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Spain Papers Review - Thursday August 19 2010
El Mundo headlines that Aznar has responded to Zapatero’s trip to Rabat, and has arrived in Melilla to criticise the weakness of the Government. The paper notes it comes nine years after Zapatero went to see Mohamed VI when he had withdrawn the ambassador.
El Mundo shows Aznar outside the Military Casino in Melilla, and notes that Morocco has described the visit as ‘inadmissible provocation’, while José Blanco for the Spanish Government described it as ‘disloyalty to Spain’.
ABC has a large front page photo of Aznar and captions ‘I come to transmit the support of the Spanish people’. The picture shows Aznar’s son Alonso, and the President of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda.
The paper says that Rabat has stopped holding Melilla to hostage after the fight between the PSOE and PP for Aznar. The paper notes that the PP Spokesperson Cospedal has defended Aznar’s right to travel to any part of Spain.
El País headlines that the Government has accused Aznar of disloyalty because of his visit, but the tension has been reduced by the police chiefs of Spain and Morocco. It notes that the ex Prime Minster arrived in Melilla after the blockade had been lifted, and says that Mariano Rajoy found out about the trip the night before.
La Razón headlines ‘a virulent attack of the Government against Aznar for visiting Melilla’. The paper has a photo with the caption ‘I don’t come to criticise, but to support’. The paper notes that the Moroccan activists have taken down their posters from no man’s land at the border.
Público also has Aznar on the front page and says the politician who never visited the city as Prime Minister, presented himself there to attack the Spanish Government yesterday.
El Mundo notes that Elena Salgado has corrected the Development Minister, and says that there will be no need to increase taxes more.
ABC also highlights the comments of the Minister for Tax and the Economy, as does El País which says there will be no generalised tax increases.
La Razón says that Salgado forced the meeting with Blanco in order to de-authorise him. It notes that the cuts in infrastructure spending have been reduced by 500 million €, but that is not enough to help the constructors.
Público notes however that Salgado has spoken of a further ‘adjustment’.
El Mundo notes that the left wing ‘Abertzale’ in the Basque Country has distanced itself from the ‘Kale Borroka’ vandalism, but has not condemned it.
‘Kill the son of the bitch’ is the headline in El Mundo which reports that the police have had a shootout with ‘El Peque’, a man who used the same phrase during a bank robbery on Tuesday.
La Razón reminds us that a Guardia Civil was killed on Tuesday.
El Mundo notes that the Ministry for Employment has seen evidence of a crime in the management of the Marsans Group by Gerardo Díaz Ferrán, the Chairman of the CEOE Employers’ organisation.
El País gives the story front page space also.
El País notes the row over the ownership of the Coliseum in Rome, where the City Hall wants to own the monument.
El País say that scientists are questioning Obama for declaring that the BP oil leak has been solved. The paper says that four months after the explosion a new study has cast doubt on the claim that 75% of the oil has disappeared.
El País reports that Wikileaks, the website which leaked the classified information on Afghanistan, will take refuge from US pressure in the Swedish parliament, thanks to the Pirate Party.
La Razón has a skinny man on its masthead with the headline ‘Manorexia’ – it says that men are also stopping eating.
And finally,
El Mundo puts Angelina Jolie on its masthead. She tells the paper that she is capable of killing if anyone threats her famil
El Mundo shows Aznar outside the Military Casino in Melilla, and notes that Morocco has described the visit as ‘inadmissible provocation’, while José Blanco for the Spanish Government described it as ‘disloyalty to Spain’.
ABC has a large front page photo of Aznar and captions ‘I come to transmit the support of the Spanish people’. The picture shows Aznar’s son Alonso, and the President of Melilla, Juan José Imbroda.
The paper says that Rabat has stopped holding Melilla to hostage after the fight between the PSOE and PP for Aznar. The paper notes that the PP Spokesperson Cospedal has defended Aznar’s right to travel to any part of Spain.
El País headlines that the Government has accused Aznar of disloyalty because of his visit, but the tension has been reduced by the police chiefs of Spain and Morocco. It notes that the ex Prime Minster arrived in Melilla after the blockade had been lifted, and says that Mariano Rajoy found out about the trip the night before.
La Razón headlines ‘a virulent attack of the Government against Aznar for visiting Melilla’. The paper has a photo with the caption ‘I don’t come to criticise, but to support’. The paper notes that the Moroccan activists have taken down their posters from no man’s land at the border.
Público also has Aznar on the front page and says the politician who never visited the city as Prime Minister, presented himself there to attack the Spanish Government yesterday.
El Mundo notes that Elena Salgado has corrected the Development Minister, and says that there will be no need to increase taxes more.
ABC also highlights the comments of the Minister for Tax and the Economy, as does El País which says there will be no generalised tax increases.
La Razón says that Salgado forced the meeting with Blanco in order to de-authorise him. It notes that the cuts in infrastructure spending have been reduced by 500 million €, but that is not enough to help the constructors.
Público notes however that Salgado has spoken of a further ‘adjustment’.
El Mundo notes that the left wing ‘Abertzale’ in the Basque Country has distanced itself from the ‘Kale Borroka’ vandalism, but has not condemned it.
‘Kill the son of the bitch’ is the headline in El Mundo which reports that the police have had a shootout with ‘El Peque’, a man who used the same phrase during a bank robbery on Tuesday.
La Razón reminds us that a Guardia Civil was killed on Tuesday.
El Mundo notes that the Ministry for Employment has seen evidence of a crime in the management of the Marsans Group by Gerardo Díaz Ferrán, the Chairman of the CEOE Employers’ organisation.
El País gives the story front page space also.
El País notes the row over the ownership of the Coliseum in Rome, where the City Hall wants to own the monument.
El País say that scientists are questioning Obama for declaring that the BP oil leak has been solved. The paper says that four months after the explosion a new study has cast doubt on the claim that 75% of the oil has disappeared.
El País reports that Wikileaks, the website which leaked the classified information on Afghanistan, will take refuge from US pressure in the Swedish parliament, thanks to the Pirate Party.
La Razón has a skinny man on its masthead with the headline ‘Manorexia’ – it says that men are also stopping eating.
And finally,
El Mundo puts Angelina Jolie on its masthead. She tells the paper that she is capable of killing if anyone threats her famil
(You can find a photo for this story at Typically Spanish - Click here)