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News about Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega
Government considers raising retirement ageThe Spanish government recently approved a proposal to rise the retirement age from 65 to 67 years, and announced budget cuts worth €50 billion in new attempts to strengthen an economy eroded by recession. The Government tables law to change economic model Spain’s Socialist government recently presented draft legislation aimed at changing the economic model in the country by 2020. Spain’s deep economic crisis has revealed weaknesses in the economy, such as an excessive dependence on the Napolitano vows to preserve peace and fight terrorism Italian President Georgio Napolitano visited Italian peacekeepers in southern Lebanon on 3 November, saying they were needed to fight terrorism and promote peace. The primary job of the armed forces is to preserve peace and Spain vs. Israel over control of UN forces in Lebanon Trying to defuse a simmering feud, the Spanish government has downplayed alleged disagreements with Israel on the command of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL.) Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak had told Spanish EU, UN call on US to do more to fight climate change  German Chancellor Angela Merkel made the case on 3 November for a global deal on climate change on the Capitol Hill. The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall gave Merkel a chance Pope`s `premier? criticises Spain`s planned abortion law Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone in a recent statement criticised Spain`s plans for a more liberal abortion law, telling reporters it was `necessary to restrict and not to increase the possibilities of aborting.? Spain wants radical separatists out of elections The Spanish government has officially asked state lawyers to seek a ban on two Basque political formations in the March 1 regional elections on grounds of links with the militant Basque separatist group ETA. Deputy Spain and Vatican to `cooperate? despite differences Spain`s Socialist government and the Vatican have promised `more cooperation? despite Madrid`s liberal social policies, with Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero inviting Pope Benedict XVI to visit Spain in 2010. Future relations would be Upheaval due to minister’s clothing  Carme Chacon decides over Spain’s defence policy, while Soraya Saenz de Santamaria is the voice of the country’s biggest opposition party. Both women, however, are making headlines not over the decisions they take, but what India, Spain set up joint anti-terror mechanism Spain and India set up a joint anti-terror mechanism during a visit by Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega to the Indian capital. India also shared with Spain the evidence linking CIA flights through Spanish territory officially denied  The Spanish government recently formally denied allegations that the United States had illegally flown terrorist suspects via Spain to its military base in Guantanamo, Cuba, Deutsche Presse Agentur (dpa) reported. “There has not been nor Government accused of neglecting Franco’s victims The Spanish government was recently accused of not providing justice for victims of alleged human rights abuses during the 1936-39 civil war and the 1939-75 dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. The government rejected the charges, Spain cancels Catalonia emergency water pipeline The Spanish government recently cancelled a controversial plan to build a 62-kilometre pipeline to divert water from the river Ebro in the Tarragona region to the Catalan capital Barcelona, Deputy Prime Minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega said. There was no longer the It’s either a crisis or an Irish blessing Ireland’s resounding rejection of the EU Lisbon Treaty met with a mixed bag of reactions ranging from delight from some Member States and Eurosceptics, to disappointment and regret from those who feared another crisis at hand, similar to Madrid cancels water diversion plan The Spanish government cancelled a controversial plan to build a 62-kilometre pipeline to divert water from the river Ebro in the Tarragona region to the Catalan capital Barcelona. “There was no longer the situation of Madrid, Rome to cooperate on migration plans After some rumours about certain friction in relations between Madrid and Rome, Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and his Italian counterpart Silvio Berlusconi tried to improve the image of the bilateral relations by holding separate talks in the framework of A big Spanish hit, Zapatero’s Girl Band As American comic actor Robin Williams observed a long time ago, it’s time to have a woman president because she would never make a bomb that would kill anyone, just really annoy them. And with Zapatero turns feminist and clarifies his programme  After his failed attempt to ensure a majority in the parliament which he could rely on, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero made a second move to position himself as the national progressive leader. After Calls for Catholic Church to respect government rules Spain’s government recently called on the country’s Catholic Church to respect the separation between church and state. This comes after bishops indirectly called on Catholics to vote against Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s Two Basque parties may be banned Two Basque political parties will be most likely banned by the decision of the Supreme Court of Spain. Spanish state prosecutors requested the Court to suspend activities of the Communist Party of Basque Lands (EHAK-PERCENTV) Government stands up to the Catholic Church On January 10, Spain’s government rejected criticism of its social reforms by the Catholic Church. It said it would not accept “moral guardianship” from anyone. Spaniards had “accepted and integrated” reforms such as homosexual marriage The slaughtering of bulls continues, despite protests According to recent media reports, the Spanish town of Tordesillas maintains the tradition of slowly killing a bull during local festivities despite protests by animal rights campaigners. The annual tradition known as the "toro de King urges Spanish to unify in fight against ETA  On June 15, Spain marked the 30th anniversary of its first free elections after the 1939-1975 dictatorship of Francisco Franco, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. On the eve of the anniversary, Spanish King Juan Carlos, in Protests over govt anti-terrorism policy Hundreds of thousands of people rallied Saturday on the streets of Madrid against the anti-terrorism policies of the Spanish government, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa). The protests were organised by the opposition Popular Party (PP) and directed Agreement with Mauritania over illegals reached  Spain recently reached an agreement with Mauritania on 372 Asian and African undocumented immigrants stranded off the northwest African country for five days, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Teresa Fernandez de la Vega was cited by They come from all directions, seeking work, new lives  While much of the European Union’s efforts at trying to curtail, control and count illegal immigration is concentrated on the region’s southern shores, primarily Spain, Italy and Greece, the problem has other borders too: especially Former Spanish EU commissioner Loyola de Palacio dies  Former European Commission vice president Loyola de Palacio of Spain has died aged 56, her conservative People’s Party (PP) confirmed December 14. The former Spanish agriculture minister died December 13 at a Madrid hospital after Debate on rehabilitation of Franco victims The Spanish Parliament on December 14 debated a controversial draft law aimed at rehabilitating the left-wing victims of the 1936-39 civil war and the subsequent 36-year dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. Spanish govt openly admits Basque peace process is stalling  The Spanish government admitted openly on November 25 that the fledgling peace process with the armed Basque separatist group ETA had stalled, five months after it was launched, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. "The process is EU Summit to discuss immigration  Measures to stem the influx of illegal migrants to the European Union would be discussed at an upcoming summit of EU leaders on October 20 in Lahti, Finland, Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen declared recently. |
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