Mariano Rajoy Shies Away from Calling EU Bailout 'Rescue'

Spain Just Issued a Warning: the System is Blowing Up Again

At this point it is clear that Europe is totally finished. The house is burning. It’s just a matter of time before it collapses. Indeed, we get a clear signal of this from Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, who just announced the following: “It is not enough, there are no green shoots, there is no spring.” To understand the significance of this statement, you need to know...

zerohedge.com (3 months ago)

ECB Should Get More Powers: Spain's Rajoy

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday that Europe should looks to give the European Central Bank more powers, in answer to a question on the Bank of Japan's stimulus measures.

cnbc.com (1 month and 12 days ago)

Rajoy says 'Spain's head out of the water'

Spain is on the mend, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy claimed Wednesday as he revealed that the government's budget deficit fell to less than 7 percent of GDP in 2012, from nearly 9 percent a year earlier.

foxnews.com (3 months ago)

Rajoy says 'Spain's head out of the water'

MADRID (AP) — Spain is on the mend, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy claimed Wednesday as he revealed that the government's budget deficit fell to less than 7 percent of GDP in 2012, from nearly 9 percent a year earlier.

boston.com (3 months ago)

Spain's Rajoy balks at making deeper reforms

MADRID (Reuters) - After a year of radical reforms that made Spain more competitive but also exacerbated a deep recession, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has largely lost his appetite for aggressive and unpopular cuts to pensions or state bureaucracy.

reuters.com (13 days ago)

Spain cuts deeper, brushing aside IMF warnings over deficit reduction

Prime minister Mariano Rajoy announces further round of austerity even as EU pledges to cut savings targetSpain's prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, has announced a further round of cuts, despite worries that austerity measures may prolong a recession that has left more than a quarter of Spaniards unemployed.Rajoy said the measures, which would be announced in detail on Friday,...

guardian.co.uk (28 days ago)

Spain's Rajoy says Cyprus bailout is unique, exceptional case

foxbusiness.com (1 month and 25 days ago)

Allegations Pressure Spanish Leadership

A bitter legal dispute between Spain's ruling party and its former treasurer is adding fuel to a corruption scandal that has undermined the popularity of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy.

wsj.com (2 months and 16 days ago)

Spain's Rajoy Yields To Merkel, Agrees That EU Countries Must Cede Sovereignty

In what seems like a bow to his overlords in Berlin, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has unleashed a somewhat remarkable torrent of terrible realization and truthiness: *SPAIN PM SAYS EUROPE ECONOMY WORST THAN FORECAST THIS YEAR *SPAIN PM SAYS ALL EU COUNTRIES ARE REVIEWING GROWTH FORECASTS *SPAIN PM SAYS MUST TAKE DIFFICULT DECISIONS FOR COUNTRY'S GOOD *SPAIN PM SAYS...

zerohedge.com (28 days ago)

Margaret Thatcher funeral: German leader Angela Merkel among international leaders to snub invite

She announced she is sending Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle in her place. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy is also staying away

mirror.co.uk (1 month and 4 days ago)