SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 11 July 2016 10/07/2016 Mariano Rajoy and Barack Obama highlight healthy relations between Spain and United States The acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met on Sunday at Moncloa Palace with the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, during an official visit to Spain. At the meeting, they discussed such matters as the economic situation in the two countries, bilateral relations, the refugee crisis and issues relating to Latin America. 10/07/2016 ​Mariano Rajoy receives Barack Obama at Moncloa Palace The acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, at Moncloa Palace on Sunday on an official visit to our country, the first to Spain by a President of the United States in 15 years and foreseeably the last visit President Obama makes to a European country in this role. 09/07/2016 "A stronger, more united and better prepared NATO has come out of this summit", says Mariano Rajoy The acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, claimed on Saturday at the NATO Summit being held in Warsaw (Poland) that Spain has met the commitments, as a trusted ally, that it took on at the 2014 Wales Summit. It has taken part in operations in the Baltic, Poland, Turkey, Afghanistan and the Mediterranean and has managed to stop the defence budget from falling. 07/07/2016 Mariano Rajoy attends NATO Summit The acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, will attend the 27th Summit of NATO Heads of State and Government in Warsaw (Poland) on 8 and 9 July, accompanied by the acting Ministers for Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García-Margallo, and for Defence, Pedro Morenés, respectively. 07/07/2016 ​"A government needs to be formed urgently because there are many issues requiring decisions to be taken", says Mariano Rajoy The acting President of the Government, after being sworn in as a Member of the Lower House of Parliament, stated that "it would be a shame if those of us who were elected on 26 June were unable to form a government and for things to start getting complicated". 04/07/2016 Mariano Rajoy calls for more entrepreneurs to create jobs and a stable government because Spain "cannot allow the elections to be repeated" The acting President of the Government stressed that the unemployment data for July are "good" but, above all, "are an encouraging sign for the future and show that the great national objective for the next four years to have 500,000 more people in work each year can be achieved". 11/07/2016 Government distributes 1.75 million euros among regional governments for resettlement and relocation of refugees The aim of this allocation is to complement the financing of the autonomous regions for healthcare to asylum-seekers and beneficiaries of international protection. 08/07/2016 Government Press Statement 07/07/2016 Joint Statement on Libya by the Governments of France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States 07/07/2016 ​Jorge Fernández Díaz highlights importance of swift implementation of future European Border and Coast Guard 06/07/2016 China authorises export of Spanish peaches and plums 06/07/2016 Spanish National Transplant Organisation launches National Cornea Plan to reach 5,000 donors in 2020 05/07/2016 Claims against Vueling must be made directly to the company or through AESA to speed up the process 04/07/2016 Number of National Insurance contributors rises by 98,432 in June 04/07/2016 Number of unemployed falls by 124,349 in June