The death of a 21 year old Spanish soldier in Afghanistan leads many of the papers today El Mundo headlines ‘Another Spaniard dead in Afghanistan in an attack on his obsolete armoured vehicle. The paper says that the soldiers in the convoy responded to the attack helped by Italian helicopters and killed at least... 

Spanish politics dominate the papers this morning El Pais leads with the headline that the Partido Popular is favouring the ex party treasurer, Luis Bárcenas, by paying for his defence in the Gürtel corruption case. The paper claims that there is upset in the party because of the privileges being given to him. El... 

The debate on the change in the retirement age dominates the Sunday’s in Spain El País has a comment from the Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, on the front page this morning. He says he is not scared of a debate on the reform of the retirement age. The paper notes that UGT and CCOO unions... 

The latest unemployment numbers and the Government’s plans for pensions dominate today EL Mundo headlines that Zapatero has been left without support for his idea of moving the retirement age to 67, a measure the paper calls his ‘pensionazo’. The paper says all the small parties have rejected the idea, and... 

One story dominates in Spain today – the plan to delay the retirement age to 67 El País leads with the headline that retirement at 67 has shocked the opposition and the unions. The paper notes that the Government’s idea will be applied gradually from 2013 and notes that the Partido Popular has complained about... 

Domestic politics, and the economy dominate the papers in Spain today El País has a large front page photo on the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, as survivors of the concentration camp remember the horror. The paper notes that the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamín Netanyahu, has warned about Iran... 

The IMF and nuclear waste dominate today El País notes that Spain is being left behind in the recovery of the main countries. It notes the IMF has forecast the GDP to fall by 0.6% this year, making Spain the only G-20 country to continue in recession this year. ABC has the headline, Spain will continue in recession... 

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Domestic politics shares space with international stories on the Spanish front pages today El Mundo notes that the Minister for Employment, Celestino Corbacho, has admitted that unemployment will increase by more than 100,000 persons this month. ABC leads with the story and says that the Government is resigned to unemployment... 

No common lead on the Spanish front pages today La Razón leads with the headline that the Government has guaranteed in writing that the financing will be in line with the Statute in Cataluña. The paper says that in a seven page written parliamentary answer the cabinet says that the new model to fund the regions will... 

Nuclear waste, immigrants, ETA and Haiti El Mundo leads with the split in the Partido Popular over the nuclear waste dump in the village of Yebra in Guadalajara. The paper says the party’s General Secretary, María Dolores de Cospedal, is going to take action against the PP Mayor of the town for voting for the nuclear...