The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Spanish public debt hits new record in 2013 Spain reported Friday its public debt soared to a new record high in 2013 despite a slew of budget-cutting measures, ballooning to nearly 94 percent of the economy's entire annual output. https://www.thelocal.es/20140314/spanish-public-debt-hits-new-record-in-2013 Fri, 14 Mar 2014 14:09:35 +0100 spanish-public-debt-hits-new-record-in-2013 Recovery will kick off in 2014: Spanish PM Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy promised on Friday to deliver an economic recovery to the recession-battered nation in 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20131227/recovery-will-being-in-2014-spanish-pm Fri, 27 Dec 2013 15:11:00 +0100 recovery-will-being-in-2014-spanish-pm Spain's socialists open door to policy talks The leader of Spain's opposition socialist PSOE party, Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, has once again expressed his willingness to form an alliance with the country's ruling Popular Party on a number of key policy issues. https://www.thelocal.es/20130531/spains-socialists-open-door-to-policy-talks Fri, 31 May 2013 19:31:00 +0200 spains-socialists-open-door-to-policy-talks Europe launches attack on youth unemployment Spain, France, Italy and Germany unveiled on Tuesday a multi-billion euro emergency plan to fight youth unemployment in Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20130529/europe-launches-major-attack-on-youth-unemployment Wed, 29 May 2013 12:16:00 +0200 europe-launches-major-attack-on-youth-unemployment Jobless anger boils over in Madrid protest Police baton-charged young protesters who hurled bottles and stones at them in Madrid on Thursday in the latest street demonstrations sparked by anger at Spain's economic crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20130426/madrid-congress-demonstration Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:43:00 +0200 madrid-congress-demonstration Spanish PM hints at 'smaller cuts' in 2013 It is "probable" that Spain will have to cut its state budget further this year, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Tuesday, as his government struggles to bring down its deficit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130424/spanish-pm-hints-at-smaller-cuts-in-2013 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:40:00 +0200 spanish-pm-hints-at-smaller-cuts-in-2013 Spanish PM targets 2014 as turnaround year Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told the leadership of the ruling Popular Party on Wednesday that corruption was a thing of the past in Spain, and that the country would see an economic turnaround in 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20130403/spanish-pm-targets-2014-as-turnaround-year Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:48:00 +0200 spanish-pm-targets-2014-as-turnaround-year PM to 'correct' economic outlook as debts spiral Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Wednesday his government will revise down its 2013 economic forecasts, widely viewed as being overly optimistic. https://www.thelocal.es/20130320/spain-corrects-economic-forecast-as-debts-spiral Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:49:00 +0100 spain-corrects-economic-forecast-as-debts-spiral Spanish PM Rajoy touts low deficit figure Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy announced on Wednesday that Spain had succeeded in dramatically slashing its public deficit to 6.7 percent of economic output in 2012 but Brussels may not share his excitement. https://www.thelocal.es/20130227/spanish-pm-rajoy-touts-low-deficit-figure Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:28:00 +0100 spanish-pm-rajoy-touts-low-deficit-figure