Spain Papers Review - Tuesday March 9 2010larger |
smallerBy h.b. - Mar 9, 2010 - 7:10 AMSnow scenes dominate the front pages in Spain today
El País today
El País leads with a photo of the chaos in Cataluña from a heavy snow fall. It says that thousands of people found themselves trapped, especially in Barcelona, but notes too that the snow storm was forecast.
ABC has a large front page photo of Barcelona taxis driving through the snow. It notes that 200,000 are without power and thousands were unable to get home last night.
La Razón has a photo of the snow in Las Ramblas, and notes too that a three day warning was given by the authorities.
Público has a two word headlines ‘Catalunya Colapsada’.
El Mundo says that Royal Navy patrols in the Strait have challenged the Guardia Civil in six incidents. The paper quotes Guardia Civil sources saying the situation has got worse over recent weeks off Gibraltar.
El País reports that Brussels is supporting the creation of a European monetary fund to rescue countries. The paper notes that Germany and France are behind the project.
ABC gives the story prominence and notes the idea has been established without the Spanish Presidency. However the European Central Bank has rejected the idea because it is against the legislation.
El Mundo leads with more on the ETA informant case and says that the main suspect, the ex Director of Police, Victor García Hidalgo, is to be named a board member of the Caja Vital savings bank. The paper says it is a step towards one of the most lucrative posts in the Álava savings bank. It has a large photo of him on the front page and describes him as the man who forgot everything in court, including his mobile phone.
El País reports that the General Council for Judicial Power and the Partido Popular are defending the Supreme Court against Judge Baltasar Garzón. The paper says that Rajoy and the Council have criticised the cabinet for praising the magistrate.
EL Mundo notes that the General Council for Judicial Power has criticised Zapatero for ‘influencing’ in favour of Judge Baltasar Garzón. Rajoy has accused Zapatero of supporting Garzón but not Eloy Velasco, the judge insulted by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela.
(Zapatero went on TV last night and called for respect for Velasco and José María Aznar)
ABC headlines that the judiciary has demanded that the Government respect its independence.
It says the cabinet has been obliged to come out in defence of Aznar after the attacks from Venezuela.
La Razón headlines that the Government fears another ‘por qué no te callas’ from Chávez in the Latin American summit. It says the Spanish Government will not make an official protest to Venezuela if Chávez behaves at the summit in May.
Público headlines that the General Council for Judicial Power has attacked those who have defended Garzón. The paper says they consider praising the work of the National Court magistrate could have a ‘delegitimizing’ effect.
El País notes that the Government has now decided not to regulate Google and withdrawn the idea to demand that Google pay other companies for their use of the internet.
Público notes that Portugal has announced an increase in taxes on the rich, and that it will be privatising companies to raise cash.
El Mundo says that five months after the Government announced the creation of a figure to help companies get credit, spending 10 million € on the idea, only one credit has bee achieved by the 65 retired people taken on for the job.
El País says that the sanctions imposed on Manuel Cobo and Ricardo Costa in the PP has divided the party.
Público notes that Mariano Rajoy has declined to condemn the censure of photos of the Gürtel case at an exhibition in Valencia.
El Mundo says that Cuba has asked Spain to take the activist Fariñas who is currently on hunger strike, but that he rejected the idea and is continuing his protest. The official newspaper ‘Granma’ called him crazy and a spy and insinuates that they will let him die.
El País says that the Sunni minority has joined the democratic process in Iraq, after boycotting the election five years ago.
La Razón gives two examples of what it says is the farse of International Women’s Day. It notes the EU has approved a Spanish plan against domestic violence which has no content or budget. Also that the Junta de Andalucía is to give 1,800 € to women who can show that they have been discriminated against in the Franco years.
And finally,
El Mundo puts the Best Director on its masthead today, but say that the bomb disposal units in Iraq accuse Bigalow of faking their story.
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