SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 8 August 2016

02/08/2016 ​Mariano Rajoy says July unemployment data are an "encouragement for us to continue working hard in the future" At the opening ceremony of the new headquarters of the Social Security Technology Management Department in Madrid, the acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, said that Spain has "one of the most advanced welfare systems" and is "one of the most supportive countries in the world".

05/08/2016 Government approves Annual Employment Policy Plan 2016 The plan, with a total provision of 5.27 billion euros, seeks to improve the training and employability of the unemployed, tie in active and passive employment policies and boost entrepreneurship. The government will also allocate close on 140 million euros to recruiting young researchers and for centres of excellence.

02/08/2016	Number of unemployed falls by 83,993 in July
02/08/2016	Number of National Insurance contributors rises by 84,721 in July
01/08/2016	Galician criminal organisation specialising in hashish transportation by yacht and speedboat shut down, with 8,000 kilos of hashish seized