SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 6 November 2017

03/11/2017 Government approves Draft Real Estate Credit Act The aim of the new legislation is to reduce costs associated with modifications to mortgage contracts and to strengthen transparency. The Council of Ministers also agreed on the draft law of the new Basque Country Quota Act for the five-year period 2017-2021 and measures on the elections to the Regional Parliament of Catalonia to be held on 21 December.

31/10/2017 Government approves complementary rule on regional elections in Catalonia At an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers, the government approved the complementary rules on the elections to be held for the Regional Parliament of Catalonia on 21 December. Furthermore, measures were adopted on the organisation of the Regional Government of Catalonia and the dismissal of various senior officials, according to the press briefing given by the Government Delegate for Catalonia, Enric Millo, in Barcelona.

03/11/2017	Number of contributors to Spanish Social Security system rises by 617,173 year-on-year, the largest rise in 12 years
03/11/2017	Recorded unemployment rises by 56,844 people in October
02/11/2017	​Minister for Public Works presents Transport and Infrastructures Innovation Plan 2017-2020
31/10/2017	More than 38 million inbound tourists visit Spain in summer months
31/10/2017	​Íñigo Méndez de Vigo welcomes registration of three Spanish candidatures on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register
31/10/2017	​Spain climbs four places in global 'Doing Business' ranking
31/10/2017	Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environmental Affairs transfers 2.17 billion euros to autonomous regions to make advance payment of direct aid under CAP
31/10/2017	Contributions to September amount to 80.47 billion euros, the best figure in the last 11 years
31/10/2017	The State reduced its deficit by 1.2 pp of GDP in the third quarter
31/10/2017	​Íñigo de la Serna highlights leading role of Spanish railway companies on international stage