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Unemployment in Spain Hits 27%, Under 25 is 57%
April 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spain's unemployment rate hit 27.16 percent in the first quarter of this year, with the number of jobless people topping 6 million for the first time amid an economic downturn that started in 2008, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Thursday. More than 6.2 million people were jobless during the period, with 237,400 workers joining the ranks of the unemployed during the first three months of 2013, the INE said in its Labor Force Survey. continue reading »
Spanish Prime Minister Rajoy in Germany for 24th German-Spanish Summit
February 4, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday welcomed Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to Berlin, where the two leaders are presiding over the 24th German-Spanish bilateral summit. continue reading »
Spain Prime Minister Rajoy to Address Country on Corruption Allegations this Weekend
February 1, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will speak publicly Saturday about corruption allegations implicating the ruling conservative Popular Party's former treasurer and reports of alleged payments to party leaders from a slush fund. continue reading »
Spanish Companies Invest $15 Billion in Chile, Says Rajoy
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Accumulated Spanish investment in Chile exceeds $15 billion, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a message to the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the South American country. continue reading »
New Spanish Austerity Unveiled – Low Pay & Higher Taxes – Received with Protests
July 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The new conservative government of Spain has announced further steps to reduce the deficit and new austerity measures in order to obtain a Euro bailout, all of which was met with protests. continue reading »
Amid Crisis Luis Maria Linde Named Spain’s New Central Bank Chief
June 7, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy's government named a new governor of Spain's central bank on Thursday, entrusting him with overseeing the continued restructuring of the nation's troubled financial sector. continue reading »
With Unemployment in Spain at 24%, Grandma Gets Evicted and Chains Herself to Bank
April 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A 76-year-old grandmother who lost her home to debt chained herself to the gate of Spain's central bank here Monday and asked Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to address the "injustices" affecting many people in the Iberian nation. Angeles Belmonte was evicted five months ago from her home in the southern town of Nijar when her son fell behind on a loan she co-signed. continue reading »
Contamination from 1966 H-bomb Accident in Spain to be Cleaned up by U.S.
February 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo said Friday that the U.S. government pledged quick action to remove radioactive soil from a town in southern Spain where three hydrogen bombs landed after a mid-air collision in 1966. continue reading »