SPAIN THIS WEEK

Tuesday, 26 July 2016

19/07/2016 Mariano Rajoy attends constitution of Lower House of Parliament for 12th Legislature The 12th Legislature commenced on Tuesday morning with the constitution of the two parliamentary chambers: the Lower House of Parliament and the Upper House of Parliament. Ana Pastor of the Popular Group was elected as Speaker of the Lower House by a simple majority in the second round of voting. Pío García-Escudero, also of the PP, was re-elected by an absolute majority to the post of Speaker of the Upper House.

22/07/2016 Government authorises Catalonia and Murcia to formalise short-term debt operations These authorisations do not represent an increase in the debt of these autonomous regions at the end of the year, but rather are subordinated to compliance with the debt targets set for them. The government also approved aid to repair the damage caused by the storms last year in the Canary Islands and in the south and east of the mainland.

23/07/2016	The frigate 'Reina Sofía' detains people trafficking suspects
22/07/2016	Ministry of Public Works establishes minimum services for Air Europa pilot strike
21/07/2016	Average number of foreign citizens registered with Spanish Social Security system stands at 1,747,801 in June
21/07/2016	4th Centenary of Death of Miguel de Cervantes has already reached 458 projects
21/07/2016	Exports grow by 2.4% and the deficit shrinks by 30.9% to May
21/07/2016	ICO grants 300-million dollar loan to CAF-Development Bank of Latin America to boost internationalisation of Spanish companies
20/07/2016	Spain co-chairs Security Council meeting on situation of women in Afghanistan
20/07/2016	Spain takes part in the High-level political forum on sustainable development
20/07/2016	Luis Aguilera visits OPE facilities in Cadiz and attends meeting of Steering Committee ahead of busiest days
20/07/2016	Conservation of the Iberian lynx is one of the finest examples of Spanish environmental protection, says Isabel García Tejerina
18/07/2016	Spain already has more than 230,000 bone marrow donors in the first six months of the year
18/07/2016	Ministry for Education, Culture and Sport collaborates in organising Richard H. Driehaus International Architecture Competition
18/07/2016	European Commission presents third package of measures to support dairy sector, with a provision of 500 million euros
18/07/2016	Spanish Treasury leads EU public accounts transparency ranking