Important news

23/06/2010. The President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, spoke before the plenary session of the Congreso de los Diputados [Lower House of Parliament] to report on the results of the European Council held in Brussels on 17 June and to make an initial assessment of the rotating Spanish Presidency of the European Union.

17/06/2010. The President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, defended the transparency and solvency of the Spanish financial system after the European Council meeting. The twenty-seven Member States also agreed to work on a tax on banking transactions to help meet the costs of future crises.

15/05/2010.

The President of the Government, José Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, and the British Prime Minister, David Cameron, have spoken on the phone today to discuss the European economic situation and the steps adopted in the last days by both Governments to face it.

19/02/2010. The President of the Government, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, met in London with the British Prime Minister, Gordon Brown, to discuss economic issues, topics associated with the Spanish Presidency of the European Union and matters related to international politics.

28/01/2010. Mr José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero attended the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland), where the situation of the global economy was under close scrutiny. The President of the Government defended the strength of the Spanish financial system and announced an austerity plan to reduce the public deficit. Furthermore, he reiterated the need to reach a binding agreement on the fight against climate change.

28/01/2010.