SPAIN THIS WEEK

Monday, 27 November 2017

21/11/2017 Mariano Rajoy reiterates his commitment to allocate 1 billion euros more to combat gender-based violence The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, stated in the Upper House of Parliament that he is confident the State Pact against Gender-Based Violence will be signed this year. He also argued that the new model of regional financing should be backed by all the regions and reach a very broad consensus in Parliament.

22/11/2017 Mariano Rajoy urges Catalan business leaders to "restore the confidence that has recently been lost" The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, at the award ceremony for the Carles Ferrer Salat Prizes and the Foment del Treball Medals of Honour, claimed that talking about Catalonia is synonymous with talking about "entrepreneurship, innovation, vision, future and progress", facets that must "continue to be its hallmark".  Mariano Rajoy also stressed that the people of Catalonia "will never lack, neither now, nor in the future, the support of the Government of Spain".

22/11/2017 ​Mariano Rajoy would like State Pact against Gender-based violence to be signed in December, but says "it is already being implemented" At the government control session held in the Lower House of Parliament, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, said that whoever wins the elections on 21 December will have to "govern" and "respect the legislation already in place". Furthermore, he defended the application of the Official Secrets Act for preserving State security.

23/11/2017 "Spanish democracy was able to defend itself, and this is a source of calm and legitimate satisfaction", says Mariano Rajoy The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, at the award ceremony of the Fernández-Latorre Prize, praised the response from the institutions and society as a whole to the "disloyalty" shown by the secessionists. He stated that the Spanish people will come out of this crisis "with stronger resolve to tackle new, future challenges together".

24/11/2017 Mariano Rajoy stresses that "a society free of violence against women is possible" and that "together we will achieve this" ​The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, presented the awards at Moncloa Palace on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, celebrated on 25 November.

24/11/2017 Government makes cross-border gathering of evidence at EU level more flexible The draft law approved by the Council of Ministers establishes a simple and better coordinated system so that judges and prosecutors in any Member State of the European Union can apply for evidence to be gathered in another State. The government also proposed Julián Sánchez Melgaras as its candidate to be appointed as the new Chief Public Prosecutor.

22/11/2017	Spanish education system among most equal according to results from PISA 2015 study
22/11/2017	40th anniversary of Spain's membership of Council of Europe
21/11/2017	Iñigo de la Serna visits works on Line 2 of underground system in Lima, a project headed up by Spanish companies
21/11/2017	"Spain and France share a common security agenda, we defeated ETA together and we will put an end to the Jihadi threat together", says Juan Ignacio Zoido
21/11/2017	Exports continue to post historic highs, with a 9.1% increase to September
21/11/2017	Average number of foreign citizens registered with Spanish Social Security system stands at 1,851,014 in October