SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 6 March 2017

04/03/2017 Meeting of Heads of State and Government of France, Germany, Spain and Italy The President of the French Republic, François Hollande, has invited the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and the Italian Prime Minister, Paolo Gentiloni, to a meeting on Monday, 6 March, in Versailles to contribute to the current reflection process regarding the future of the European Union of the 27.

27/02/2017 The Spanish people decided 40 years ago "to move towards a democracy as the nation of us all", says Mariano Rajoy At the ceremony to award the decorations of the Civil Order of Alfonso X the Wise, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, highlighted the "good results" offered to the people of Spain over the course of history by "the spirit of cooperation and unity", and that together we have built an "ambitious project with shared success".

27/02/2017 "Spain is the oldest nation in Europe and there is a majority interest in remaining together", says Mariano Rajoy The President of the Government stressed that "a very exciting project exists for Spain". He also reminded separatist leaders that "all 46 million Spaniards" are subject to the law and urged them to always uphold and respect the rulings handed down by the Supreme Court.

03/03/2017 Government allocates more than 268 million euros to international protection programmes The Government Spokesperson, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, reported that regional governments will receive close on 12 billion euros in the first two quarters of 2017 through the Financing Fund. The government also reiterated its commitment to the prevention and fight against the discrimination of women.

03/03/2017	Fátima Báñez advocates allowing unemployment benefits to be exported to EU countries while entitlement persists
03/03/2017	Spending by inbound tourists increases by 13.8% in January
02/03/2017	Number of National Insurance contributors rises by 74,080 in February
02/03/2017	"You are the finest ambassadors of Spain in Lebanon," says María Dolores de Cospedal
02/03/2017	Recorded unemployment falls by 9,355 in February
02/03/2017	Average growth of the Spanish economy in 2016 held steady at 3.2%, nearly twice that of the Eurozone
28/02/2017	Álvaro Nadal stresses that Mobile World Congress is an example of cooperation between public authorities
28/02/2017	Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation takes part in the 34th session of the Human Rights Council
27/02/2017	Delegations from Spain, Portugal and European Commission visit Almaraz power plant
27/02/2017	Spain advocates increasing and boosting energy interconnections and efficiency in EU