There are 27 new check in desks and a new commercial centre. The students union calls strike action in protest at the reform of the Selectividad system. The main story remains the events in El Ejido. Different papers see different things in the current situation. La Vanguardia says the violence has generated a climate of fear, while ABC claims that the immigrants have now lost their fear and continue to protest despite the now strong security presence.
Papers report on the strike the immigrants have started and the panorama of destruction.
The opinion pages are divided. ABC says it wasn't just a racialist riot, but also a demonstration against crime in the town. Diario 16 give prominence to the new record highs for petrol prices in Spain. ABC considers that the successive increases in price seen in January will ruin the government's forecasts on inflation. La Vanguardia describes Aznar's speech one of the most important of his time as President, full of authentic reason.