Spain PM faces call to quit over slush fund scandal

Last Updated: Monday, July 15, 2013, 08:58

The issue blew up again after the publication of friendly mobile text messages he purportedly sent to the disgraced treasurer at the heart of the affair.

Spain's economy is getting better: Mariano Rajoy

Last Updated: Monday, July 8, 2013, 12:06

Spain's economy "is getting better" and the proposals of former prime minister Jose Maria Aznar to reduce taxes will be heeded, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Sunday.

Spain will emerge stronger from economic crisis: Rajoy

Last Updated: Monday, May 13, 2013, 10:52

Spain will emerge stronger from the economic crisis and will return to prosperity, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said ahead of the Iberian Summit.

Spanish economy will recover in 2014: Mariano Rajoy

Last Updated: Thursday, May 9, 2013, 18:18

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy called Wednesday for staying the course on the reforms implemented by his government and said that adjusting the deficit target had avoided "the strangulation" of society.

Foreclosures go up in Spain

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 20:21

Pushed by high jobless rate and reduced salaries, foreclosures in 2012 drastically increased in Spain, according to official figures.

Spain will revise 2013 economic forecast: Rajoy

Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 12:16

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Wednesday that his government will almost certainly revise its economic outlook for 2013.

Spain's budget deficit was 6.7% of GDP

Last Updated: Thursday, February 28, 2013, 11:44

Spain's budget deficit came in at 6.7 percent of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2012, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Wednesday.

Spain's budget deficit less than 7% of GDP: PM

Last Updated: Thursday, February 21, 2013, 13:25

Spain's budget deficit came in below 7 percent of the gross domestic product last year, while the target agreed to with the European Commission was 6.3 percent, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said.

Clashes erupt after Spanish PM corruption denial

Last Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2013, 08:47

Riot police clashed with protesters in Madrid following the Prime Minister`s televised denial that he had accepted under-the-table payments.

Spain's economy will grow again in 2014: Rajoy

Last Updated: Monday, December 24, 2012, 11:13

Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Spain is undergoing a "difficult moment" but that the situation will improve "if we all work together with determination and live up to our obligations".

Spanish PM says seeking European aid not off the table

Last Updated: Thursday, November 1, 2012, 12:34

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy told Parliament Wednesday that he may seek a European bailout if he deems it in the country's interest.

Spain not ready to seek EU aid

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 11:55

Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said Monday that his government "understands that it is not essential at this time" to seek aid from the European Union to protect "the general interests of the Spanish people".