SPAIN THIS WEEK

"There are indeed some things we need to change and we will change them, just not in terms of our economic policy", says Mariano Rajoy

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While speaking at the closing ceremony of the 31st Meeting of the Círculo de Economía in Sitges, the President of the Government defended his current economic policy because it is "the one creating jobs and improving life for people" and because it will enable Spain to achieve "the longest cycle of growth we have ever seen". He also said that the next employment and Social Security data will be very well-received.

Mariano Rajoy meets with Westphalia Business Forum and the Bertelsmann Group

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The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met with executives from the Bertelsmann Group and from the Westphalia Business Forum, including Liz Mohn, Chair of the Board of Directors of the Managing Company of Bertelsmann and founder of the Business Forum, and Cristoph Mohn, Chair of the Board of Directors of Bertelsmann.

Mariano Rajoy says that the decisions by his government have helped local councils implement social policies

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While speaking at the government control session in the Lower House of Parliament, the President of the Government argued that the policy adopted by the Government of Spain has enabled "local council authorities in Spain to clean up their books, pay their debts on time and operate better than anyone". Mariano Rajoy also highlighted the "significant amounts" being invested by the Government of Spain in infrastructure in Catalonia.

Mariano Rajoy says the most effective policy against inequality is the fight against unemployment

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While speaking in the Upper House of Parliament, the President of the Government said that the indicators on economic growth and job creation are improving, meaning that inequality will fall. Furthermore, he said that the Government of Spain's philosophy is to continue lowering taxes as far as the revenue increase allows.

Government completes reform of active employment policies and highlights creation of more than 578,000 jobs in last year

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The Council of Ministers also regulated the publication of the list of taxpayers with outstanding tax debts and fines in excess of 1 million euros. Furthermore, it authorised the permanent deployment of a military force from the United States at Morón de la Frontera Air Base (Seville).

29/05/2015	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism takes part in shipbuilding fair in Norway to support Spanish companies
29/05/2015	Minister for Defence takes part in Asia Security Summit
29/05/2015	​International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers
28/05/2015	Alleged ETA collaborator arrested in France
28/05/2015	Spanish economy grows by 2.7%, the highest rate since start of crisis, leading to creation of 458,000 jobs
27/05/2015	Spanish contribution to discussion about Governance of the European Monetary Union
27/05/2015	Spain closes first four-month period of 2015 with new record spending by inbound tourists at 15.92 billion euros, up 7.2%
27/05/2015	Sáenz de Santamaría meets in Palma with the Premier of the People's Republic of China
27/05/2015	SMEs and midcaps to receive 250 million euros from a credit line signed by the European Investment Bank and ICO
26/05/2015	Spanish Social Security posts surplus of 3.78 billion euros
26/05/2015	"Spain has worked hard to gather public and private authorities of the highest level for Carbon Expo, only six months ahead of the COP 21 in Paris", says Isabel García Tejerina
26/05/2015	Fátima Báñez says at the OECD that the Government's priority is to boost the recovery "so that no one is left behind"
26/05/2015	Contributory pensions for April amount to 8.22 billion euros
26/05/2015	State deficit falls by 18% in the first four months of 2015
25/05/2015	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism adds new momentum to tourism quality policy

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