SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 6 July 2015

03/07/2015 Group photograph of Mariano Rajoy's new government President of the Government Rajoy and Vice-President of the Government Sáenz de Santamaría pose on the steps of the Council of Ministers' building with all the other government ministers.

02/07/2015 Government increases growth forecast and brings forward Personal Income Tax reduction to 1 July The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, announced, at the celebration of the 29th anniversary of the newspaper 'Expansión', that the Spanish economy will grow by 3.3% this year and that individuals will notice the Personal Income Tax reduction in their July wages. The government will also present and process the General State Budget for next year.

30/06/2015 Everything we have done to deal with the crisis "was worth it", says Mariano Rajoy In an interview for the radio program "La Mañana" on the Cope channel, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, talked about the situation in Greece and went over issues in the national headlines. In addition, he defended keeping the public finance in balance because "if you are in debt you are less free than if you aren't, and I want Spain to be a free country."

29/06/2015 The reforms carried out enable Spain to face up to the Greek crisis "calmly" and "comfortably" After the meeting of the Government Committee for Economic Affairs, chaired by Mariano Rajoy, Vice-President of the Government Sáenz de Santamaría and Minister de Guindos held a press conference. The Vice-President of the Government insisted that "Spain is a supportive country", one which is "open to dialogue", although she also urged Greece "to meet its commitments".

03/07/2015 Government will approve tax reduction next Friday, with effect from 1 July, and ceiling on expenditure Bringing the tax reform forward will benefit more than 20 million individuals and their families and will inject 1.5 billion euros into the Spanish economy. Furthermore, the government reviewed a report on the situation in Greece and updated legislation on religious denominations in Spain.

03/07/2015	Home Affairs and Justice Ministers travel to Palestinian Territories and Israel to strengthen police and judicial cooperation
02/07/2015	130 arrests during global operation at 140 airports in 49 countries against criminal organisations engaged in fraudulent flight ticket activity
02/07/2015	Recorded unemployment falls by 94,727 in June
02/07/2015	Upward trend in Spanish Social Security affiliation continues in June with additional 35,085 workers
01/07/2015	Organisation of American States (OAS) and Spain organise cyber-exercises to strengthen cyber-security capabilities
01/07/2015	Spain, Germany, United States, France, Italy and United Kingdom express deep concern over violence in Libya
30/06/2015	Spanish Social Security system posts surplus of 3.52 billion euros, equivalent to 0.32% of GDP
30/06/2015	Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism attends meeting of High-Level Group for Interconnections in South-West Europe
29/06/2015	Presidency of Government tackles measures to improve coordination in Strait of Gibraltar