Spain's government still reluctant

Why Spain Will Seek Help—and Why the ECB Retains Its Leverage (JF Kirkegaard, Peterson Institute)
The Pain in Spain                  (J BADCOCK, Foreign Policy, Oct 1st 2012)
Spanish borrowing costs fall (Irishtimes.com, Sept 18th 2012)
Mariano Rajoy waiting for markets to force his hand (soberlook.com, Sept 19th 2012)
UPDATE 1-Spain's banks stress test to show up to 60 bln needed (Reuters, Sept 20th 2012)
Spain in no rush to seek aid, banks to need 60 bln eur - EconMin (Reuters, Sept 22nd 2012)
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard: Europe's betrayal of Spain (Telegraph, Sept 28th 2012)
Editorial: Unanswered questions (El Pais, Sept 28th 2012)
Spain's banks may need 59.3 billion euro in extra capital (Reuters, Sept 29th 2012)
Popular suspends dividend payment to meet capital requirement (El Pais, Oct 1st 2012)
Spain's Popular resists state aid with 2.5 billion euro share issue (Reuters, Oct 1st 2012)
EXCLUSIVE - Spain ready for bailout, Germany signals "wait" - sources (Reuters, Oct 2nd 2012)
Need More Capital Than Tests Find, Moody’s Says (Bloomberg, Oct 1st 2012)
Insight: Spain bank rescue signals legal battle for duped savers (Reuters, Oct 16th 2012)
Rajoy Still Has a Debt Mountain to Climb (S. Nixon -WSJ, Nov 19th 2012)
“The solution for Spain is simple: we have to sell more goods abroad” (El Pais, Nov 19th 2012)
Desperation, hopelessness mark Spain’s economic pain (E.Reguly, Globe&Mail Nov 21st 2012)
Bankia to make record of loss of 19 billion euros This Year (El Pais, Nov 28th 2012)
Spain Recession Scars Exposed as Jobless Seen at 6 Mln (Bloomberg, Jan 21st 2013)

Bonds:
Spain Sells 4.8 Billion Euros of Bonds, Most Since January (Bloomberg, Sept 20th 2012)

Catalonia's independence:
Rajoy fronts up to Catalan independence ahead of Mas meeting (El Pais, Sept 19th 2012)
Spain risks break-up as Mariano Rajoy stirs Catalan fury (The Telegraph, Sept 20th 2012)
Catalan leader fixes date for early election showdown (El Pais, Sept 25th 2012)
Catalan Banks Owing ECB $77 Billion May Stall Independence Drive (Bloomberg,Nov 21st 2012)
Language and nationalism: Catalonian confusion (The Economist,Nov 27th 2012)



Spain: a tale of two crises  [on capital flows] (S. Merler, Bruegel.org, Sept 21st 2012)
O. Wyman report [on Spanish banks]         (pdf, Sept 28th 2012, via @raluca3000)

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Dexia Bank (Belgium)

Aug	11th	2012	*		Coene [CB] fears a new recession in Belgium (De Standaard)
Aug	29th	2012	*		Credit Suisse: "Belgium's exposure to Dexia is 72,5 bn Euro"
Aug	10th	2012			Dexia 'may need recapitalisation'
Aug	10th	2012			Belgian central banker says Dexia may need capital soon (AFP)
Aug	10th	2012	*		America, the forgotten time bomb under Dexia (De standaard)
Aug	10th	2012	*		New round of recapitalization looms for Dexia (De Tijd)
Aug	4th	2012	*		From bad to worse with Dexia (De Standaard)
Aug	4th	2012			Dexia losses add to bill for France and Belgium
Aug	3rd	2012			Dexia posts 1.2 bn euro first-half loss (AFP)
Aug	3rd	2012	*		New Dexia chief earns 600.000 € yearly (HLN.be)
Aug	3rd	2012	%		Dexia : lourdes pertes et départ de la direction
Jul	25th	2012			Dexia Sale of Luxembourg BIL Unit Approved by EU Regulators
Jul	17th	2012			Belgian debt surpasses GDP
Jul	5th	2012	*		Dexia France could cost Belgium Billions (standaard.be)
Jun	22nd	2012			Dexia situation under control: Belgian central bank chief
Jun	21st	2012			Belgium, France Risk Billions on Penny Stock Dexia
May	23rd	2012	*		France and Belgium want to extend guarantees for Dexia (HLN.be )
Apr	26th	2012	*		“Dexia could derail state debt” (de redactie.be)
Mar	1st	2012			Dexia Bank Belgium rebrands as Belfius Bank & Insurance as it reveals 2011 losses
Feb	24th	2012	*		Belgium and France have a new Dexia deal (RTL.nl)
Feb	1st	2012	*		Dexia commission: Only experts may look into NBB & FSMA documents (De Standaard)
Jan	9th	2012			Decommissioning Dexia — a collateral story
Oct	9th	2011	*		Belgium and France reached agreement on Dexia
Oct	4th	2011	*		Belgian CB: “Savings of Dexia clients completely save” (De Morgen)
Sep	30th	2011	*		'France and Belgium will help Dexia' (de Tijd)
Jul	15th	2011			KBC Bank and Dexia Capital Update - EU Wide Stress Test Results
Dec	9th	2008			Guarantee Agreementbetween the Belgian State, the French State, the Luxembourg Stateand Dexia SA/NV
				chart	Dexia assets as percent of GDP 1995 - 2011 by Scott Barber/Reuters
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