Corruption
The year of the corruption trials
The judges' decisions and sentencing in respect of the Princess Cristina trial are being delayed until March.
Nóos trial
The Nóos trial concludes: the judges must now decide
The princess's lawyer concluded that Manos Limpias had not produced evidence to support charges of having enabled tax offences by Urdangarin.
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Matas wanted Nóos because of its links to the Royal Family
Estaràs told the Palma court today that contracting the Instituto Nóos was a "priority" as it would lead directly to projects linked to the Royal Family.
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“Princess was reading from a script” says key witness
“I don’t know what was going on in her head.” He then went on to say that the princess had the “right to lie, but I have the duty to tell the truth”.
Royal silence and illegal rentals: the past week in Majorca
Princess Cristina didn't answer prosecution questions, Brexit and expats, trouble in the national parliament and holiday rentals: some of the themes of the week in the Majorca Daily Bulletin.
Nóos trial
Princess lawyer may face legal action
Manos Limpias (Clean Hands) union is considering taking legal action for slander against the princess's lawyer, Pau Molins.
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Princess Cristina exercises right to only answer questions from her lawyer
After all the waiting, Princess Cristina was finally called to declare this evening in the Nóos trial.
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Urdangarin: 700,000 euros for arranging sports forums
Urdangarin stated that Princess Cristina had no role in Nóos operations and that she was merely a member of the board.
Referendum, Ryanair, Royal Household: the past week in Majorca
A minor issue to do with a referendum, nothing of any significance in terms of winter flights and tourism, nobody in court, tourist tax causing no stir. This was not the week in the Bulletin. Instead ...
Nóos trial
Princess’s husband finally faces questioning in Nóos trial
“I have never sought a commission for anything.”
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Princess “was not the bait to hook public contracts”
Torres rejected any claim that the princess had been the bait with which Nóos had been able to hook public contracts.
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Former king's lawyer and tax agency approved Nóos affairs, says Torres
The lawyer to the former king, Juan Carlos, and the Hacienda used to periodically monitor activities at Nóos and gave their approval.
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Prosecution believes that Matas has been “wriggling like an eel”
Princess Cristina is to be questioned and will make her declaration to the court this Friday in Palma.
The Nóos trial, tourist tax battles and Jet2: the past week in Majorca
A former president of the Balearics in the dock, continuing anxieties as to water supplies, the inevitable and ongoing rumpus over the tourist tax and winter tourism: all of a sudden it had arrived.
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Urdangarin “received contracts because of who he was”
"I assume my guilt because Balearic taxpayers’ money was not spent on what it should have been spent on," said ex-Balearic president, Jaume Matas.
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Princess Cristina returns to court in tax fraud trial
José Luis Ballester, the former director of Balearic sports, said that Urdangarin had used their friendship to gain access to contracts with the regional government.
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Accused in royal corruption trial take the stand next week
After a month devoted to preliminary issues and arguments presented by defence teams, the accused will start to take their turns in being questioned.
Princess, Palma's name and a shocking death: the past week in Majorca
There was a death in Costa de la Calma and there was the tragedy drama of Princess Cristina. Sandwiched between these were the fuss over a restaurant, Palma's name and convention centre and, let it never be neglected, the weather.
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Court rules tax fraud trial of princess must go ahead in Palma
“In the trial we will continue to defend the innocence of the princess with conviction and confidence."
Nóos, a controversial decree and fiestas: the past week in Majorca
A princess in court, flu, fiestas and uproar over a government decree. Just some of the themes of a busy week in the Bulletin.
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