Spanish PM: Spain's economy is strong The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-Spain's prime minister has defended his nation's economy as "robust and strong" and vowed to stand by Greece, which has plunged the nations using the common European currency into a debt crisis. | In comments late Thursday, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero also expressed unde...
Spain to cut spending to rein in deficit Houston Chronicle | MADRID - Spain will cut spending by nearly euro50 billion ($70 billion) to rein in a deficit that has swelled to an outsized 11.4 percent of gross domestic product as the country struggles with recession, officials said Friday. | Finance Minister Elena Salgado said the government's goal with the 4...
Spain battles to convince financial markets it is a 'solid' country The Observer | When renowned academic Nouriel Roubini said that , not , was 's No 1 problem, he created a stir. He also created a problem for an old university friend, Spain's economics secretary José Manuel Campa, who has since been forced to work round the clo...
Any green shoots wither in Spain as jobless figures rise The Independent | High above the Andalusian city of Granada in the mountain village of Altos de la Zubia lies a network of some 10km of perfectly tarmacked roads, roundabouts, street lights, pedestrian crossings and playgrounds. Just one thing is missing from this g...
Spain battles to convince financial markets it is a 'solid' country The Guardian | • Deficit stands at a staggering 11.4% of GDP | • Four million jobless as construction industry collapses | Spain's property bubble that built hundreds of holiday homes on Spain's Costa del Sol has burst, leaving investors with hefty debts. Pho...
Spanish PM: Spain's economy is strong The Boston Globe | WASHINGTON-Spain's prime minister has defended his nation's economy as "robust and strong" and vowed to stand by Greece, which has plunged the nations using the common European currency into a debt crisis. | In comments late Thursday, Prime Ministe...
Spain moves to raise retirement age to 67 Breitbart | Spain's Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega (L) and Min... | Spain's government said Friday it had approved a plan to raise the official retirement age from 65 to 67 to help social security system to cope with a rapidly ageing p...
Spain to cut spending to rein in deficit The Press Democrat | Finance Minister Elena Salgado said the government's goal with the 4-year austerity plan is to trim the deficit to the EU limit of 3 percent of GDP in 2013. | Spain's finances have come under scrutiny by ratings agencies and international investors...
Spain to cut spending to rein in deficit Houston Chronicle | MADRID - Spain will cut spending by nearly euro50 billion ($70 billion) to rein in a deficit that has swelled to an outsized 11.4 percent of gross domestic product as the country struggles with recession, officials said Friday. | Finance Minister E...
Real Madrid's Kaka: It Would Be Nice If Atletico Would Lend Us A Hand Goal The Brazilian was all smiles after his goal on Saturday... | By Cyrus C. Malek | With a broad smile after a commendable performance this past weekend against Espanyol which was capped with a goal, Real Madrid's Kaka gave a press conference today after training. | Commenting on the goal that served as a catharsis after suffering a sports hernia that...
