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<title><![CDATA[Santander CEO Steps Down After Legal Battle]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:03:08 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The chief executive of the euro zone's largest bank stepped down after a battle over whether he should be barred from banking due to a criminal conviction.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Santander CEO Saenz Steps Down]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:45:04 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Banco Santander SA (SAN.MC) said Monday that Alfredo Saenz is stepping down as chief executive, a move that may put an end to a two-decade legal battle that has led to considerable criticism towards the last two Spanish governments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Santander's Embattled CEO Saenz Steps Down]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:39:58 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Banco Santander SA (SAN.MC) said Monday that Alfredo Saenz is stepping down as chief executive, a move that may put an end to a two-decade legal battle that has led to considerable criticism towards the last two Spanish governments.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Santander boss planning to appeal court's pardon ruling]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:22:20 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chief Executive of Spain's Santander , Alfredo Saenz, is planning to appeal a court ruling that reinstated his criminal record, according to a source at the bank with knowledge of his legal team's thinking.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain Court Partially Annuls Pardon Received by Santander CEO]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 12 Feb 2013 08:42:53 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spain's Supreme Court has partially annuled a pardon received by Banco Santander SA (STD) Chief Executive Alfredo Saenz from Spain's previous government, in a case dating back to 1994, a court spokesman said Tuesday.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Exclusive: Spain plans deeper pension reform to meet EU demands]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:01:55 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spain will soon intensify pension reforms, possibly accelerating an increase in the retirement age and restricting index-linking of pension payouts to meet European Union demands to fix the country's troubled public finances, Spanish officials said.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Portugal, Spain urge G20 members to help ease crisis]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:25:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By Guido Nejamkis and Daniela Desantis]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Leaders in Crisis Talks]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 05 Aug 2011 08:11:56 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The leaders of Germany, France and Spain will meet about Europe's debt crisis after China and Japan called for global cooperation.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain: We Aren't Next in Line for Bailout]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 Dec 2010 07:57:50 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Spanish Economy Minister Elena Salgado said the country doesn't need a bailout despite the high cost of borrowing. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ECB leaves Benchmark Rate Unchanged]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Dec 2010 07:53:57 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The European Central Bank kept interest rates at 1% and is expected to keep its unlimited liquidity operations in place for longer.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU Officials: Portugal Reports 'Absolutely False']]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:43:20 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[European officials rejected reports that Portugal is under pressure to seek a bailout.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Spain]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:39:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FACTBOX-Key political risks to watch in Spain]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain PM sees growth improving, but data weak for now]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:23:30 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) - Spain's economy will be weak for the rest of 2010 but should slowly improve next year, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Friday, as data pointed to a renewed slide in manufacturing. A day after presenting Spain's most austere budget in decades, and two ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain loses AAA status, stands firm on austerity]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:09:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[* Budget shows net debt issuance will drop in 2011 * Bond market reflects relief downgrade wasn't steeper (Adds minister comment, background, updates prices) By Andres Gonzalez and Nigel Davies MADRID, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Spain lost its final top-line debt rating on Thursday as the government ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain loses AAA status, presents tough budget]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 30 Sep 2010 05:21:16 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[* Budget shows net debt issuance will drop in 2011* Bond market reflects relief downgrade wasn't steeper By Andres Gonzalez and Nigel Davies MADRID, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Spain lost its final triple-Adebt rating on Thursday as it launched an austere budget aimedat convincing financial markets it can ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spanish strike before tough budget: impact limited]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Sep 2010 14:43:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By Inmaculada Sanz and Tracy Rucinski MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spain's first general strike ineight years, called to oppose spending cuts, disrupted transportand factories on Wednesday, a day before the government was dueto take its tough budget to lawmakers. The strike won more support from ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[EU unveils deficit sanctions as unions protest]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:27:19 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[* Protests seen as too limited to sway governments * Portugal to be grilled by EU ministers on deficit By Jan Strupczewski and Inmaculada Sanz BRUSSELS/MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - The European Commission proposed steep compulsory deposits and fines on Wednesday for euro zone countries that breach ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Limited Spanish support for strike before budget test]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:32:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[(Edits, updates prices to close) By Inmaculada Sanz and Tracy Rucinski MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spain's first general strike ineight years, called to oppose official spending cuts, disruptedtransport and factories on Wednesday, a day before thegovernment is due to take its tough budget to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Spain strike impact limited to transport, plants]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 29 Sep 2010 05:59:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By Inmaculada Sanz and Tracy Rucinski MADRID, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Spain's first general strike ineight years to protest government spending cuts aimed atslashing the budget deficit had limited impact on Wednesdaybeyond disrupting transport and some factories. Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[UN: Rich must not cut aid to poor to balance budget]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:17:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[By Lesley Wroughton and Helen Popper UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon pressed debt-ridden donor countries Monday notto cut aid to the poor despite their budgetary woes. "We should not balance budgets on the backs of the poor,"Ban told 140 leaders at the start of a ...]]></description>
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