The President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, participated in an institutional event to celebrate International Women’s Day on 8 March that was also attended by the Minister for Equality, Bibiana Aído.
Mr Rodríguez Zapatero stressed that the objectives established by the Spanish Government during its Presidency of the European Union include achieving a European [...]
After the EU-Morocco Summit, the President of the Government met with the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, the Government representative to the region and other members of the Andalusian Government to receive more details on the “serious situation” caused by the flooding and the seemingly unending intense rainfall battering Andalusia.
At a joint press [...]
The President of the Government began his interview by acknowledging he had not foreseen the “magnitude” of the economic crisis, as could also be said for the majority of governments around the world.
Regarding the worst crisis in 80 years and whose greatest consequence has been the significant job losses, he said “I feel responsible for [...]
The Council of Ministers once again focused its attention on those social groups most affected by the economic crisis and those in a more severe situation of social vulnerability. Therefore, approval was granted for those measures that will best enhance and support this year’s National Action Plan for Social Inclusion.
The First Vice-President of the Government, [...]
A wave of industrial and social unrest is building across Europe as workers resist attempts by governments and private companies to impose austerity policies, drive down wages and rescue some nations from near-bankruptcy.
Huge protest rallies took place in cities across Spain yesterday; today a general strike could paralyse Greece while industrial action at French airports [...]
The secretary of the Joventut de la Generalitat, Eugeni Villalbí, has been in favour of young people voting at 16 and, as explained in an interview with ACN, will work to include this premise in the National Pacte per la Joventut.
Spain’s Government will propose lowering voting age to 16 years
The secretary of the Joventut de [...]
The Spanish government will not withdraw proposals to increase the working age to 67 from 65 despite planned protests by labour unions this week, Labour Minister Celestino Corbacho said on Sunday.
Corbacho said in an interview with daily El Pais the government would not be prepared to withdraw the proposal even if it saw a social [...]
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has announced that the Government will rule on the specific regulatory framework governing social economy entities before the summer and will recognise its important contribution to developing economic activity and creating jobs.
The President of the Government has taken part in the closing ceremony of an event organised by the Confederación Empresarial [...]
