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A couple days ago, after some groups of fans voiced a plan to whistle the national anthem during pregame ceremonies, Aguirre said to El Pais, "We must not stand for this, and my opinion is the Copa final should be abandoned if there are whistles during...
May 25: Controversy surrounds the celebration of Friday’s Copa del Rey final between Athletic Club Bilbao and FC Barcelona in the Spanish capital of Madrid following declarations by Esperanza Aguirre, president of the Madrid Regional Authority...
A supporter holds up a banner that reads "My whistle is for Esperanza" (in reference to Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre) before the start of their Spanish King's Cup final at the Vicente Calderon stadium in Madrid, May 25, 2012. View Photo »
If it’s necessary for Spain, the big departments -- health, education, justice -- should be returned to the central government
Esperanza Aguirre, the PP President of the Madrid region, who suggested the King’s Cup final to be played on Friday, should be suspended if the crowd whistles at the national anthem or Prince Felipe, has announced she will not be going to the game...
Bankia consortium, two other Valencia regional lenders, Caja de Ahorros del Mediterraneo (CAM) SA and Banco de Valencia SA (BVA), a bank controlled by Bancaja, also have been taken over by the government. “In English, they call such mergers a shotgun...
Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez (R) hugs Madrid's regional President Esperanza Aguirre during celebrations for Real Madrid's league title in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at San Mames stadium... View Photo »
Basque and Catalan nationalists among the two sets of fans whistled the national anthem in 2009, and Esperanza Aguirre's suggestions on Tuesday that the final should be suspended if it happens again caused widespread condemnation. Bilbao head into the...
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Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez (R) hugs Madrid's regional President Esperanza Aguirre during celebrations for Real Madrid's league title in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on May 2 which is the...
View Photo »Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (L), coach Jose Mourinho (2nd L) and Florentino Perez (R), president of Real Madrid, share a laugh with Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre during celebrations in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at...
View Photo »Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo (R) smiles after greeting Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre during celebrations in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on May 2, 2012 which is the club's first La...
View Photo »Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos (L) poses with goalkeeper Iker Casillas (R) and Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre during celebrations in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on May 2, 2012 which is the...
View Photo »Real Madrid's Sergio Ramos applauds next to Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre, who is wearing a Real Madrid shirt, during celebrations in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on May 2, 2012 which is...
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - MAY 07: (L to R) Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre, Princess Letizia of Spain, Prince Felipe of Spain, Major of Madrid Ana Botella and Spanish chef Juan Mari Arzak attend the opening of 'Asamblea Nacional Euro-Toques Espana' at Caixa Forum on May 7, 2012 in Madrid,...
View Photo »A woman wears a mask representing the current president of the Madrid regional government, Esperanza Aguirre, during a protest against the Eurovegas project in Madrid, Spain, Saturday, March 17, 2012. Madrid and Barcelona are both vying to woo casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and the $22...
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - MARCH 13: (L to R) Spanish culture minister Jose Ignacio Wert, Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre, Princess Letizia of Spain and Javier Cortes attend 'El Barco de Vapor' literature awards at 'Casa de Correos' on March 13, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
View Photo »(FromL) People wear masks depecting the president of Madrid's regional government Esperanza Aguirre, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Madrid's Mayor Ana Botella during a demonstration organized by Spain's 'indignant' protesters at the Puerta del Sol square in Madrid on February 10,...
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 07: (L-R) Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre, Prince Felipe of Spain and President Foundation Circulo de Economia Carlos Cuatrecasas attend 'Circulo de Economia' Foundation Awards 2012 on February 7, 2012 in Madrid, Spain.
View Photo »New elected Madrid mayor Ana Botella (L) is congratulated by Madrid's Comunity President Esperanza Aguirre (R) after her swearing- in ceremony at Madrid's town hall on December 27, 2011. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's wife Ana Botella becomes Madrid's first woman mayor...
View Photo »New elected mayor Ana Botella's husband former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar (L) jokes with Madrid's Region President Esperanza Aguirre during a swearing in ceremony at Madrid's town hall on December 27, 2011. Former Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar's wife Ana Botella becomes...
View Photo »Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre (R) speaks to Elvira Fernandez (C), wife of Spain's People's Party (Partido Popular) leader and incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, next to party Secretary General Maria Dolores de Cospedal before the investiture debate at Parliament in Madrid...
View Photo »(FromL) Partido Popular (PP) General Secretary Maria Dolores de Cospedal, Elvira Fernandez, wife of Spain's incoming prime minister Mariano Rajoy and Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre attend a session of parliament in which Rajoy will declare plans for biting spending cuts...
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 24: (L to R) Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Queen Sofia of Spain and Spanish Culture Minister Angeles Gonzalez Sinde attend the Gold Medals of Merit in Fine Arts 2010 ceremony at the El Pardo Palace on November 24, 2011 in...
View Photo »(FromL) Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre, Spain's King Juan Carlos, wearing sun glasses, Queen Sofia and Spain's Minister of Culture Angeles Gonzales-Sinde attend a ceremony awarding laureates the Gold Medals for Fine Arts at the Pardo Palace in Madrid on November 24, 2010.
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 18: Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre looks on during the Popular Party campaign closing meeting ahead of this weekend's Spanish general elections, at the Palacio de Deportes on November 18, 2011 in Madrid, Spain. Spaniards will flock to the polls...
View Photo »(FromL) Spanish Popular party (PP) leader and candidate for the upcoming general elections Mariano Rajoy and Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre wave to supporters during the last campaign meeting ahead of general elections in Madrid on November 18, 2011. Spain's Conservative...
View Photo »Spain's main opposition party leader, Partido Popular President Mariano Rajoy (R), smiles next to local candidates Soraya Saenz de Santamaria (L), Alberto Ruiz Gallardon (2nd L), Esperanza Aguirre (C) and Ana Mato during an electoral event in Madrid October 19, 2011.
View Photo »Spain's main opposition party leader, Partido Popular President Mariano Rajoy (L), listens to Madrid's Regional President Esperanza Aguirre (R) during an electoral event to present local candidates, in Madrid October 19, 2011.
View Photo »Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre looks on during a forum of debate during her Popular Party's national convention "Change Begins" at the Congress palace in Malaga October 7, 2011.
View Photo »The President of the Madrid regional government Esperanza Aguirre, left, talks with Luke Donald of England, before playing a Pro-Am tournament together at the course in Alcala de Henares, Spain, Wednesday Oct. 5, 2011. Donald will play in the Madrid Open golf tournament starting Thursday.
View Photo »(FromL) Spain's Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, the leader of the Spanish opposition Party (PP) Mariano Rajoy and Madrid's regional president Esperanza Aguirre gather for a picture during the presentation of the book 'El primer naugrafio' (The first shipwreck) by the director...
View Photo »MADRID, SPAIN - FEBRUARY 29: (L to R) Madrid Regional President Esperanza Aguirre, first deputy prime minister, government spokeswoman and minister of the prime minister's office Soraya Saenz de Santamaria Soraya Saenz de Santamaria King Juan Carlos of Spain and Queen Sofia of Spain (3R)...
View Photo »Justice Minister Alberto Ruiz Gallardon (L) talks with Madrid's Regional President Esperanza Aguirre during the People's Party (Partido Popular) national congress in the Andalusian capital of Seville February 18, 2012.
View Photo »Real Madrid's President Florentino Perez (R) hugs Madrid's regional President Esperanza Aguirre during celebrations for Real Madrid's league title in Madrid May 14, 2012. Real Madrid won the Spanish first division 2012 league title at San Mames stadium in Bilbao on May 2 which is the...
View Photo »If it’s necessary for Spain, the big departments -- health, education, justice -- should be returned to the central government
