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Tag: Ana Pastor

  • Thursday, April 23rd 2015 - 09:19 UTC

    Sunken Russian fishing vessel found at a depth of 2,700m, off Gran Canaria

    Pictures are being taken to assess the situation of the sunken vessel and to see if it has split and how many leaks there are, said Spanish minister Ana Pastor

    Russian flagged fishing vessel “Oleg Naydenov” was found by a remotely operated vehicle 15 miles south of Gran Canaria, at a depth of 2,700 meters, Minister of Development Ana Pastor Julian informed. At first, it had been reported that the ship, which sank last week, could be at about 2,400 meters deep.

  • Wednesday, January 8th 2014 - 05:19 UTC

    Panama Canal and construction companies closer to understanding on over-costs

    Spanish minister Ana Pastor with Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli

    Panama Canal officials offered Tuesday to share the burden in a 283 million dollars fund to end a spat with a consortium threatening to halt the waterway's expansion over huge cost overruns. The proposal came after two days of intense talks under mediation of a Spanish cabinet minister who flew to Panama City for emergency meetings aimed at preventing a shutdown of the major project.

  • Friday, January 3rd 2014 - 23:05 UTC

    Spain steps in to try to resolve cost dispute over Panama Canal expansion

    Minister Ana Pastor is scheduled to meet President Martinelli over the weekend

    Spain stepped in on Friday to try to resolve a cost dispute over the expansion of Panama's canal, which has triggered a sell-off in the shares of Sacyr SA, the Spanish builder leading the project. Spain's Public Works minister, Ana Pastor, and Sacyr Chairman Manuel Manrique are due to travel to Panama on the weekend, Panama's president, Ricardo Martinelli, said.