SPAIN THIS WEEK

Tuesday, 21 March 2017

16/03/2017 Mariano Rajoy attends a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Carolina Foundation The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, has attended the 28th ordinary session of the Board of Trustees of the Carolina Foundation at the Palace of Zarzuela.

15/03/2017 Mariano Rajoy asserts that unity of Spain goes before party colours The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, reiterated in the Lower House of Parliament that his duty is to work to the benefit of the interests of all the people of Catalonia, loyally cooperate with regional institutions and preserve the constitutional order.

15/03/2017 ​ "We have a duty to ensure the success of the EU", says Mariano Rajoy The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, has appeared before the plenary session of the Lower House of Parliament to report on the European Council meeting held in Brussels on 9 and 10 March. As well as stressing that "the European Union has overcome the worst of the economic crisis," Mariano Rajoy emphasised that the future of the EU lies in greater integration.

14/03/2017 President of the Government attends swearing-in of new Constitutional Court judges The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, attended at Zarzuela Palace the ceremony at which the new judges of the Constitutional Court have sworn or promised allegiance in accepting their appointments before His Majesty the King.

13/03/2017 Mariano Rajoy receives President of European Court of Auditors at Moncloa Palace The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the European Court of Auditors, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, at Moncloa Palace. The latter is visiting Spain on 13 and 14 March within the framework of a round of visits to the main European capitals.

17/03/2017 Government extends protection for mortgage debtors The government has agreed to extend until 2020 the moratorium on evictions for those groups hardest hit by the crisis, make the criteria more flexible to benefit from protection measures and offer an option to rent their primary dwelling at a reduced price. The government has also made 600 million euros available in loans to the industrial sector.

16/03/2017	​27 Syrian refugees arrive in Spain from Greece
15/03/2017	Guardia Civil arrest a Moroccan in Gerona for financing the terrorist group DAESH
14/03/2017	The Government regrets the decision of Colombia to wind up ELECTRICARIBE
14/03/2017	OECD upgrades Spain's growth forecast and highlights the robustness of its recovery thanks to the reforms undertaken
14/03/2017	CPI remains at 3% due to lower electricity price rises
14/03/2017	The online platform "Narrando paisajes" provides information on cultural landscapes in Spain
13/03/2017	Official visit of Minister Dastis to Peru
13/03/2017	"Niger is a key partner of Spain in the Sahel", says Juan Ignacio Zoido
13/03/2017	"The Climate Projects have demonstrated that they are a useful tool to combat climate change", says Isabel García Tejerina