EU prosecutors probe possible fraud in funding of Spain’s high-speed rail line

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly center (67%).

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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office said on Friday it had carried out investigative measures at the offices of Spain’s rail infrastructure manager Adif, the State Railway Safety Agency and the Court of Auditors. It is examining possible fraud in the financing of the Madrid-Seville high-speed line, according to the prosecutors’ statement. The probe follows a 28 October crash near Urda in which a Renfe train hit a stationary Iryo train, killing at least 69 people. Coverage cites 115 deaths on the line this year, including 46 at Adamuz in January, and says this is the second EU fraud inquiry into Spain’s railways this year.

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EU prosecutors carried out investigative measures at Adif, the State Railway Safety Agency and Spain’s Court of Auditors over possible fraud in the line’s financing.
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Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
Financial Times, BBC News
A train crash near Urda on 28 October killed at least 69 people on the Madrid-Seville high-speed line.
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Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
BBC News
Two accidents on the Madrid-Seville line this year have killed 115 people, including 46 at Adamuz in January.
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Center
Financial Times, BBC News
This is the second EU fraud inquiry into Spain’s railways this year, after the Adamuz crash.
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All three outlets report that EU prosecutors are investigating possible fraud in funding for Spain’s Madrid-Seville line after the deadly Urda crash. The left-rated outlet leads with the fatal crash and its death toll, while the centre outlets lead with the fraud probe and the rail agencies named in it.

the left
1 outlet
The single left-side headline centres the fatal crash, describing an EU office investigating the train crash, and leaves the fraud question out of the headline.
EU prosecutor office investigates fatal train crash in Spain
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
2 outlets
Center headlines lead with the fraud probe and the rail agencies it covers, with the FT using scare quotes around fraud and the BBC naming the Urda disaster.
Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster
BBC NewsCenterAll center headlines
the right
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From the left

1 outlet

Leads with

fatal train crash
death toll of at least 69
EU prosecutors’ probe
Spain’s rail network funding

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
EU prosecutor office investigates fatal train crash in Spain
The EU office carries out probes at Spanish rail network administrator, safety agency and state auditors.
13 hr agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)

From the center

2 outlets

Leads with

fraud probe into EU funds
Adif and AESF
Urda rail disaster
lethal Madrid-Seville line

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Financial TimesCenter
EU probes ‘fraud’ on Spain’s lethal high-speed rail line
Accidents have claimed the lives of 115 people on Madrid-Seville route this year
20 hr agoRead at Financial Times (opens in a new tab)
BBC NewsCenter
Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster
Prosecutors begin investigating EU funds meant for upgrading the Spanish railway line where a train crash killed 69 people.
20 hr agoRead at BBC News (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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Who reported it when

How the coverage built up

Left
7 hr 50 min later
Its first report, Nov 6, 8:33 PM EST
Center
First to report
BBC News, Nov 6, 12:44 PM EST
Right
No report yet
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BBC NewsCenterNov 6, 12:44 PM EST
Financial TimesCenterNov 6, 12:47 PM EST
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 6, 8:33 PM EST

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EU prosecutors probe possible fraud in funding of Spain’s high-speed rail line

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From the left

EU prosecutor office investigates fatal train crash in Spain

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EU probes ‘fraud’ on Spain’s lethal high-speed rail line

Spain's rail authorities face European fraud probe after Urda rail disaster

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