Jose Zapatero - Economic Meltdowns

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero predicted Wednesday that the Spanish economy will likely grow during the second quarter after it edged out of recession in the first. "The numbers show that, probably, we had growth again during the second quarter," he ...

Spain's parliament Thursday passed by just one vote an austerity plan aimed at easing fears of a Greek-style finance crisis, a slim government victory that may have averted its collapse as well as new turmoil in the markets. The unpopular measures, which ...

Spain to cut civil servants salaries, trim other benefits in deficit-reduction planSpain will cut civil servants' salaries this year as part of a deficit-reduction plan to ease worries the country will slide into a debt crisis like that of Greece, the prime ...

The Spanish government said Wednesday it would impose tax hikes equal to 1.5 percent of total output next year as it struggles with a deep recession and Europe's highest jobless rate. Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero told parliament the "moderate ...

Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ousted his finance minister Tuesday in a reshuffle seen as a bid to boost his government's flagging support in Spain's worst recession in a generation. Pedro Solbes, a European commissioner between 1999 and 2004, was replaced ...

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero warned Friday that Spain's economy faces a "difficult" 2009, as more signs emerged that the country has entered a recession. "It must be made known that we are currently living through the most difficult and ...

Spain's prime minister Saturday promised the government would spend 33 billion euros next year in an "historic" effort to kick-start an economic recovery amid the global downturn. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said that 2009 "would be an historic year in terms of ...

Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Monday wraps up the first 100 days of his government's second term which were marked by an abrupt economic slowdown that has hurt his approval ratings. Zapatero, who was sworn in for a second ...

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