SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 14 September 2015

11/09/2015 Mariano Rajoy urges victims of gender-based violence to call 016 and file a complaint because "there truly is a way out" The President of the Government stated, during the presentation of a new campaign to tackle gender-based violence, that this cause is a national priority and a State policy that requires unity and consensus. Mariano Rajoy called for a social climate of commitment to the victims and zero tolerance for the abuser.

09/09/2015 Spain will work with EU to help refugees in ordered and global manner based on solidarity, says Mariano Rajoy The President of the Government advocated a common asylum and immigration policy, cooperation with the countries of origin and continued efforts against the mafias engaged in people trafficking. Furthermore, he said that resolving the situation in Syria and Libya must be a priority for the international community.

08/09/2015 Mariano Rajoy asserts that there are no "economic risks" and advocates common sense to deal with "certain political uncertainties" The President of the Government, after visiting the SEAT plant in Martorell (Barcelona), highlighted the improvement in the figures of the automotive sector, which he described as "strategic and key" for the Spanish economy. He also pointed out that the investment made by the Volkswagen Group of 3.3 billion euros in Catalonia is a "guarantee for the future".

11/09/2015 Government approves initial aid package of 13 million euros to help refugees The Council of Ministers agreed to return 26.23% of the bonus payment for 2012 to public servants and presented a report on the 2016 Public Administration Budget Plan to be submitted to Brussels.

11/09/2015	Prices fall 0.4% in August due to downward trend in liquid fuels
10/09/2015	National Security Act approved
10/09/2015	Launch of new route between Madrid and Hong Kong
10/09/2015	Spain and Qatar sign an agreement to prevent double taxation and tax evasion
09/09/2015	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría meets with UNHCR and Spanish CEAR
09/09/2015	Meeting between Minister for Home Affairs and ACNUR España representative
08/09/2015	The Minister for Education, Culture and Sport visits the Spanish Pavilion at Expo Milano 2015
07/09/2015	1st High-Level Conference on the Global Health Security Agenda
07/09/2015	Spanish National Police Force arrests woman in Figueres (Girona) indoctrinating and recruiting people to send to combat zones controlled by DAESH
07/09/2015	ETA member wanted since March 2015, Albert Plazaola, arrested in France
07/09/2015	García Tejerina: The significant work carried out by Spain has led to a package of measures for the dairy sector valued at 500 million euros
07/09/2015	Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría heads up Inter-ministerial Group to manage immigration and asylum crisis in EU
07/09/2015	Ana Pastor offers collaboration from Spanish companies for ambitious infrastructure plan in Republic of Iran