http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1315978-spain-government.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/1315978-spain-government.html http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2131814-spain-seeks-us-help-to-slim-overweight.html HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — A new, Spanish-designed submarine has a weighty problem: The vessel is more than 70 tons too heavy, and officials fear if it goes out to sea, it will not be able to surface. And a former Spanish official says the problem can be traced to a miscalculation — someone apparently put a decimal point in the wrong place. "It was a fa... Wed, 05 Jun 2013 19:43:12 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/scitech/news/2131814-spain-seeks-us-help-to-slim-overweight.html 2013-06-05T19:43:12Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2123114-spains-defense-ministry-orders-security-measures.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's defense minister says he has instructed his chief of defense staff to take security measures inside and outside the country to protect military personnel after attacks on soldiers in London and Paris. Pedro Morenes said that after the attack on a British soldier in London by two suspected Islamic extremists and similar event in Franc... Sat, 01 Jun 2013 12:16:45 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/2123114-spains-defense-ministry-orders-security-measures.html 2013-06-01T12:16:45Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2113752-eu-leaders-sound-alarm-youth-unemployment.html PARIS (AP) — European leaders sounded the alarm on youth unemployment Tuesday and called for businesses to help solve a problem that has left nearly one in four young people in Europe without a job. At a conference in Paris, French, Italian and German ministers warned that if high youth unemployment is not addressed, young people will lose faith in their ... Tue, 28 May 2013 21:26:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2113752-eu-leaders-sound-alarm-youth-unemployment.html 2013-05-28T21:26:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065698-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html MADRID (AP) — The premiers of Spain and Italy teamed up Monday to push the eurozone to focus more on spurring economic growth instead of just reducing debt — a move they hope will reduce high youth unemployment and speed up a banking reform effort aimed at stabilizing Europe's financial system. After meeting with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, Ital... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:31:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2065698-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html 2013-05-06T19:31:56Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2046558-spain-slashes-forecasts-delays-deficit-targets.html MADRID (AP) — Spain slashed its economic forecasts Friday and said it would take two years longer than promised to cut its swollen deficit in an acknowledgement that its harsh austerity measures had failed to bring its finances under control. Revealing its latest batch of reforms and measures, Spain's economy ministry warned that the country's economy wil... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:02:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2046558-spain-slashes-forecasts-delays-deficit-targets.html 2013-04-26T18:02:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2043770-spains-jobless-6-time.html MADRID (AP) — With more than 6 million unemployed for the first time ever, Spain's jobless rate shot up to a record 27.2 percent in the first quarter of 2013, the National Statistics Institute said Thursday, in another grim picture of the recession-wracked country. The agency said the number of people unemployed rose by 237,400 people in the first three m... Thu, 25 Apr 2013 21:16:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/2043770-spains-jobless-6-time.html 2013-04-25T21:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2025200-spain-plays-imf-negative-forecast.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has brushed off dismal economic predictions from the International Monetary Fund that the country's economy will continue shrinking in 2013. Rajoy said Wednesday reforms to be presented April 26 will "make the economy more flexible, more competitive and will turn those predictions around." The IMF this we... Wed, 17 Apr 2013 10:22:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/2025200-spain-plays-imf-negative-forecast.html 2013-04-17T10:22:08Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1995112-spain-pm-economy-will-grow-2014.html MADRID (AP) — Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says Spain's recession-hit economy will return to growth in 2014 and begin creating jobs again. Rajoy said Wednesday that 2013 will be difficult but that Spaniards next year will see benefits from his government's tough austerity reforms that have raised taxes and cut government spending. Spain's central bank pre... Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:51:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1995112-spain-pm-economy-will-grow-2014.html 2013-04-03T11:51:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1977852-eurozones-5-bailouts.html LONDON (AP) — Cyprus' bailout deal is the fifth agreed on so far in the 17-strong group of European Union countries that use the euro since the debt crisis began in late 2009. Here's a look at the rescue programs: GREECE — Greece has received two bailout packages from its eurozone partners and the International Monetary Fund. Its problems began in late 20... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 13:39:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1977852-eurozones-5-bailouts.html 2013-03-25T13:39:42Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1962092-ioc-4-day-inspection-madrids-2020-plans.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told IOC inspectors Monday that much of the infrastructure needed for Madrid's 2020 Olympic bid is already built, emphasizing a low-cost approach at a time of financial austerity. Rajoy welcomed the IOC's evaluation commission at the start of its four-day inspection of Madrid, which is competing against T... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:27:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1962092-ioc-4-day-inspection-madrids-2020-plans.html 2013-03-18T19:27:48Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1940526-spanish-government-approves-anti-doping-law.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's government on Friday approved tougher anti-doping laws to come into line with World Anti-Doping Agency standards and bolster Madrid's bid for the 2020 Olympics. Sport Minister Jose Ignacio Wert said that, once the bill is passed by parliament, "the impression that (Spain) lacks toughness on doping will disappear." The bill includes t... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 21:10:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/other/1940526-spanish-government-approves-anti-doping-law.html 2013-03-08T21:10:33Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1924732-spain-to-fight-catalonia-sovereignty-declaration.html MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government says it will challenge a recent declaration by lawmakers in Catalonia that the region is a sovereign entity. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria says Friday that the appeal to the Constitutional Court is based on the opinion of the Council of State consultative body, which says the declaration is unconstit... Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:02:07 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1924732-spain-to-fight-catalonia-sovereignty-declaration.html 2013-03-01T15:02:07Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1903110-rajoy-spains-head-water.html MADRID (AP) — Spain is on the mend, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy claimed Wednesday as he revealed a drop in the government's budget deficit. The government has been trying to heal its public finances since it came to power 14 months ago by slashing spending and raising tax. While that's come at a price for the economy — which is in another recession and h... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:57:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1903110-rajoy-spains-head-water.html 2013-02-20T16:57:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1902882-pm-spain-cut-deficit-2012-to-under-7-pct.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says the country's government deficit for 2012 has fallen to less than 7 percent, down from nearly 9 percent a year earlier. Kicking off a two-day state-of-the-nation debate Wednesday, Rajoy said the reduction followed "a readjustment without precedent" in the country's economy. Last year Spain pledged th... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:53:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1902882-pm-spain-cut-deficit-2012-to-under-7-pct.html 2013-02-20T11:53:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1879846-spains-premier-publishes-tax-returns-amid-scandal.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's prime minister has published a summary of his income and tax returns in a bid to defuse a corruption scandal engulfing his government after the publication of media allegations that he and senior members of his political party received and distributed under-the-table payments. The accounts appeared Saturday on Mariano Rajoy's officia... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 14:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/markets/1879846-spains-premier-publishes-tax-returns-amid-scandal.html 2013-02-09T14:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1877462-corruption-scandal-worry-hard-hit-spain.html MADRID (AP) — It's not as though Spain doesn't have enough to worry about— two years of recession, harsh austerity programs, sky-high unemployment and an unstable footing on the world's markets. Now comes a corruption scandal that has shaken the top levels of government. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has steered Spain through the economic turmoil, but some... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 13:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1877462-corruption-scandal-worry-hard-hit-spain.html 2013-02-08T13:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1872212-spanish-ex-party-treasurer-quizzed-accounts.html MADRID (AP) — Protesters jeered the former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party on Wednesday after prosecutors questioned him about documents that allegedly show he once paid slush money to leading party members, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. A handful of people shouted "thief" and "give the money back" at Luis Barcenas as police escorted h... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:40:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/europe/1872212-spanish-ex-party-treasurer-quizzed-accounts.html 2013-02-06T14:40:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1867590-spanish-pm-rejects-corruption-allegations.html BERLIN (AP) — Spainish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy says newspaper allegations of wrongdoing against him are "completely false" and vowed that his government will not let the scandal distract his reform course. Speaking after meetings with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday, Rajoy rejected allegations that he and other senior members of his party h... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1867590-spanish-pm-rejects-corruption-allegations.html 2013-02-04T15:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1865224-spains-opposition-calls-premier-to-resign.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's opposition leader has called on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to resign and allow another person to lead the government in the wake of an alleged corruption scandal that has engulfed the ruling Popular Party. Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba said Sunday that serious doubts have been cast on Rajoy's credibility following media allegations that ... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 12:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1865224-spains-opposition-calls-premier-to-resign.html 2013-02-03T12:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1858564-spanish-ruling-party-denies-reports-backhanders.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's governing Popular Party was battling Thursday to defend its honor by denying fresh newspaper reports of regular under-the-table payments to leading members, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. Party secretary general Maria Dolores de Cospedal, one of the alleged recipients, told a press conference that "we have absolutely nothing... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1858564-spanish-ruling-party-denies-reports-backhanders.html 2013-01-31T13:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1837122-pressure-spanish-pm-to-explain-swiss-bank-money.html MADRID (AP) — Pressure piled up Tuesday on Spanish conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, with opposition parties demanding he appear before Parliament to explain how a former governing party treasurer amassed €22 million ($29 million) in a Swiss bank account. It is the latest in a line of alleged corruption scandals to rock the recession-hit country.... Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1837122-pressure-spanish-pm-to-explain-swiss-bank-money.html 2013-01-22T13:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1830000-spain-ruling-party-pressed-alleged-corruption.html MADRID (AP) — A former Spanish ruling party treasurer amassed €22 million ($29 million) in Swiss bank accounts, a court said, prompting a barrage of questions Friday about whether senior officials may have been involved in alleged corruption before taking power in 2011. Deputy Prime Minister Soraya Saenz de Santamaria denied knowing anything about the mon... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1830000-spain-ruling-party-pressed-alleged-corruption.html 2013-01-18T20:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1816174-large-protest-return-basque-prisoners.html BILBAO, Spain (AP) — Tens of thousands of Basque separatist sympathizers marched in downtown Bilbao on Saturday calling for an amnesty that would allow ETA prisoners to serve out the remainder of their sentences in the northern Spanish region rather than in jails further afield. Protesters marched to the city's town hall behind banners saying "Human right... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 19:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/news/world/1816174-large-protest-return-basque-prisoners.html 2013-01-12T19:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1810804-spanish-government-borrowing-rates-dropping.html MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government's borrowing rates have continued to drop as it raised €5.8 billion ($7.7 billion) in the first debt auction of the year. It sold €3.39 billion in two-year bonds at an average rate of 2.48 percent, down from 3.35 percent in a comparable sale Dec. 13. It sold €1.95 billion in bonds maturing in 2018 at 3.99 percent, down ... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1810804-spanish-government-borrowing-rates-dropping.html 2013-01-10T10:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1791138-bolivia-expropriates-spanish-energy-subsidiaries.html LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — President Evo Morales nationalized the Bolivian electricity distribution subsidiaries of the Spanish energy company Iberdrola in a public ceremony Saturday. Morales issued a decree allowing the takeover of shares in Empresa de Electricidad de La Paz (Electropaz) and Empresa de Luz y Fuerza de Oruro (Elfeo), which supply energy in th... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 20:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1791138-bolivia-expropriates-spanish-energy-subsidiaries.html 2012-12-29T20:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1789654-pm-rajoy-spain-faces-tough-year-ahead.html MADRID (AP) — Spain faces another tough year as it grapples with recession, a deep financial crisis and 25 percent unemployment, its prime minister said Friday. In his end-of-year assessment, Mariano Rajoy said the country's crisis had been worse than anticipated. "We are facing a very tough year, especially in its first half," he said. "Spain's economy w... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 17:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/business/economy/1789654-pm-rajoy-spain-faces-tough-year-ahead.html 2012-12-28T17:25:00Z