Spanish Affairs – February 2022

Spanish Parliament

By: Sebastian Mariz, CEO of Influence Spain . A partial repeal of the 2012 labour reform of the former conservative Government led by  Mariano Rajoy, was one of the key elements of the coalition Government agreement signed in January 2020.  Parliamentary ratification of the Royal Decree Law implementing a new labour market framework in Spain, […]

Tourism in Spain – A look ahead

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By: Eduardo Hernández-Aznar, public affairs and government relations professional. . Spain’s economic recovery after the pandemic crisis depends on the recovery of tourism. The total recovery, despite a significant upturn in the third quarter of 2021, is still far from the levels of 2019. The latest figures for tourism GDP in 2021 reflect 56.1% compared […]

Interview with Marta Marbán, President of the Health Commission of the Madrid Assembly

Marta Marbán en la Asamblea de la Comunidad de Madrid

This week our colleague Federico Quevedo interviews Marta Marbán, President of the Health Commission of the Madrid Assembly and member of the People’s Party. The deputy recognizes that these are complicated times to lead the Commission because “it has prevented us from evaluating other types of strategies and plans” due to the pandemic.  Health situation […]

Interview with Antonio López-Istúriz, General Secretary of the European People’s Party

Antonio López-Istúriz, Secretario General del Partido Popular Europeo

This week, Federico Quevedo interviews Antonio López-Istúriz, Secretary General of the European People’s Party to talk about Roberta Metsola, the newly appointed President of the European Parliament. Fallecimiento de David Sassoli López-Istúriz has words of recognition for David Sassoli. The President died last week from an “immune system dysfunction” caused by legionella, which kept him […]

Interview with Miguel Gutiérrez, MP of Ciudadanos at the Parliament

Miguel Gutiérrez, diputado nacional de Ciudadanos

Capital Radio’s El Balance program opens the year with an interview by our colleague Federico Quevedo. This time with Miguel Gutiérrez, national deputy of Ciudadanos and member of the party’s Executive Committee. State of the Nation Debate The MP confirms that the year will be intense, but insists on his request to the Prime Minister […]