Tag: Spain

• Thursday, September 29th 2011 - 18:33 UTC

  Bilateral negotiations in Gibraltar’s future, anticipates Spanish expert

  

  Already in difficulty under Spain’s Socialists, PSOE, the Trilateral forum (Spain, UK and Gibraltar) is unlikely to flourish under a Conservative PP government. That is the view expressed by Luis Ayllon, diplomatic correspondent of the right-leaning ABC Spanish national and a veteran reporter of Gibraltar affairs.

• Monday, September 26th 2011 - 17:10 UTC

  Spanish Conservatives poised for absolute majority in November election

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero dissolved parliament on Monday, but pledged more measures to tackle Spain's economic crisis before a November election that is expected to hand power to the conservative opposition.

• Thursday, September 15th 2011 - 21:28 UTC

  Spanish corporations have 130 billion dollars invested in Latin America

  

  Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez emphasized this week the growing relevance of Spain in Latin America, where Spanish firms have made 130 billion Euros worth of investments.

• Wednesday, September 14th 2011 - 06:19 UTC

  UK reiterates support of Gibraltar sovereignty and will protest naval incident

  

  Any discussions that UK has on Gibraltar with Spain “reflect our clear position on sovereignty, which is that the UK will never enter into arrangements under which the people of Gibraltar would pass under the sovereignty of another state against their wishes” Europe Minister David Lidington has said.

• Thursday, September 8th 2011 - 05:58 UTC

  Italy and Spain pass austerity measures to control budgets and debts

  

  Italy and Spain have passed new austerity measures as they battle to control their debts. Italy's upper house of parliament approved an austerity package which should cut its deficit by some 54 billion Euros over three years.

• Wednesday, September 7th 2011 - 04:35 UTC

  Spain’s conservative opposition extends lead over Socialists to 15 points

  

  Spain’s conservative opposition People’s Party (PP) has extended its lead over the ruling Socialists and is on course to win a parliamentary majority in the November 20 elections, according to an opinion poll on Sunday.

• Thursday, August 25th 2011 - 06:04 UTC

  Gibraltar territorial waters dispute postponed at least until after November

  

  Spain’s Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenz has confirmed that there will be no further tripartite talks regarding Gibraltar whilst the dispute on issues related to sovereignty of Gibraltar territorial waters continues.

• Monday, August 8th 2011 - 11:28 UTC

  European Central Bank expected to buy Italian and Spanish bonds

  

  The European Central Bank has said it will buy Euro zone bonds, following emergency talks on the debt crisis. ECB did not say which bonds it would buy but analysts expect them to be from Italy and Spain.

• Tuesday, August 2nd 2011 - 21:29 UTC

  Emergency bells ringing in Europe: Italy and Spain in the Euro danger zone

  

  Financial market pressure on Italy intensified on Tuesday, sucking Europe's second biggest debtor nation deeper into the Euro area danger zone and prompting emergency consultations in Rome and among European capitals.

• Friday, July 29th 2011 - 18:50 UTC

  Rodriguez Zapatero calls early election; Spanish opposition leads opinion polls

  

  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero announced Friday an early general election in November, four months early than scheduled, looking to capitalize on a slight upturn in opinion poll ratings.