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Clashes in Madrid as Spain announces record jobless levels There were clashes between demonstrators and riot police outside the Spanish parliament building on Thursday, as the country revealed record high jobless… 26/04/2013
EU ruling to help Spain’s evicted homeowners A new ruling by Europe’s highest court could make it harder for Spanish banks to evict homeowners. The European Court of Justice says the country’s… 15/03/2013
Spanish PM Rajoy pledges billions of euros to help young unemployed Spain has pledged 3.5 billion euros over the next four years to help ease mass unemployment among the country’s youth, with a third of the money coming from a… 13/03/2013
Spanish jobless total officially tops 5 million For the first time ever, Spain has over five million people registered as unemployed. The Labour Ministry said there was an increase of almost 60,000… 04/03/2013
Spain’s borrowing costs ease Though still mired in recession, Spain has made a good start to the year in terms of selling government bonds. In the first debt auction of 2013, Madrid… 10/01/2013
Spanish recession continues to bite Spain fell deeper into recession in the third quarter of 2012, new figures published on Tuesday show. The news is likely to pile further pressure on Prime… 30/10/2012
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Grim numbers force Spain towards a bailout Spain’s economy continues to contract. The country’s central bank has calculated GDP shrank by 0.4 percent between July and September from the previous… 23/10/2012
Europe waits for Spain to decide Everybody is watching Spain now, waiting for the country to seek financial help from the EU. But will Madrid really ask for a full bailout? And how many… 05/10/2012
Bailout call delay pushes up Spain’s borrowing costs The amount of interest that the Spanish government is having to offer to borrow money in the short term is again creeping up. That is because investors… 25/09/2012
Spain borrowing costs ease, Catalonia unhappy Spain’s borrowing costs on its 10-year government bonds fell to the lowest level since January on Thursday. At its latest debt auction raised 4.8 billion… 20/09/2012
Inflation adds to Spain’s woes There is more economic pain for the people of Spain in the form of higher inflation. Consumer prices surged in August for the second month running. They… 30/08/2012
Catalonia wants 5 billion euros from Madrid Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia has asked Madrid for just over five billion euros in rescue aid from a central government fund. Catalonia, which… 28/08/2012
ECB support hopes help Spanish borrowing costs The amount of interest that Spain had to pay fell at its latest short-term debt auction on Tuesday. That implies investors believe the European Central Bank… 21/08/2012
Spain’s bank bad loans hit record high The number of so-called bad loans – that is those that are unlikely to ever be repaid – held by Spanish banks rose to a record high in June. The loans that… 17/08/2012
Athens and Madrid’s difficult debt quest The Greek government is still struggling to raise cash from investors in the one area where it is not reliant on bailouts. On Tuesday it sold 1.65 billion… 17/07/2012
Spanish debt costs rise Spain’s borrowing costs remain high despite the recent eurozone leaders’ deal aimed at helping the region’s most troubled economies. The Madrid Treasury… 05/07/2012
Spanish banks – house for sale When Spain’s spectacular building boom went bust, it was the country’s banks which were left with much of the debt including 200 billion euro worth of toxic… 22/06/2012
Spain faces fight to save regions Spain’s banks are not the only worry for the Madrid government – the country’s overspending regions were largely responsible for Spain missing its deficit… 20/06/2012
Spanish debt costs becoming too hot to handle The rocketing price Spain has to pay to borrow money has prompted investors to believe it will become the fourth euro zone country to need an injection of… 18/06/2012
Eurozone banking union on the cards France believes the bailout package to aid Spanish banks is the first step towards a eurozone banking union. Socialist President Francois Hollande backs the… 12/06/2012
Reality check for European stocks Reaction in Madrid’s stock exchange to the European bailout fund for Spanish banks went from euphoria to realism on Monday. Most of the banking sector’s… 11/06/2012
Reaction to Spain’s bank rescue The Spanish government’s decision to seek help from other eurozone countries to prop up its stricken banking system doesn’t appear to have been taken lightly… 11/06/2012
European markets enjoy a bailout bounce European markets enjoyed a sustained surge in early trading thanks to a bigger-than-expected EU bailout of Spain’s ailing banks. It was the country’s banks… 11/06/2012
Little relief in bank bailout for Spain’s jobless The EU bailout of Spain’s banks may have brought some relief to Madrid and eurozone leaders, but for those struggling to find work in the country the outlook… 11/06/2012
EU edges towards eurobonds and fiscal union With the ECB continuing to hold back from buying eurozone member’s bonds calls are getting louder, especially in the light of Greece possibly leaving the euro… 04/06/2012
EU ready to ease Spain’s deficit pain Spain could get an extra year until 2014 to cut its debts, the European Commission has said. The potential lifeline came as Spanish borrowing costs once again… 30/05/2012
Italy suffers from Spain’s debt problems The Italian government has found itself paying a higher price to borrow because of the debt problems of Spain and the threat of Greece leaving the… 30/05/2012
Spain’s bank bailout plans boost borrowing costs Spain’s shaky banks, the country’s indebted regional governments and Madrid’s plans for helping them have pushed up its borrowing costs to unsustainable… 29/05/2012
Foreign investors shun Italy and Spain Foreigners are increasingly not interested in buying Italian and Spanish government bonds according the Fitch credit ratings agency. It said the number of… 23/05/2012
Spain warns of second quarter contraction Spain is forecasting an economic contraction for the second quarter of 0.3%. This would be in line with the contraction from January to March. The Economy… 21/05/2012
Property bubble slams CaixaBank The bursting of the Spanish property bubble continues to hit bank profits there. On Thursday CaixaBank shares fell over two percent after it posted an 84… 19/04/2012
Big contrast in Iberian debt Spain’s tough austerity budget has failed to reassure the financial markets, and at its latest auction of government bonds Madrid had to offer higher interest… 04/04/2012
Rajoy seeks to calm investor nerves in Spain Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has given his first speech since the government published its 2012 budget last week, promising his austerity policies… 02/04/2012
Austerity bites deeper in Spain Spain’s government has announced further deep budget cuts for this year in its increasingly unpopular austerity drive, one day after an anti-austerity general… 30/03/2012
Spain toughens stance on deficit Spain’s government is digging in its heels over trimming its deficit. Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is lobbying Brussels, trying to get more lenient deficit… 01/03/2012
Thousands protest against crisis cuts in Madrid Thousands of public sector workers protested throughout Tuesday and into the evening against austerity cuts in Madrid. Carrying signs saying “ it’s not a… 08/02/2012
Italian and Spanish debt costs fall Italy’s borrowing costs plunged in its first auction of government bonds of the new year on Thursday. For bonds that have to be repaid next January, Rome… 12/01/2012
Smooth Spanish bond sale, but euro zone still besieged For once there was some good news from the eurozone debt crisis as Spain was able to sell many more government bonds than it expected at its latest debt… 15/12/2011
Spanish jobless total continues to climb There is more gloom on jobs in Spain. The unemployment figure rose in November for the fourth month in a row up nearly 1.5 per cent on October. The vast… 02/12/2011
Spanish/French bonds find favour in auction The first test of investor confidence since combined action by six central banks saw Spain selling nearly four billion euros of bonds. But Spain had to… 01/12/2011
Catalonia: ceremony for President MasArtur Mas has taken up his post as Catalonian President in a ceremony at the Generalitat Palace, after he was re-elected on Friday. Mas heads the… 24/12/2012
Madrid prepares for protests as budget is passedThe Spanish parliament has approved the 2013 budget with savings of 39 billion euros. The government says the tough cuts are needed to fix the public finances… 20/12/2012
Protests in Spain against budget plansIn the shadow of the parliament building in Madrid thousands of protesters from the indignados movement marched in protest at the governments budget plans for… 27/10/2012
Crowds surround parliament building in MadridCrowds of angry protestors have surrounded the Parliament building in the centre of Madrid, where politicians are meeting to thrash out next year’s budget… 24/10/2012
Spain budget minister: 2013 may be ‘last year of recession’Spain’s budget minister has presented an optimistic assessment of the country’s economy, putting on a brave face over the latest gloomy figures. Cristóbal… 23/10/2012
Spain minister: 2013 may be ‘last year of recession’Spain’s budget minister has presented an optimistic assessment of the country’s economy, putting on a brave face over the latest gloomy figures. Cristóbal… 23/10/2012
Questions on troubled Spain expected at EU summitMuch of the discussion at the upcoming EU summit will focus on an interim report on strengthening economic and monetary union. As heads of state meet with… 17/10/2012
Credit cut raises pressure on Spain to ask for aidSpain came under renewed pressure to formally ask for a financial bailout after a ratings agency cut the country’s credit worthiness to one point above… 11/10/2012
Standard and Poor’s downgrade Spain’s ratingSpain’s credit rating has been downgraded to BBB-minus – in other words, just above junk status. Standard and Poor’s say the country’s deepening economic… 11/10/2012
Spain braced for more misery as Madrid unveils 2013 budgetA budget to get the country out of a crisis – that is how Madrid is describing a new swathe of austerity measures for Spain for 2013. It includes tax hikes –… 28/09/2012
More misery for Spain as Madrid unveils 2013 budgetSpain can look forward to a new round of spending cuts and tax hikes after the government unveiled its 2013 budget. Public sector pay is to be frozen for a… 27/09/2012
Spain prepares for more austerity as 2013 budget announcedSpain is set for further austerity as the government announces its 2013 budget on Thursday. Prime Mininster Mariano Rajoy is expected to freeze public… 27/09/2012
Parliament braced for protesters in MadridHundreds of indignados, calling themselves the 25s group marched on Parliament in Madrid angry at how the government is managing the country’s faltering… 25/09/2012
Spain may turn to ECB’s bond-buying programme to raise moneySpain may become the latest eurozone country to approach the European Central Bank for financial help – though not for a full bailout, according to the… 12/09/2012
Rajoy expects EU to act resonably over possible bailoutSpanish Premier Mariano Rajoy has said he expects reasonable conditions to be set by the European Union should the country request a bailout. In his first… 11/09/2012
No aid talks underway says MadridSpain has emphatically denied that it is in talks with the eurozone over financial assistance to lower its borrowing costs. That followed a Reuters report… 24/08/2012
ECB hopes pull down Spain’s debt costsThe amount of interest that Spain had to pay to borrow fell at an auction of short-term government bonds on Tuesday. That implies investors believe the… 21/08/2012
Spain: no work, no money, no scavengingThe Spanish city of Girona has decided to lock supermarket rubbish bins to stop people scavenging for food. Products past their sell by date are thrown away… 08/08/2012
Spain feels the debt heatAs Spain’s borrowing costs pushed it closer to needing a bailout, the country’s economy minister Luis de Guindos has been asking for help from his French… 25/07/2012
Germany rallies behind Spain as economic tensions soarGermany stood squarely behind Spain and its reform and austerity programme on Tuesday evening, issuing a joint statement condemning high interest rates… 25/07/2012
Spain raises the alarm over its high debt costsSpain cannot continue financing itself indefinitely at current rates, its prime minister has warned. Madrid has seen its borrowing costs spiral as it… 27/06/2012
Spain’s trade unions pile on the pressureSpain’s main trade unions have staged yet more nationwide demonstrations against the government’s austerity measures. The rallies attracted thousands of… 20/06/2012
Spain waits on bank stress tests before accepting EU bailoutSpain says it will await the result of two audits on its under pressure banks before finalising a request for European aid to bolster its failing financial… 20/06/2012
Spanish government appeals for calm over banking crisisAs Spain battles to get its banks back into the black, the country’s government is appealing for calm. Madrid has had its sovereign debt rating cut by the… 14/06/2012
Spain’s sovereign debt rating cut by Moody’sSpain’s sovereign debt rating has been cut by three notches, to just above ‘junk’ levels. The move, by rating agency Moody’s, comes four days after eurozone… 14/06/2012
Italy PM tells MPs to back tough spending cutsAs speculation mounts that Italy will be the next debt domino to fall in the eurozone crisis, Prime Minister Mario Monti has told MP’s to back his tough… 13/06/2012
Debt Crisis: Italy plays down bailout rumoursItalian Prime Minister Mario Monti assured his parliament on Thursday that the country is working through its debt problems and would not need an … 13/06/2012
Market fears continue over Eurozone crisisBreaking records of the unenviable kind – Spain’s benchmark borrowing rate yesterday hit its highest level since adopting the euro currency as markets… 13/06/2012
Spain’s borrowing costs rise again on bailout fearsSpain’s borrowing costs rose on Tuesday after financial markets digested the impact of a massive 100 billion euro bailout from the European Union. A day… 12/06/2012
Stockmarkets calmer after Spain bank bailoutEuropean stockmarkets were calmer on Tuesday morning following the European Union’s 100 billion euro bailout of Spanish banks. Monday’s euphoria was short… 12/06/2012
Spain’s bank rescue loan fails to lift eurozone gloomThe temporary surge of optimism on the markets over the EU’s bailout for Spain’s troubled banks has been short lived. Anxiety has returned as fears grow over… 12/06/2012
Spain’s Rajoy warns the worst is yet to comeSpanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has warned that his country will face further dire economic circumstances this year, despite requesting EU bailout… 11/06/2012
Spain vows to stick to austerity after bailout dealSpain has vowed to continue with fiscal and economic reforms after tapping a 100 billion euro EU bailout. The country’s economy ministry said on Sunday that… 11/06/2012
Spain’s bank rescue: a victory or a brief respite?While Spain’s government has hailed an EU-funded rescue for its debt-stricken banks as a ‘victory for the euro’, some financial experts believe it may only… 11/06/2012
Madrileños take in church, football and bank bailoutsThe markets may not have been able yet to react to the eurozone loan to Spanish banks. But on a calm Sunday morning in Madrid some churchgoers did offer an… 10/06/2012
Spain’s PM Rajoy: bank rescue deal is ‘victory for euro’Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has hailed the European deal to shore up his country’s banks. It was a victory for the euro, the EU and Spain’s… 10/06/2012
Spain banks to get up to 100bn euros in aidSpain is to get a multi-billion euro aid package to help out its troubled banks. The Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said the country was looking for… 09/06/2012
Spain confirms banks to get eurozone aid planThe Spanish finance minister has confirmed the country’s request for help for its troubled banks from the rest of the eurozone. Luis de Guindos told a news… 09/06/2012
Spain on the brink of becoming Greece?The Spanish government has been struggling with its budget deficit for quite some time, but it now faces the biggest bailout of a bank ever. A request from… 29/05/2012
Spanish bank bailout plan spooks marketsThe Spanish government’s reported plan for rescuing the country’s fourth-largest lender Bankia unsettled the financial markets on Monday. Sources said… 28/05/2012
Spain revises 2011 budget deficitThe Spanish government has revised up its 2011 budget deficit. Madrid said last year’s annual deficit amount to 8.9 per cent of output, up from the 8.5 per… 19/05/2012
Spain moves for a partial nationalisation of BankiaSpain’s Ministry of Finance has confirmed the government is to mount a rescue of the country’s fourth largest lender with a partial nationalisation of the… 10/05/2012
Spain hits unemployment high as rating downgraded againThe situation in the eurozone country with the highest unemployment has got even worse, as the latest reports show Spain’s jobless figure has increased to… 27/04/2012
Standard & Poor’s heaps more pressure on SpainSpain’s sovereign credit rating has been down graded by Standard & Poor’s for a second time this year. It’s been cut from an A to a triple-B plus. The move… 27/04/2012
Higher debt and jobless as Spain unveils new budgetSpain’s new budget has revealed the country’s debt-GDP ratio and unemployment rate will rise this year, causing the highest debt level since 1990. The… 03/04/2012
High hopes – a Spanish town’s quest for a pot of goldDesperate times, desperate measures. A Spanish town is planning to rent out municipal land for the cultivation of marijuana to help clear 1.3 million euros of… 29/02/2012
Thousands protest against Catalonia’s austerity planTens of thousands of public sector workers have demonstrated in Barcelona against the regional Catalan government’s austerity measures. Protests have been… 29/01/2012
Spain awaits a painful dose of medicineIt was an election victory the polls had predicted. Second guessing what policies Mariano Rajoy will pursue has not been so easy. Behind his centre right… 20/12/2011
Rajoy sets out Spain’s new economic targetsSpain’s incoming Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has set out a programme of deep cuts to fight the financial crisis. In his first speech as leader to the… 19/12/2011
Economic challenges face victorious Rajoy in SpainAfter Mariano Rajoy’s landslide victory in Sunday’s election in Spain, now begins the hard task of fixing the country’s serious economic problems. His… 21/11/2011
Conservatives poised for victory as Spain votesIt is looking like it will be third time lucky for People’s Party leader Mariano Rajoy. Having led Spain’s conservatives in two previous failed… 20/11/2011
Spanish voters set to swing to the right over euro crisisVoting is underway in Spain’s general election which is expected to see the country swing towards the centre-right People’s Party. Widespread anger over the… 20/11/2011
Spanish go to the pollsFinal preparations are in place for Spain’s general election. Schools have been turned into polling stations and the ballot papers and boxes have been… 20/11/2011
Spain’s centre-right looks set for big election winHe is not celebrating just yet. But as campaigning draws to a close ahead of Sunday’s election, Mariano Rajoy looks all but certain to become Spain’s next… 18/11/2011
Voters set to punish Spanish socialists in electionThree days before the general election in Spain, students are once again protesting against cuts in education. For months, Spanish people have been out on… 17/11/2011
