoped.html 2012-12-03T15:38:00Z