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Economy is central to Spanish election Spain’s economic crisis has been used to score political points ahead of the General Election next month. Opposition conservative leader Mariano Rajoy… 08/10/2011
Spain agrees deficit limit constitutional amendment Spain’s top politicians have reached an agreement on including limits on the country’s public deficit and debt in its constitution. However the… 26/08/2011
Spain to add debt cap to constitution Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his political opponents in parliament have agreed to work together to quickly change Spain’s… 23/08/2011
Pope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Spain’s PM ZapateroPope Benedict XVI shakes hands with Spain’s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero next to Spain’s King Juan Carlos after arriving at Madrid’s Barajas… 18/08/2011
Spanish Socialists pay price for economic gloom An ongoing economic crisis with low growth, high levels of debt and unemployment: it was against this background of gloom that the Spanish Socialist prime… 29/07/2011
Le Tour de l’EuroWill the EU’s beloved euro project survive? With so much uncertainty currently facing the European single currency, comparisons with this year’s Tour de… 21/07/2011
China to buy more Spanish bonds China has said it will keep buying Spanish government bonds and will help fund a restructuring of Spain’s savings bank. China’s Premier Wen Jiabao made that… 13/04/2011
The EU’s journey into the unknown On January 8, Spain formally assumed the rotating presidency of the European Unon for the next six months. Taking over from Sweden, Spain’s Prime Minister… 22/01/2010
After heavy election loss Spain PM will be part of ‘responsible opposition’Though he will not officially become prime minister until about a month from now, Mariano Rajoy has to start working on a plan to pull Spain out of economic… 21/11/2011
Zapatero’s seven years in MadridThe economic crisis made Spanish reformist prime minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero throw in the sponge in September and call autumn elections. Saying… 20/11/2011
Zapatero calls November poll in SpainSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has dissolved parliament and called a general election for November 20. Zapatero insisted more reforms… 26/09/2011
Mixed reactions to Spain’s early electionSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced early elections will take place on November 20 instead of next March. The premier said… 29/07/2011
Spain will hold early elections in NovemberSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has announced early elections will take place on the 20 November instead of next March. The premier… 29/07/2011
Spanish deputy PM has sights set on top jobSpain’s Deputy Prime Minister has quit his position to run for the top job. Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba plans to succeed Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez… 08/07/2011
Russia bans EU veg importsRussia has banned all imports of fresh vegetables from the European Union as the diplomatic fallout from the mystery E.coli outbreak ratchets up a… 02/06/2011
Spain’s Socialists choose new party leaderSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has publicly backed his Deputy Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba who has been chosen as leader of the country’s… 28/05/2011
Why are Spain’s young people so angry?It is no coincidence that Spain’s youth protests erupted in the run-up to local elections. On their placards, demonstrators display the reasons for their… 23/05/2011
Spain’s Socialists suffer huge losses in local pollsWhere and what now for the Socialists are the questions most of the Spanish press are asking about the country’s ruling party after its drubbing in regional… 23/05/2011
Spain’s socialists: worst election in three decadesSpain’s opposition conservatives routed the country’s ruling socialists in local and regional elections. Voters enduring the highest unemployment rate in… 23/05/2011
Spain’s PM rules out early general electionA resolute Spanish prime minister dismissed speculation that he is considering calling an early general election after the drubbing meted out to his… 23/05/2011
Spanish government set to ban new Basque partyThe Spanish government has asked prosecuters to investigate candidates of the recently formed Basque independence party Bildu for links to SORTU and … 20/04/2011
Spanish PM to step downThe socialist Spanish Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, says he will not seek a third term in the country’s general election next year. Spain… 02/04/2011
Merkel promises euro zone stability pact soonGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel has pledged the euro zone would take crucial steps by March to strengthen economic stability. She spoke after meeting with… 03/02/2011
Support for Spanish economy from ChinaChina’s Vice Premier Li Keqiang on a visit to Madrid has told Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero that Beijing will continue to buy Spanish government… 05/01/2011
Spain PM overhauls government with reshuffleThe Spanish prime minister has announced the biggest cabinet reshuffle since the Socialists came to power in 2004. But will it be enough to strengthen Jose… 20/10/2010
Major cabinet reshuffle in SpainSpain’s leader Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has replaced his right-hand woman in a major cabinet reshuffle. Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega has lost her… 20/10/2010
Spain debates budget as credit rating slipsThe Spanish government today presents its toughest budget for decades to parliament as bad news mounts concerning the country’s debt. Credit agency Moody’s… 30/09/2010
Zapatero ‘disappointed’ with ETA ceasefireThe latest ceasefire from the Basque terrorist group ETA has been dismissed as ‘disappointing’ by Spain’s prime minister. In his first comments on the truce… 08/09/2010
Catalonia can call itself a “nation” says Spain’s top courtSpain’s highest court has upheld the majority of a charter granting new powers of self-rule to Catalonia. But for some politicians its still not enough –… 29/06/2010
Spanish parliament approves key labour reformsThe vote seemed comprehensive in the Spanish parliament: 168 in favour, only eight against. MPs approved the socialist government’s plans to reform the labour… 22/06/2010
Spanish government approves new labour rulesThe Spanish government has approved unpopular reforms aimed at shaking up the country’s rigid labour rules. The plan aims, among other things, to make it… 16/06/2010
Spain calls for end to Gaza blockadeThe Spanish government has said it will ask the rest of the European Union to tell Israel to end its blockade of the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Jose Luis… 12/06/2010
Spanish PM and unions square off over cutsThe leader of Spain’s largest union has said the country is moving closer to a general strike in protest at the government cutbacks although Fernando Toxo, of… 24/05/2010
Spain to slash spending in return for EU aidAn emergency EU aid package for weak euro zone members has come at a price. In return, Spanish Economy Minister Elena Salgado was put under pressure by… 11/05/2010
Spain denies it needs EU aidSpain’s Prime Minister has been forced to deny a financial market rumour that his country was about to ask for 280 billion euros in aid from Europe. Jose… 04/05/2010
We will finish ETA, say French and Spanish leadersThere were solemn scenes near Paris as the French and Spanish leaders paid tribute at the funeral of a policeman whose murder has been blamed on ETA. Were… 23/03/2010
CeBIT trade fair opensGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Zapatero have opened the CeBIT trade fair in Hanover, the world’s biggest such event for… 02/03/2010
The campaign against the Death PenaltyThe fourth World Congress against the Death Penalty got underway in Geneva this morning. Relatives of executed prisoners have joined political campaigners… 24/02/2010
Pension protests in SpainThere were demonstrations in several of Spain’s major cities on Tuesday. Tens of thousands of unionised workers took to the streets in places including… 24/02/2010
Zapatero gears up for deficit-cutting initiativeCriticised in the country for taking insufficient action over Spain’s financial crisis; under pressure from his own party over tumbling popularity polls… 10/02/2010
Tepid response to Spanish labour reform plansPlans to reboot the Spanish economy by relaxing employment laws have received a lukewarm response from unions and employers alike. In order to reassure… 06/02/2010
Washington confirms Obama not to attend EU-US summitEurope’s relevance in American eyes is cast in doubt again, with confirmation from Washington that President Barack Obama will not attend the annual EU-… 01/02/2010
Spanish EU Presidency takes economic bull by the hornsThe Spanish EU Presidency-in-transition has been consulting expert opinion to pull Europe and its own national fortunes out of a stubborn economic downturn… 05/01/2010
Spain convenes “wise council” for economic crisis talksWith the fireworks and fanfare now over, Spain appears to be wasting no time in implementing its agenda as holder of the EU’s rotating presidency. Spain’s… 05/01/2010
Spain takes up the reins of the EU presidencyThe dawn of a New Year and with it comes a new head of the EU’s rotating presidency. This time it is Spain at the helm and Madrid has made fighting Europe’s… 01/01/2010
The road ahead for Spain’s EU presidencySix months to put the shine back on the Socialists is the big challenge facing Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero this year. Taking over the… 01/01/2010
Spanish EU PresidencySpain will share the presidency of the European Council with the new full time Lisbon Treaty president during a transition period. What do the Spaniards have… 21/12/2009
Obama: Afghan strategy could change in weeksU.S. President Barack Obama says he will decide whether to send more troops to Afghanistan in a matter of weeks. He is meeting again with his national… 14/10/2009
Heckles for Zapatero as Spain feels the painSpanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been heckled by the public on national day, in what has been interpreted as a sign of his falling… 12/10/2009
