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El País

http://www.elpais.com

Madrid
Language : Spanish
Circulation : 440,000 (777,000 Sunday edition)

http://www.elpais.com
Language : Spanish

Founded in May 1976, six months after Franco’s death, The Country is a national institution, Spain’s top-selling news daily and rated one of the world’s twenty best newspapers. Closely linked to the PSOE, the Spanish Socialist Party, it belongs to the PRISA communication group.

Tabloid format, spacious lay-out, British-inspired journalistic style, excellent international coverage, prestigious contributors are the main ingredients for this outstanding newspaper.

With approximately 5.6 million individual hits for the month June 2007, El Pais is a close second to El Mundo as Spain’s most visited news website. An increase in online services (blogs, forums, chats) may bridge the gap. Unlike its eternal rival, all content from the print edition is free online.

Latest articles published

EU–Mediterranean | On the other side of the Med

In these times of economic crisis, the countries of the southern Mediterranean are displaying unexpected dynamism – a trend the EU is beginning to shore up with regional cooperation projects, reports El País.

Published on 17 Mar 2010 | El País

Eurozone crisis | All for one, one for all

The idea of a European Monetary Fund is gaining ground. The object: to shore up countries like Greece whose overindebtedness poses a threat to the euro’s stability. Those opposed, especially in Germany, should remember the solidarity Europe once showed in joining forces to establish a viable union.

Published on 15 Mar 2010 | El País

Paedophilia | European Church in need of redemption

After a wave of similar revelations swept through the United States and Ireland, cases of past child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church and affiliated institutions are cropping up all over the continent. Following cautious and ultimately unsatisfactory reactions from the ecclesiastical top brass and the Vatican, national authorities have been compelled to take action.

Published on 10 Mar 2010 | El País

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