Tag: Mariano Rajoy

• Saturday, December 23rd 2017 - 10:23 UTC

  Rajoy rules out talks with exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday said he would not hold talks with exiled Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont in the wake of the results of Catalan regional elections held Thursday.

• Friday, December 22nd 2017 - 10:16 UTC

  Catalonia is back at starting point: separatists win a slim majority

  

  Catalonia's separatists look set to regain power in the wealthy Spanish region after local elections on Thursday, deepening the nation's political crisis in a sharp rebuke to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and European Union leaders who backed him. With nearly all votes counted, separatist parties won a slim majority in Catalan parliament, a result that promises to prolong political tensions which have damaged Spain's economy and prompted a business exodus from the region.

• Thursday, December 14th 2017 - 06:25 UTC

  Gibraltar recalls 35th anniversary of the opening of the frontier

  

  Gibraltar will recall on December 15th the 35th Anniversary of the Opening of the Frontier. The decision to end the thirteen year blockade of Gibraltar to strangle its economy taken by the Spanish Dictator General Franco in 1969, was put into effect by the PSOE.

• Thursday, December 7th 2017 - 07:31 UTC

  Rajoy expresses support for Mrs. May efforts and progress in Brexit negotiations

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said he expected Britain and the European Union to progress soon into the next phase of Brexit negotiations, despite Prime Minister Theresa May’s problems in getting the political backing at home to move ahead.

• Monday, November 20th 2017 - 08:46 UTC

  Caracas ex mayor flees Venezuela and pledges to denounce the Maduro regime worldwide

  

  The ousted mayor of Caracas pledged to spread his protest against Venezuela's socialist government across the world as he arrived in Spain on Saturday, a day after escaping from house arrest and slipping past Venezuelan security forces into Colombia.

• Monday, November 13th 2017 - 06:44 UTC

  Rajoy campaigns in Catalonia and calls on the silent majority to convert voice in vote

  

  Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has said regional elections next month in Catalonia will help end “separatist havoc” in the northeastern region. Rajoy addressed a campaign event on Sunday on his first visit since imposing direct rule on the region a fortnight ago.

• Saturday, October 28th 2017 - 08:11 UTC

  Western world leaders rally behind Rajoy and support Spain's territorial integrity

  

  Leaders from the world have largely rallied behind Spain's central government after the Catalan parliament voted in favor of splitting from Madrid and establishing an independent republic. Spanish president Mariano Rajoy on Friday announced the dissolution of the Catalan parliament and called for snap regional elections in a swift response to the Catalan MPs' declaration for independence.

• Friday, October 27th 2017 - 17:13 UTC

  Catalonia and Madrid double the stakes and move into unchartered waters

  

  Spain's Senate on Friday authorized the government to apply constitutional measures to take control of the government of Catalonia. A majority of senators gave Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy the go-ahead through Article 155 of the constitution to apply unprecedented measures, including sacking Catalan regional President Carles Puigdemont and his cabinet. It also authorized him to curtail Catalan parliamentary powers.

• Thursday, October 26th 2017 - 05:47 UTC

  Catalonia to appeal Rajoy's measures; if not successful it will pursue the case in international courts

  

  Catalonia’s political leaders intend to bring a legal challenge to prevent the Spanish government from removing them from office and taking over running the region to stop its push for independence, a spokesman has said.

• Monday, October 23rd 2017 - 05:05 UTC

  Catalonia parties meet to decide how to react to Rajoy's announced measures

  

  Catalonia’s separatists weighed their options Sunday ahead of a week that will see Spain take the drastic step of sacking the region’s government as well as calling fresh elections to try and stop the country breaking up.