SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 12 September 2016

09/09/2016 Mariano Rajoy expresses government's condolences to victims of railway accident in O Porriño The acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, travelled to the town of O Porriño (Pontevedra) to enquire after the victims of the Portuguese train that derailed on the line between Vigo and Oporto.

06/09/2016 Statement by acting President of the Government On Tuesday morning, the acting President of the Government and President of the People's Party, Mariano Rajoy, held a phone conversation with the General Secretary of the PSOE, Pedro Sánchez.

05/09/2016 The priority for the G-20 is "to achieve strong, balanced, sustained and inclusive growth", states Mariano Rajoy The acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, said at the close of the G-20 summit held in Hangzhou, China, that the world leaders agree on the need to carry out structural reforms, support the digital economy, create quality jobs and combat fraud.

09/09/2016 Government promotes roll out of high-speed electronic communications The aim is to facilitate the installation of new fibre-optic and fourth generation mobile telephone networks and reduce their cost. The government also authorised highway conservation services to be contracted for a sum of 110.8 million euros.

08/09/2016	Spanish serviceman dies in accident in Iraq
08/09/2016	ICO returns to dollar market with issue for sum of 500 million
07/09/2016	"Armed forces' military activity must adapt to environmental requirements", says Pedro Morenés
07/09/2016	Spain begins second expedition to wreckage of Las Mercedes
06/09/2016	Minister José Manuel García-Margallo meets with Italian counterpart, Paolo Gentiloni
05/09/2016	Spain, Guest Country of Honour at the 21st International Book Fair in La Paz, Bolivia
05/09/2016	Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation meets the Director-General of FAO
05/09/2016	Spain now has the most extensive fibre-to-the-home network in Europe with 22.5 million access points installed