http://www.mail.com/people/12104-mariano-rajoy.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/12104-mariano-rajoy.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html BERLIN (AP) — European leaders are increasingly at odds over how to create a full-fledged banking union, the bloc's key project to stabilize its financial system and turn the tide in its stubborn debt crisis. A majority of the 17 countries in the European Union's common euro currency union want to swiftly create a central banking regulator as well as an a... Mon, 13 May 2013 19:41:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081232-europe-odds-steps-to-banking-union.html 2013-05-13T19:41:31Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081386-spain-portugal-demand-quick-action-bank-union.html MADRID (AP) — The leaders of Spain and Portugal on Monday demanded that the 17-nation eurozone speed up efforts to create a banking union and complained that credit is frozen in their countries, preventing economic growth and crucial job creation. Many banks are lending at relatively high rates because they are worried about the weak economy. Those higher... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:01:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081386-spain-portugal-demand-quick-action-bank-union.html 2013-05-13T14:01:21Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070852-spain-claims-reforms-to-pay.html MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government claims its austerity measures and reforms are paying off. Conservative Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told Parliament on Wednesday that Spain was no longer close to a financial abyss and the threat of needing a bailout had receded. Rajoy said his policies were "beginning to work," though he said much remained to be done.... Wed, 08 May 2013 09:32:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2070852-spain-claims-reforms-to-pay.html 2013-05-08T09:32:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065700-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 19:30:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2065700-spain-italy-team-up-to-demand-crisis-relief.html 2013-05-06T19:30:25Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2043754-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/business/finance/2043754-spains-jobless-6-time.html 2013-04-25T21:16:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995110-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 11:50:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1995110-spain-pm-economy-will-grow-2014.html 2013-04-03T11:50:52Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1979858-ecb-eurogroup-odds-cyprus-rescue-model.html BRUSSELS (AP) — Europe's leading institutions clashed in a rare sign of public discord Tuesday over what shape future financial rescues will take following the bailout for Cyprus, creating further uncertainty and concern about the safety of keeping large deposits in European banks. In a 10 billion euro bailout deal clinched in the early hours of Monday mo... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:12:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1979858-ecb-eurogroup-odds-cyprus-rescue-model.html 2013-03-26T21:12:37Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1979582-spanish-central-bank-offers-grim-economic-forecast.html MADRID (AP) — Spain will sink deeper into recession and unemployment will worsen this year as the country struggles under the weight of austerity measures taken to repair public finances and the effects of a weak global economy, the central bank said Tuesday. The Bank of Spain said it expected the economy to contract 1.5 percent this year, compared with 1... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 13:07:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1979582-spanish-central-bank-offers-grim-economic-forecast.html 2013-03-26T13:07:34Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972264-crisis-cyprus-threatens-eu-role-legitimacy.html BERLIN (AP) — By rejecting an EU bailout and turning to Russia for help, Cyprus has exposed the growing frustration and dwindling solidarity within the European Union, a bloc meant to bring the continent closer together after World War II. While talks about a Russian rescue appeared stalled Friday, experts noted that the idea of seeking Russian money alon... Fri, 22 Mar 2013 09:24:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1972264-crisis-cyprus-threatens-eu-role-legitimacy.html 2013-03-22T09:24:10Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937870-spanish-court-to-probe-slush-fund-allegations.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's National Court has opened a probe into allegations of slush fund payments by the ruling Popular Party's former treasurer to leading members, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, The court said Thursday that Judge Pablo Ruz has asked prosecutors for documents published recently by leading newspaper El Pais that allegedly showed lis... Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:02:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1937870-spanish-court-to-probe-slush-fund-allegations.html 2013-03-07T13:02:38Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921576-ioc-panel-sets-visits-to-2020-bid-cities.html LONDON (AP) — Seven months before the vote, the International Olympic Committee is sending a panel of experts on a series of site-inspection visits that could prove influential in the race to host the 2020 Summer Games. The IOC's evaluation commission is heading to Japan this week on the first leg of its three-city tour to examine the bids from Tokyo, Mad... Thu, 28 Feb 2013 14:34:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1921576-ioc-panel-sets-visits-to-2020-bid-cities.html 2013-02-28T14:34:53Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1918354-spains-2012-deficit-falls-to-level-hoped.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has conceded that the government just failed to reduce its budget deficit in 2012 to the level it promised European authorities. He says the deficit fell to 6.7 percent of the country's annual gross domestic product from 9 percent in 2011. The reduction, which came after a raft of spending cuts and tax in... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:17:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1918354-spains-2012-deficit-falls-to-level-hoped.html 2013-02-27T09:17:53Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1910056-spanish-kings-son-in-law-court-appearance.html PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — Protesters jeered the Spanish king's son-in-law before he was questioned Saturday by a judge about allegations he and a partner funneled away millions of euros through fraudulent deals. The investigation has deeply embarrassed the monarchy in a country hard hit by a financial crisis and sky-high unemployment. The scandal ra... Sat, 23 Feb 2013 17:44:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1910056-spanish-kings-son-in-law-court-appearance.html 2013-02-23T17:44:09Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1903078-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 16:56:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1903078-rajoy-spains-head-water.html 2013-02-20T16:56:50Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1896770-spaniards-protest-evictions.html MADRID (AP) — Demonstrations were held across Spain on Saturday to protest harsh repossession laws that have led to hundreds of thousands of evictions during the country's deep recession. In Madrid — one of 50 cities where such protests were planned — thousands of people marched to demand that the government amend the laws. Demonstrations also took place ... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 22:12:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1896770-spaniards-protest-evictions.html 2013-02-16T22:12:28Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886792-ecbs-draghi-spain-on-track.html MADRID (AP) — Spain has succeeded in stabilizing a banking system that almost collapsed last year and is well-positioned for better economic times going forward, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Tuesday. Draghi delivered the upbeat assessment to Spanish politicians behind closed doors in Parliament, later telling reporters that "Spain is ... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1886792-ecbs-draghi-spain-on-track.html 2013-02-12T18:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/1877474-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/sports/other/1877474-corruption-scandal-worry-hard-hit-spain.html 2013-02-08T13:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1867320-us-stocks-close-dows-rally-to-14000.html Stocks hit a big milestone, then promptly spun off the road. Major indexes dived the most this year Monday, the first trading day after the Dow broke 14,000 and closed at its highest level since the financial crisis. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped as much as 143 points in afternoon trading. It closed down 129.71, or 0.9 percent, at 13,880.08. ... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1867320-us-stocks-close-dows-rally-to-14000.html 2013-02-04T20:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/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/news/world/1865224-spains-opposition-calls-premier-to-resign.html 2013-02-03T12:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861384-spains-attorney-pm-rajoy-quizzed.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's top prosecutor says there is sufficient cause to investigate fresh allegations of irregular financing of Spain's governing Popular Party and that if necessary Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy would be called in for questioning. Attorney General Eduardo Torres-Dulce was responding to the publication by leading newspaper El Pais of the so-... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1861384-spains-attorney-pm-rajoy-quizzed.html 2013-02-01T13:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1847420-europes-emigrants-face-red-tape-latin-america.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Geologist David Rodriguez and actress Cristina Pascual, two of the nearly six million Spaniards left jobless in the European recession, fled to Latin America last year, figuring their futures would be brighter in the booming economies on this side of the Atlantic. Instead, they found themselves stuck, facing so many bureaucratic hur... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 05:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1847420-europes-emigrants-face-red-tape-latin-america.html 2013-01-26T05:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1845026-chile-aims-to-focus-summit-brighter-side.html SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — European, Latin American and Caribbean leaders gathering for this weekend's economic summit will likely see only one side of Chile — the polished, upscale country where tourists and investors stay in five-star hotels in a sparklingly clean financial district nicknamed "Sanhattan," well away from Santiago's slums. Hundreds of securit... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1845026-chile-aims-to-focus-summit-brighter-side.html 2013-01-25T05:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837114-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 13:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1837114-pressure-spanish-pm-to-explain-swiss-bank-money.html 2013-01-22T13:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1835276-spains-ruling-party-plans-audit-finances.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's governing Popular Party said Monday it will commission an external audit of its finances to fend off corruption allegations, days after the National Court said a former party treasurer had amassed an unexplained €22 million ($29 million) in a Swiss bank account. Party spokeswoman Maria Dolores de Cospedal said Prime Minister Mariano ... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 16:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1835276-spains-ruling-party-plans-audit-finances.html 2013-01-21T16:28:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1832262-spains-ruling-party-to-probe-alleged-corruption.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's governing Popular Party announced Saturday that it will investigate the financial activities of a former treasurer whom a court said had amassed an unexplained €22 million ($29 million) in Swiss bank accounts. After three days of intense public and media pressure, which saw party leaders try to distance themselves from any alleged co... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1832262-spains-ruling-party-to-probe-alleged-corruption.html 2013-01-19T17:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1789660-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 17:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1789660-pm-rajoy-spain-faces-tough-year-ahead.html 2012-12-28T17:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1789636-stocks-lower-ahead-us-fiscal-cliff-talks.html MOSCOW (AP) — European and U.S. shares traded lower on Friday on waning hopes that U.S. President Barack Obama and key lawmakers would manage to reach an 11th-hour budget compromise. U.S. politicians have until Monday night to hammer out an agreement before the U.S. runs over the "fiscal cliff" — hundreds of billions of dollars in tax increases and deep c... Fri, 28 Dec 2012 16:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1789636-stocks-lower-ahead-us-fiscal-cliff-talks.html 2012-12-28T16:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1771238-spanish-pm-defends-year-austerity-amid-protests.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's prime minister defended his conservative government's imposition of austerity measures during its first year in power on Monday, even as thousands of people hit the streets to protest government spending cuts. Spain, with 25 percent unemployment, is battling to reduce its deficit and emerge from its second recession in three years, a... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1771238-spanish-pm-defends-year-austerity-amid-protests.html 2012-12-17T19:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766282-spains-house-prices-tumbling.html MADRID (AP) — Spain's ailing property market showed little sign of recovery Friday, with the latest figures showing house prices were down some 15 percent in the third quarter. The collapse in the country's real estate market in 2008 sparked Spain's financial crisis as banks and homeowners were trapped with toxic loans and property they could not sell on.... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1766282-spains-house-prices-tumbling.html 2012-12-14T15:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1760534-bank-aid-money-arrives-spain.html MADRID (AP) — The Spanish government said Wednesday that the €39.5 billion ($51.3 billion) in bailout funds approved by European authorities for the country's troubled banks has arrived. A spokeswoman for the Economy Ministry said the money is now in the hands of a state-run fund set up to help those banks worst hit by the property market collapse in 200... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1760534-bank-aid-money-arrives-spain.html 2012-12-12T10:49:00Z