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By La Moncloa - Highlights On Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
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Statement on the violence in northern Mali

06/02/2012. The Spanish Government is saddened to hear the news of the recent attacks on various towns in northern Mali and condemns these violent acts while also expressing its condolences to the families of the More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
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Fátima Báñez conveys Government support for self-employed work and entrepreneurial spirit

06/02/2012. The Minister for Employment and Social Security, Fátima Báñez, met with representatives from the ATA, UPTA and CEAT self-employed workers’ unions, which had formally requested a More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
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Spanish National Police exceeds 100,000 followers on Twitter (@policia)

06/02/2012. The Spanish National Police Force (Policía Nacional) has reached the symbolic milestone of 100,000 followers on Twitter, almost three years after it launched itself on the network in March 2009. More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
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Spanish National Police exceeds 100,000 followers on Twitter (@policia)

06/02/2012. The Spanish National Police Force (Policía Nacional) has reached the symbolic milestone of 100,000 followers on Twitter, almost three years after it launched itself on the network in March 2009. More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Monday, February 6th, 2012
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Miguel Arias Cañete trusts that the new fisheries agreement with Morocco will be completed ?within a reasonable time-frame?

03/02/2012. The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, announced that COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU) has approved the mandate to negotiate the fisheries More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Monday, February 6th, 2012
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Government condemns repression in Syria

04/02/2012. The Government of Spain strongly condemns the offensive launched on Friday by the Syrian Government on the city of Homs, which may have resulted in more than 300 fatalities with thousands more injured, More...

By La Moncloa - President-Highlights On Monday, February 6th, 2012
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Government approves reorganisation of financial system

03/02/2012. The Vice-President of the Government announced, aside from the decisions taken by the Council of Ministers, an ICO line of credit of 10 billion euros earmarked for the autonomous regions to settle outstanding More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Sunday, February 5th, 2012
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Government presents reform of financial system aimed at reorganising and consolidating the sector

02/02/2012. On Thursday, the Minister for Economic Affairs and Competition, Luis de Guindos, explained the reform of the financial system with which the Government intends to achieve a more organised sector of a More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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Overall trend in the number of illegal immigrants arriving on Spanish shores continues to decline despite a slight upturn last year

02/02/2012. The number of illegal immigrants arriving on Spanish shores continues to decline despite the slight upturn seen last year.  More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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177,470 more unemployed in January

02/02/2012. The January data from the Public Employment Services in all autonomous regions show an increase of 177,470 unemployed (4.01%) on the previous month. Recorded unemployment thus stands at 4,599,829. More...

By La Moncloa - President-Highlights On Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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President of the Government receives President of the Regional Government of Catalonia

01/02/2012. The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met at Moncloa Palace with the President of the Regional Government of Catalonia, Artur Mas. More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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Ministry of Public Works activates special unit to deal with the particularly cold weather

01/02/2012. The Ministry of Public Works has activated a special unit to handle the effects of the cold snap that, according to the State Meteorology Agency (AEMET), will affect mainland Spain and the Balearic Islands More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Thursday, February 2nd, 2012
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Minister for Education, Culture and Sport expresses satisfaction after ruling by US Supreme Court on the Odyssey Case

01/02/2012. The Supreme Court of the United States has rejected the appeal filed by the company Odyssey requesting a suspension of the ruling passed by the Atlanta Court of Appeals in November last year. More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
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Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation meets with Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister

31/01/2012. The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, José Manuel García-Margallo, met at Viana Palace on Tuesday with the Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister, Carl Bildt. More...

By La Moncloa - President-Highlights On Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
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President of the Government receives President of the PNV

31/01/2012. The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, met at Moncloa Palace with the President of the Basque Nationalist Party (PNV), Íñigo Urkullu. More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
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?This Government will implement the reforms being called for by the people without electoral calculations?, says Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría

31/01/2012. The Vice-President of the Government and Minister for the Presidency, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, announced the schedule of reforms and said they will be in-depth, far-reaching and committed. More...

By La Moncloa - President-Highlights On Tuesday, January 31st, 2012
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President of the Government describes agreement on EU Stability Treaty as ?excellent news?

30/01/2012. The President of the Government announced that the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance in the Economic and Monetary Union will be signed in March. More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Monday, January 30th, 2012
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Inbound tourists spent almost 52.8 billion euros in 2011, an increase of 7.9%

30/01/2012. According to the Tourist Expenditure Survey (EGATUR) drafted by the Institute for Tourism Studies of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, inbound tourists spent almost 52.8 billion euros in More...

By La Moncloa - Highlights On Monday, January 30th, 2012
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Vice-President of the Government attends ceremony to swear in Eduardo Torres-Dulce as Director of Public Prosecutions

30/01/2012. Eduardo Torres-Dulce was sworn in as Director of Public Prosecutions before the King of Spain in the Salón de Audiencias at Zarzuela Palace. More...

By La Moncloa - President-Highlights On Monday, January 30th, 2012
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?The Government of Spain will be a loyal ally of the European institutions?, says Mariano Rajoy

30/01/2012. The President of the Government explained the general outline of Spanish economic policy to the President of the European Commission at a meeting held prior to the European Council meeting on Monday More...

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