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Cristóbal Montoro insists that reducing the public deficit is the only way out of the economic crisis 

21/05/2012. The Minister for the Treasury and Public Administration Services, Cristóbal Montoro, underlined external debt as the main problem for the Spanish economy and one that must be resolved. He also insisted that an organised State of Autonomous Regions must…

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Roland Berger and Oliver Wyman to evaluate balance sheets of Spanish banks

21/05/2012. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Competition and the Bank of Spain have agreed to hire the consultancy firms Roland Berger and Oliver Wyman as independent evaluators to provide an assessment of the balance sheets of the Spanish banking…

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Government strongly condemns recent attack in Italy

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Spain stands behind reforms to increase flexibility and adaptation of labour market

18/05/2012. The State Secretary for Social Security, Tomás Burgos highlighted “the Spanish Government’s commitment to adopting as many reforms as may be necessary to guarantee economic recovery and the creation of quality employment”, at the G20 Summit held in Guadalajara…

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President of the Government to meet with Italian, German and French leaders in June

21/05/2012. 21/05/2012. The purpose of the meeting between Mariano Rajoy, Angela Merkel, François Hollande and Mario Monti will be to prepare for the European Council meeting in Brussels on 28 and 29 June. The Italian Prime Minister extended an invitation…

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Mariano Rajoy highlights Angela Merkel?s support for reforms being implemented by Government of Spain 

20/05/2012. In his meeting with the German Chancellor in Chicago, the President of the Government conveyed the Spanish Government’s commitment to control of public spending and to structural reforms aimed at growth.…

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Government committed to new technologies as a lever to lift the economy

17/05/2012. The State Secretary for Telecommunications and the Information Society, Víctor Calvo-Sotelo, confirmed on Thursday that the Government views new technologies as a fundamental lever with which to boost the activity of Spanish companies and the Spanish economy. Those were…

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Treasury estimates deficit increase for autonomous regions of 0.4% in 2011 and highlights that forecast remains stable at 5.3% for 2012 

18/05/2012. The Ministry of the Treasury and Public Administration Services estimates, from the information furnished by the autonomous regions, and from the transparency deriving from the operation to pay suppliers, that the impact on the deficit in 2011, in national…

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Mariano Rajoy: "We now know where we stand; with that in mind we can start to build?

20/05/2012. 20/05/2012. On his arrival in Chicago, the President of the Government highlighted the “State Pact” reached with the autonomous regions and stressed the Government’s commitment to reducing the deficit.President of the Government attends NATO Summit…

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Home Affairs Ministers of Spain and France demand the unconditional dissolution of ETA and strengthen collaboration on anti-terrorism and organised crime

18/05/2012. The Minister for Home Affairs, Jorge Fernández Díaz, took part in the G6 Meeting of Home Affairs Ministers of Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Poland and the United Kingdom, plus the United States as guest country, held in the German…

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President of the Government attends NATO Summit

19/05/2012. 19/05/2012. The 25th NATO Summit is taking place in Chicago (USA) on 20 and 21 May. Spain will be represented at this Summit by the President of the Government, together with the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, and…

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Government includes citizen contributions to Transparency Act

18/05/2012. 18/05/2012. The Vice-President of the Government commented that all contributions from the public consultation process have been analysed and those that respond to the philosophy of the Act have been included therein.…

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Ana Mato defends a Healthcare Reform that makes universal and free healthcare services a reality

17/05/2012. The Minister for Health, Social Services and Equality, Ana Mato, insisted that the Royal Decree-Law on Urgent Measures to Guarantee the Sustainability of the National Health System “is the realisation of the universal and free nature” of all the…

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?A major step forward was taken today in terms of Spain?s credibility?, says Cristóbal Montoro

17/05/2012. The Minister for the Treasury and Public Administration Services, Cristóbal Montoro, said that “a major step forward was taken today in terms of Spain’s credibility and in terms of reorganising the State and our system of autonomous regions” after…

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President of the Government receives Moroccan counterpart at Moncloa Palace

18/05/2012. 18/05/2012. The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the Prime Minister of Morocco, Abdelilah Benkirane, at Moncloa Palace on Friday.…

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First session of the Expert Committee on reform of the Spanish University System analyses six areas for action

16/05/2012. The Expert Committee on reform of the Spanish University System held its first meeting on Wednesday to define its main lines of action and the way in which it will operate.…

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Spanish economy shrinks 0.3% in first quarter of 2012

17/05/2012. The Spanish economy maintained its pace of decline in the first quarter of 2012 and shrank by 0.3% on the previous quarter.…

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Government condemns attack in Bogota

16/05/2012. The Government of Spain expresses its outright condemnation of Tuesday’s attack in the city centre of Bogota on the vehicle carrying the former Home Affairs Minister, Fernando Londoño, killing several people and injuring many others.…

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Number of visitors to the Moncloa website exceeds 2.5 million between January and May

17/05/2012. The accumulated total number of visitors since 1 January 2012 exceeds 2.5 million, with a daily average of over 18,000 visitors and more than 14 million pages viewed.…

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Government committed to promoting the Internet as a tool for transparency 

17/05/2012. Speaking on Internet, Telecommunications and Information Society Day, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, said that the Government of Spain will promote the Internet as a tool for communication, knowledge and transparency regarding decisions made in the public…

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