Spain News on 2/7/2012

4-traders

Spain's Top Banks Set New Property Provisions Wall Street Journal Banco Santander SA, Spain's largest bank by market value, plans to hold €2.3 billion for new provisions to meet the heavier requirements. The lender was found to need €6.1 billion in additional provisions, but it already front-loaded a €1.8 billion ... Spain's top banks set aside billions for troubled assets following government ...Washington Post The pain in SpainFinancial Times Spain's banks count cost of property clean upReuters MarketWatch -New York Times all 110 news articles »

CBC.ca

Spain mourns death of Catalan painter, sculptor Antoni Tapies, top ... Washington Post MADRID — Spain on Tuesday mourned the death of Catalan painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, one of the world's top contemporary art figures. He was 88. A statement from the government of his native northeastern Catalonia region said Tapies died Monday ... Spain: Death of Antoni Tapies, avant-garde maestroANSAmed Art world mourns Spanish great Antoni TapiesThe Daily Star Spanish painter and sculptor Tapies dead at 88Long Island Press HispanicBusiness.com all 173 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Spain's press bemoans Contador sanction Times of India MADRID: Spain's press on Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if it favoured drug cheats. "Scandalous outrage," blared the front page of the biggest sports daily ... Spain shows support for disgraced hero ContadorReuters Contador may still appeal doping ban, won't retireCt Post 1 in 10 athletes may be doping, WADA saysCBS News all 2,404 news articles »

Sofia Echo

The Elephant in the Room is Spain, Not Italy Wall Street Pit But you can't say this about Spain, which remains the real elephant in the room – not Italy – even though Spain's borrowing costs remain lower than Italy's. This is perverse. Though Italy has a high sovereign debt, it has a low private debt (the ... Debt crisis and Greek debt talks: as it happened - February 7, 2012Telegraph.co.uk all 199 news articles »

Press TV

Iran sanctions to harm Spain more than other EU states: ambassador Tehran Times Madrid is not among those countries which support the sanctions imposed on Iran by the EU, he said, adding that Spain has always supported the continuation of talks which would definitely help resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Spain, biggest loser in Iran sanction game: Madrid envoy to TehranPress TV Spain concerned about EU sanctions, calling for dialogue: EnvoyIslamic Republic News Agency all 6 news articles »

RFI

Spain, Italy recall ambassadors from Syria Kuwait News Agency CAPITALS, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- Spain and Italy on Tuesday recalled their ambassadors to Syria for consultation in light of latest political events in that country. Spain announced that it has recalled ambassador Julio Albi for consultations over state of ... France follows Spain, Italy, Britain and Belgium in recalling Syrian ambassadorRFI 07/02/2012Spain recalls Syria ambassador for consultationsExpatica Spain Russia has extracted a commitment from Syria to end bloodshed, as bombing ...The Australian NOW LEBANON all 14,152 news articles »

BBC Sport

Day one of pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain BBC Sport (blog) And it starts right here, with four uninterrupted days of pre-season testing from Jerez, Spain. Six world champions on the grid for the first time in history. New drivers, new cars and new regulations. What more could you want? Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen plays it cool after topping test timesAutoWeek Raikkonen fastest on first day of F1 testingReuters India Raikkonen in storming Formula One returnStuff.co.nz AFP -Monsters and Critics.com all 351 news articles »

Spain Government to Ensure That Mergers Among Lender Are Viable Bloomberg Spain's government will watch to ensure that mergers sparked by a real estate cleanup are viable, an Economy Ministry official said. Investors may be skeptical about mergers in which a bank that has received public aid buys another, said the official, ... and more »

Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback of Conservation Policies Inter Press Service By Tito Drago MADRID, Feb 7, 2012 (IPS) - Spain's new conservative government has announced changes in environmental policy that are a significant step backwards for environmental protection in the country, provoking an immediate, harsh reaction from ...

Financial Times

Spain's Socialist Party elects new leader CNN International By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid Bureau Chief (CNN) -- Spain's Socialist Party has elected Alfredo Rubalcaba as its new secretary general, three months after he led the party to a landslide loss to the conservatives in the midst of the nation's deep economic ... Spain's new Socialist leader attacks ChurchFinancial Times Spain's Socialists elect Rubalcaba leaderAtlanta Journal Constitution Spain's opposition Socialist party elects Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba as its leaderWashington Post all 116 news articles »

4-traders

Spain's Top Banks Set New Property Provisions Wall Street Journal Banco Santander SA, Spain's largest bank by market value, plans to hold €2.3 billion for new provisions to meet the heavier requirements. The lender was found to need €6.1 billion in additional provisions, but it already front-loaded a €1.8 billion ... Spain's top banks set aside billions for troubled assets following government ...Washington Post The pain in SpainFinancial Times Spain's banks count cost of property clean upReuters MarketWatch -New York Times all 110 news articles »

CBC.ca

Spain mourns death of Catalan painter, sculptor Antoni Tapies, top ... Washington Post MADRID — Spain on Tuesday mourned the death of Catalan painter and sculptor Antoni Tapies, one of the world's top contemporary art figures. He was 88. A statement from the government of his native northeastern Catalonia region said Tapies died Monday ... Spain: Death of Antoni Tapies, avant-garde maestroANSAmed Art world mourns Spanish great Antoni TapiesThe Daily Star Spanish painter and sculptor Tapies dead at 88Long Island Press HispanicBusiness.com all 173 news articles »

Telegraph.co.uk

Spain's press bemoans Contador sanction Times of India MADRID: Spain's press on Tuesday slammed a two-year doping ban on Spanish cycling hero Alberto Contador as a legal muddle that left Spain looking as if it favoured drug cheats. "Scandalous outrage," blared the front page of the biggest sports daily ... Spain shows support for disgraced hero ContadorReuters Contador may still appeal doping ban, won't retireCt Post 1 in 10 athletes may be doping, WADA saysCBS News all 2,404 news articles »

Sofia Echo

The Elephant in the Room is Spain, Not Italy Wall Street Pit But you can't say this about Spain, which remains the real elephant in the room – not Italy – even though Spain's borrowing costs remain lower than Italy's. This is perverse. Though Italy has a high sovereign debt, it has a low private debt (the ... Debt crisis and Greek debt talks: as it happened - February 7, 2012Telegraph.co.uk all 199 news articles »

Press TV

Iran sanctions to harm Spain more than other EU states: ambassador Tehran Times Madrid is not among those countries which support the sanctions imposed on Iran by the EU, he said, adding that Spain has always supported the continuation of talks which would definitely help resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear program. Spain, biggest loser in Iran sanction game: Madrid envoy to TehranPress TV Spain concerned about EU sanctions, calling for dialogue: EnvoyIslamic Republic News Agency all 6 news articles »

RFI

Spain, Italy recall ambassadors from Syria Kuwait News Agency CAPITALS, Feb 7 (KUNA) -- Spain and Italy on Tuesday recalled their ambassadors to Syria for consultation in light of latest political events in that country. Spain announced that it has recalled ambassador Julio Albi for consultations over state of ... France follows Spain, Italy, Britain and Belgium in recalling Syrian ambassadorRFI 07/02/2012Spain recalls Syria ambassador for consultationsExpatica Spain Russia has extracted a commitment from Syria to end bloodshed, as bombing ...The Australian NOW LEBANON all 14,152 news articles »

BBC Sport

Day one of pre-season testing in Jerez, Spain BBC Sport (blog) And it starts right here, with four uninterrupted days of pre-season testing from Jerez, Spain. Six world champions on the grid for the first time in history. New drivers, new cars and new regulations. What more could you want? Formula One: Kimi Räikkönen plays it cool after topping test timesAutoWeek Raikkonen fastest on first day of F1 testingReuters India Raikkonen in storming Formula One returnStuff.co.nz AFP -Monsters and Critics.com all 351 news articles »

Spain Government to Ensure That Mergers Among Lender Are Viable Bloomberg Spain's government will watch to ensure that mergers sparked by a real estate cleanup are viable, an Economy Ministry official said. Investors may be skeptical about mergers in which a bank that has received public aid buys another, said the official, ... and more »

Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback of Conservation Policies Inter Press Service By Tito Drago MADRID, Feb 7, 2012 (IPS) - Spain's new conservative government has announced changes in environmental policy that are a significant step backwards for environmental protection in the country, provoking an immediate, harsh reaction from ...

Financial Times

Spain's Socialist Party elects new leader CNN International By Al Goodman, CNN Madrid Bureau Chief (CNN) -- Spain's Socialist Party has elected Alfredo Rubalcaba as its new secretary general, three months after he led the party to a landslide loss to the conservatives in the midst of the nation's deep economic ... Spain's new Socialist leader attacks ChurchFinancial Times Spain's Socialists elect Rubalcaba leaderAtlanta Journal Constitution Spain's opposition Socialist party elects Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba as its leaderWashington Post all 116 news articles »