Spain Papers Review - Wednesday October 21 2009larger |
smallerBy h.b. - Oct 21, 2009 - 8:56 AM
ABC today
El Mundo leads with the debate in Congress on the budget yesterday, and has a photo of a very satisfied looking Mariano Rajoy being given a standing ovation by his party after his speech. The paper highlights his comment that the budget is a ‘lethal bodge’, and has warned they will bring more unemployment, taxes and debt. The paper also says that Zapatero responded to Rajoy’s criticism by supporting his Minister for Tax and the Economy, Elena Salgado, and said Rajoy’s response was ‘totally predictable and without any alternatives’.
ABC has a front page photo of a worried looking Elena Salgado, and highlights the ‘lethal’ comment from Rajoy.
Público dedicates its front page to the head of the CEOE Employers’ Organisation, Gerardo Díaz Ferrán, and says that the Minister for the Economy has opened an investigation into alleged irregularities in his management of Seguros Mercurio of which he is Chairman.
The paper says that Elena Salgado could ban him from office for working in the insurance company over the past ten years.
El Mundo reports that National Court judge Pedraz has freed one of the Somali pirates and that the prosecutors don’t know what to do with him. The paper says he’s now being held in a juvenile centre.
ABC considers the situation further complicates the hijacking of the ‘Alakrana’.
El Mundo says that Zapatero has vetoed the idea of Rodrigo Rato becoming Chairman of the Caja Madrid, while Esperanza Aguirre has promoted the candidacy of her right hand, Ignacio González.
El País headlines that Aguirre has challenged Mariano Rajoy by putting her ‘number two’ forward.
El Mundo reports that the Mayor of El Ejido and 19 others have been arrested for corruption and money laundering.
El País has the story and says the Mayor, Juan Antonio Encisco Ruiz, from the Partido de Almería, is famous for his crusades against immigrants and was expelled from the PP in 2005, when linked to the alleged misuse of 150 million € of public money.
ABC says that dozens of millions were diverted to a company owned by the Mayor, which finding his PAL party.
El Mundo reports that the businessmen known as ‘Los Albertos’, Alberto Cortina and Alberto Alcocer, are now demanding 4.6 million € compensation from the state. It comes after they were found not guilty by the Constitutional Court after being condemned on fraud charges by the Supreme Court.
El País notes that the Socialist Party in Valencia has started legal action against the PP and Francisco Camps, on allegations of irregular financing. The paper says the evidence is in the report from the police money laundering unit, which the Valencia court previously declined to investigate.
La Vanguardia says that Elton John has become one of the most profitable machines in the pop industry, after the 62 year old delighted the crowd in Barcelona yesterday with a two hour show of his hits at the end of his Red Piano Tour.
In international stories,
El País has a photo of US Senator John Kerry and the Afghan president, Hamid Karzai, noting that that the USA has obliged a second round of voting in Afghanistan.
El País gives front page coverage to the decision of the Vatican to open their doors to Anglicans. The paper says Rome wants to collect those who are unhappy with the ordination of women and gays in the Anglican Church.
ABC also gives the story prominence and says that the Pope has given the green light to Anglicans who want to return to Rome. The paper says that between 30 and 50 bishops and hundreds of faithful could make the move.
El País notes that the Prisa media group, owners of the paper, has entered into the TV business in the United States by purchasing 12% of the Hispanic network V-me.
And finally,
El Mundo has a quote from Edward Kennedy across its masthead today – ‘Politics is like mathematics, everything that is not completely correct is wrong’.
(La Razón .pdf is not online today)
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