SPAIN THIS WEEK

Mariano Rajoy announces that the next Council of Ministers will approve a new PIVE Plan

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The President of the Government also announced, on the occasion of the inauguration of the Barcelona International Motor Show, that the Volkswagen Group will invest 4.2 billion euros in our country, "probably the largest industrial investment ever made in Spain".

Mariano Rajoy discusses situation in Sahel region with Ban Ki-moon

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The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, spoke by telephone on Wednesday with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, to discuss the situation in the Sahel region and the need to increase efforts aimed at swiftly reaching a peace agreement in Mali.

Mariano Rajoy thanks military personnel deployed in Senegal for their work in fight against terrorism and illegal immigration

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The President of the Government visited two Guardia Civil patrol vessels, one Navy patrol vessel and an Air Force detachment in Dakar (Senegal). He also met with the country's president, Macky Sall.

Government approves Draft Laws on Railway Sector and on Highways

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The government's aim is to continue developing a benchmark railway model, increase supply and improve safety. Moreover, prior to the construction of new highways, an efficiency analysis will be performed. The government also approved two draft laws to implement public e-government that is more transparent and with a simpler structure.

08/05/2015	Spain's external price competitiveness improves in the first quarter
07/05/2015	Official Credit Institute (ICO) posts 13.6-million euro profit in first quarter of 2015
07/05/2015	ETA member, Hilario Urbizu San Román, arrested in Mexico
07/05/2015	Across-the-board fall in crime rates in first quarter of 2015
06/05/2015	Joint work by Spain and Senegal in fight against illegal immigration is "intense and fruitful"
06/05/2015	The Government steps up its fight against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity with the creation of an Observatory
06/05/2015	Jesús Gracia visits Venice Biennial Art Exhibition
05/05/2015	Number of National Insurance contributors once again tops 17 million
05/05/2015	Recorded unemployed fell by 118,923 in April, the largest decline since records began
04/05/2015	​José Manuel García-Margallo meets with European Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
04/05/2015	Rescue and evacuation operations in Nepal