SPAIN THIS WEEK

Rajoy, tras la aprobación de la declaración independentista en Cataluña: 'No permitiré que esto continúe'

06/11/2015 Mariano Rajoy thanks Guardia Civil for their "commitment" and "generosity" in defence of democratic rights and values At a ceremony to hand over the national flag to Zone 1 of the Guardia Civil, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, argued that "it is always important to honour the symbols that unite us all" because "by respecting them we respect both ourselves and our project for a modern, prosperous and open country".

06/11/2015 Mariano Rajoy attends award of Macael Prizes The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, underlined, at the 29th edition of the Macael Prize award ceremony in Almeria, that all of society needs benchmarks of excellence, such as the Macael marble brand, because that is the only way to arouse emulation and drive development and progress.

04/11/2015 President of the Government receives social stakeholders The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met at Moncloa Palace with the General Secretaries of the trade unions UGT and CC.OO., Cándido Méndez and Ignacio Fernández Toxo, respectively, with the President of the Employers' Association CEOE, Joan Rosell, and with the President of the Spanish Confederation of Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises (CEPYME), Antonio Garamendi.

04/11/2015 "Those intending to ignore the law do so because they lack the popular support to change it", says Mariano Rajoy The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, took part in the forum entitled "The Necessary Spain" organised by the daily newspaper El Mundo. In his speech, he argued that the Spain of the future must be flexible, innovative, dynamic and capable of "anticipating change".

03/11/2015 President of the Government receives Andrés Herzog The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met at Moncloa Palace with Andrés Herzog, Spokesperson for Unión, Progreso y Democracia [Union, Progress and Democracy] (UPyD).

03/11/2015 President of the Government receives Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met with the President of the Government Committee of Unió Democrática de Catalunya [Democratic Union of Catalonia], Josep Antoni Duran i Lleida, at Moncloa Palace.

02/11/2015 Mariano Rajoy receives President of Regional Government of Cantabria The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the Regional Government of Cantabria, Miguel Ángel Revilla, at Moncloa Palace, within the round of meetings being held with the new regional presidents following the elections on 24 May.

02/11/2015 President of the Government receives President of Regional Government of Valencia The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the Regional Government of Valencia, Ximo Puig, at Moncloa Palace. The meeting is framed within the round of contacts that Mariano Rajoy is holding with the new regional presidents following the elections on 24 May.

02/11/2015 Mariano Rajoy receives President of Regional Government of Madrid The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the Regional Government of Madrid, Cristina Cifuentes, at Moncloa Palace, within the round of contacts being held with the new regional presidents following the elections on 24 May.

02/11/2015 President of the Government receives Leader of Izquierda Unida, Alberto Garzón The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met at Moncloa Palace with the Leader of Izquierda Unida [United Left] Alberto Garzón.

06/11/2015 Government approves Comprehensive National Strategy for Homeless The government also simplified the procedure for obtaining Spanish nationality through prior residency and created an electronic system to take part in judicial auctions. It also announced that 19 refugees will arrive in Spain from Italy on Sunday within the framework of the pilot relocation programme.

08/11/2015	First asylum-seekers relocated from Italy to Spain arrive in Madrid
06/11/2015	Statement by Small Group of the Coalition to counter DAESH
05/11/2015	Spain offers its support to new Special Representative for Libya of United Nations Secretary-General
05/11/2015	Over 19 million tourist holidays mainly taken for cultural reasons
04/11/2015	José Manuel Soria highlights tourism sector as key to economic recovery in Spain
04/11/2015	"No improvement of the education system is possible without active involvement from teachers", says Iñigo Méndez de Vigo
04/11/2015	National Police Force dismantles in Madrid radical anarchist group responsible for six attacks using incendiary devices
03/11/2015	National Police dismantle active Jihadi terrorist cell ready to attack the capital
03/11/2015	Spanish Social Security system grows again in October and now has 530,947 more workers than in 2014
03/11/2015	Number of registered unemployed stands at 4,176,369 in October
02/11/2015	Spain and Cuba agree to foster trade relations and R&D+i investment
02/11/2015	Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism signs two partnership agreements in Havana