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Spain Papers Review - Monday August 30 2010
El País shows a picture of woman with a black eye and headlines the quote ‘I only remember a load of men kicking’. The paper says the allegations of aggression, during the arrest of the 14 Spaniards by the Moroccan police on Saturday, has, once again, put the relations between Madrid and Rabat under strain.
ABC says that the tension with Rabat is back, after the beating up of 14 Spaniards in El Auiún. The paper says they were beaten and taken to the police station when they were on the way to demonstrate in favour of the independence for the Sahara. ABC says that the PP hopes that this new incident ‘will not end with a Spanish Minister apologising’.
La Razón has two large photos, one of the woman with black eyes and another of a man with marks on his back. The caption reads ‘The greetings of ‘friend’ Morocco. The paper says that Spanish activists have accused the Moroccan Police of beating them up. La Razón says that the PSOE Socialist party in Spain has justified that Morocco had prohibited the protest because it did not have permission.
El Mundo says that the aggression against 14 Spaniards has increased the tension with Morocco. It says the activists were attacked as they demanded an independent Sahara, and notes that the PP, IU and UPyD have demanded a formal protest from the Government.
Meanwhile La Razón highlights that Al Qaeda in the Maghreb bas called for the Spanish North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to be taken back by force. The paper says that after being paid to release the Spanish aid workers they are demanding the return of the two cities to ‘the Islam Nation’, and that the terrorists have been proudly showing off their new weapons.
ABC headlines that the Government is preparing cuts in the payments to the unemployed. The paper says that bosses in the Ministries for the Economy and Employment and from the Economic Office have proposed a 10% reduction in what an unemployed worker gets paid in the first six months, and another 10% more for the rest of the period. The paper says that an unemployed person with a base wage of 1,000 € would collect 2,400 € less unemployment over two years.
El Mundo says that PP parliamentary group will today ask for the appearance in Congress of the Deputy Prime Minister, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, to explain why the cabinet has not met more than 25 mandates approved by the chamber.
La Razón highlights the results of an opinion poll carried out for the paper by NC Report. It notes that most people think that Zapatero will not manage to pass the State Budget in Congress, and that he will be hurt by the General Strike.
52.1% think that the money paid for the release of the aid workers in Mauritania will go to fund new kidnappings, 52.2% are indifferent about the battle between the Madrid Socialist candidates, Jiménez and Gómez, and that 69.4% see no close end to the recession.
El Mundo has an article by C García-Abadillo, who writes that Zapatero thinks that Rajoy is his best bet to win, and also that the Prime Minister thinks that Cataluña should be compensated for the sentence against its statute by the Constitutional Court.
El País leads with the headline that Hacienda is investigating the town planning developments of 150 Town Halls.
It says the Spanish tax authority is combing towns in Andalucía, Madrid, Valencia and Cataluña in the search for fraud and money laundering.
El País reports that the Ministry for the Environment is to compulsory purchase the coast of Doñana to protect it. 9,200 hectares of land make up the plan.
In international news:-
ABC says that the murderer of two Guardia Civil and a translator in Afghanistan had been arrested a year ago for being a Taliban. The paper says the Afghan Police released him and returned his firearm licence, according to NATO.
El Mundo has a front page photo from Saddam Hussein’s mausoleum close to Tikrit, which the paper says has become a place of pilgrimage in Iraq. It says visitor numbers are increasing despite a government ban on groups.
El País notes that Chile has prepared a ‘plan B’ to speed up the rescue of the 33 trapped miners.
El Mundo reports that policies of austerity have saved the profits at El Corte Inglés.
Sport
And the first games of the new season make the front pages. El País has a photo of Iniesta and Messi celebrating, as the two scored the first goals as Barcelona beat Racing 0-3. E País says the champion has returned, and notes too that Real Madrid could do no better than a goalless draw against Mallorca.
ABC has front page pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid and David Villa, now in Barcelona colours. The paper says the fight for the best league is on.
El País also highlights Spain beat New Zealand in the basketball by 101 to 84, and that Pedrosa won in Indianapolis. Coverage too of the disappointment for Alonso at Spa where he crashed out, and a note that Hamilton is now leader of the table.
The paper looks at Rafa Nadal as the US Open gets underway, the last grand slow which the Spaniard has not won.
And finally,
El País has a photo of Barack Obama on its masthead. It says the US President has been honouring the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
(Público was not ready at time of writing)
ABC says that the tension with Rabat is back, after the beating up of 14 Spaniards in El Auiún. The paper says they were beaten and taken to the police station when they were on the way to demonstrate in favour of the independence for the Sahara. ABC says that the PP hopes that this new incident ‘will not end with a Spanish Minister apologising’.
La Razón has two large photos, one of the woman with black eyes and another of a man with marks on his back. The caption reads ‘The greetings of ‘friend’ Morocco. The paper says that Spanish activists have accused the Moroccan Police of beating them up. La Razón says that the PSOE Socialist party in Spain has justified that Morocco had prohibited the protest because it did not have permission.
El Mundo says that the aggression against 14 Spaniards has increased the tension with Morocco. It says the activists were attacked as they demanded an independent Sahara, and notes that the PP, IU and UPyD have demanded a formal protest from the Government.
Meanwhile La Razón highlights that Al Qaeda in the Maghreb bas called for the Spanish North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla to be taken back by force. The paper says that after being paid to release the Spanish aid workers they are demanding the return of the two cities to ‘the Islam Nation’, and that the terrorists have been proudly showing off their new weapons.
ABC headlines that the Government is preparing cuts in the payments to the unemployed. The paper says that bosses in the Ministries for the Economy and Employment and from the Economic Office have proposed a 10% reduction in what an unemployed worker gets paid in the first six months, and another 10% more for the rest of the period. The paper says that an unemployed person with a base wage of 1,000 € would collect 2,400 € less unemployment over two years.
El Mundo says that PP parliamentary group will today ask for the appearance in Congress of the Deputy Prime Minister, María Teresa Fernández de la Vega, to explain why the cabinet has not met more than 25 mandates approved by the chamber.
La Razón highlights the results of an opinion poll carried out for the paper by NC Report. It notes that most people think that Zapatero will not manage to pass the State Budget in Congress, and that he will be hurt by the General Strike.
52.1% think that the money paid for the release of the aid workers in Mauritania will go to fund new kidnappings, 52.2% are indifferent about the battle between the Madrid Socialist candidates, Jiménez and Gómez, and that 69.4% see no close end to the recession.
El Mundo has an article by C García-Abadillo, who writes that Zapatero thinks that Rajoy is his best bet to win, and also that the Prime Minister thinks that Cataluña should be compensated for the sentence against its statute by the Constitutional Court.
El País leads with the headline that Hacienda is investigating the town planning developments of 150 Town Halls.
It says the Spanish tax authority is combing towns in Andalucía, Madrid, Valencia and Cataluña in the search for fraud and money laundering.
El País reports that the Ministry for the Environment is to compulsory purchase the coast of Doñana to protect it. 9,200 hectares of land make up the plan.
In international news:-
ABC says that the murderer of two Guardia Civil and a translator in Afghanistan had been arrested a year ago for being a Taliban. The paper says the Afghan Police released him and returned his firearm licence, according to NATO.
El Mundo has a front page photo from Saddam Hussein’s mausoleum close to Tikrit, which the paper says has become a place of pilgrimage in Iraq. It says visitor numbers are increasing despite a government ban on groups.
El País notes that Chile has prepared a ‘plan B’ to speed up the rescue of the 33 trapped miners.
El Mundo reports that policies of austerity have saved the profits at El Corte Inglés.
Sport
And the first games of the new season make the front pages. El País has a photo of Iniesta and Messi celebrating, as the two scored the first goals as Barcelona beat Racing 0-3. E País says the champion has returned, and notes too that Real Madrid could do no better than a goalless draw against Mallorca.
ABC has front page pictures of Cristiano Ronaldo from Real Madrid and David Villa, now in Barcelona colours. The paper says the fight for the best league is on.
El País also highlights Spain beat New Zealand in the basketball by 101 to 84, and that Pedrosa won in Indianapolis. Coverage too of the disappointment for Alonso at Spa where he crashed out, and a note that Hamilton is now leader of the table.
The paper looks at Rafa Nadal as the US Open gets underway, the last grand slow which the Spaniard has not won.
And finally,
El País has a photo of Barack Obama on its masthead. It says the US President has been honouring the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
(Público was not ready at time of writing)
(You can find a photo for this story at Typically Spanish - Click here)