La Moncloa. Newsletter. Monday, 18 September 2017

16/09/2017

​Now is an important time for some people to reflect and return to reason, common sense and legality", says Mariano Rajoy

In a statement to the media prior to the closing ceremony of the "Gerardo Fernndez Albor and his time" International Symposium in Santiago de Compostela, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, called for the leaders of the Regional Government of Catalonia to correct their ways and uphold the law.

14/09/2017

​Meeting between President of the Government and State Councillor of People's Republic of China

The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the Chinese State Councillor, Yang Jiechi, with whom he reviewed the current state of bilateral relations, which both parties consider to be highly positive.

13/09/2017

Mariano Rajoy claims that what happened in the Regional Parliament of Catalonia "was an unprecedented blow to democracy"

At the end of the Government Control Session in the Lower House of Parliament, and in a statement to the media, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, insisted that the only possible outcome, in the government's opinion, is for the referendum "not to be held".

13/09/2017

​Mariano Rajoy claims that government's economic policy "has led to the recovery of more than two million jobs"

During the Government Control Session held in the Lower House of Parliament, the President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, stated that the "priority" at this time is "to defend the Constitution", although he said he would be "willing" to talk about its reform. When asked about the re-structuring of the Spanish financial system, he recalled that this was done "transparently" and Spain managed to avoid going bankrupt.

12/09/2017

"You have divided the Regional Parliament of Catalonia and Catalan society", says Mariano Rajoy

The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, speaking in the Upper House of Parliament, assigned the responsibility for trying "to wipe out" the Spanish Constitution, the Statute of Autonomy, national sovereignty and 500 years of history "in two days" and of trying "to invent a new legality" in Catalonia to the Catalan European Democratic Party (Spanish acronym: PDeCAT).

15/09/2017

Government establishes control mechanism for payments to guarantee public services in Catalonia

The aim of the system, which will not affect regional powers, is to ensure that the illegal path that the Regional Government of Catalonia has taken does not prejudice its citizens, that no illegal activities are financed and that the stability targets are met. The State will directly pay key public services for as long as the exceptional situation persists.