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Hundreds clash with riot police in Madrid
Demonstrators take part in a protest against the Spanish government’s austerity measures on July 13, 2012, in Malaga
Hundreds of protesters have clashed with riot police in Madrid over the new set of austerity measures. One person suffered a broken nose and three people were arrested.
The protesters demonstrated on Friday evening outside the People’s Party offices of Spanish Prime Minister...
Credit markets close doors to Spain as banking crisis grows
Spain’s Minister of Finance and Public Administrations Cristobal Montoro
The Greek stock market has plummeted 5.9 percent after Standard & Poor’s credit rating agency warned that the country has a one-in-three chance of leaving the eurozone.
The minister made the remarks on Tuesday, admitting that Spain’s high borrowing costs have shut out bond markets at a time when the country seeks...