Democracy is an illusion! It’s become a political system fostered by the élite, for the élite, in order to fool the people that they have a stake in the system. In actual fact, they have virtually none. The whole political system in the modern era, despite having noble beginnings, is now used to benefit the few at the expense of the many. – Mark Alexander, June 29, 2018
Showing posts with label Zapatero. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Zapatero. Show all posts
May 22, 2011
Labels:
Spanien,
Sparmassnahmen,
Zapatero
February 23, 2010
NZZ ONLINE: Die spanische Regierung hat einen strammen Sparkurs vorgegeben, damit das Land nicht zum nächsten «Fall Griechenland» wird. Die Gewerkschaften laufen nun gegen die Erhöhung des Rentenalters Sturm. Ab heute auch auf Spaniens Strassen.
Der disziplinierende Druck der Finanzmärkte und die Angst, das nächste Griechenland zu werden, hat die sozialistische Regierung Spaniens unter Ministerpräsident José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero zu einem einschneidenden Sparkurs veranlasst. Zapatero will in den nächsten drei Jahren 50 Mrd. Euro sparen.
Die Massnahmen sind in der Bevölkerung nicht populär: Am meisten Widerstand löst die geplante Erhöhung des Rentenalters von 65 auf 67 Jahre aus. Zudem läuft eine neue Berechnungsgrundlage im Pensionssystem letztlich auch auf eine Kürzung der Bezüge hinaus. In einer Umfrage auf dem Online-Portal der spanischen Zeitung «El País» sprechen sich 79 Prozent der Leser gegen die Erhöhung des Rentenalters aus. >>> Von Marco Metzler | Dienstag, 23. Februar 2010
March 05, 2008
TIMES ONLINE: New figures showing rising unemployment, sinking house prices and a stalling economy have rocked the Spanish Government in the final days of a bitterly fought general election.
Hours after being proclaimed the victor of the second televised debate José Luis RodrÍguez Zapatero, the Socialist Prime Minister, struggled to explain why more than 50,000 Spaniards lost their jobs last month.
Unemployment now tops 2.3 million, or 8.6 per cent, as struggling construction firms make workers redundant and the property bubble deflates.
The two main political parties this week began a final assault to capture undecided voters before Sunday’s poll. The Prime Minister and Mariano Rajoy, his conservative opponent, have clashed in two ill-tempered television debates over the slowing economy, rising immigration and the fight against terrorism.
The opposition leader repeatedly called the Prime Minister a liar and accused him of insulting the victims of Eta by holding peace talks with the Basque separatist group last year.
Polls showed that the Prime Minister was thought to have won both debates but neither candidate was able to land a knockout blow. Analysts said that the duels, which attracted record television audiences, had galvanised voters but failed to give either candidate a commanding lead. Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's poll lead falters as good times fade in Spain >>> By Thomas Catan in Madrid
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good times,
Spain,
unemployment,
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