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Government condemns repression in Syria

The Government of Spain strongly condemns the offensive launched on Friday by the Syrian Government on the city of Homs, which may have resulted in more than 300 fatalities with thousands more injured, according to various sources.

Miguel Arias Cañete trusts that the new fisheries agreement with Morocco will be completed "within a reasonable time-frame"

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Environment, Miguel Arias Cañete, announced that COREPER (Committee of Permanent Representatives in the EU) has approved the mandate to negotiate the fisheries agreement with Morocco.

Government presents reform of financial system aimed at reorganising and consolidating the sector

On Thursday, the Minister for Economic Affairs and Competition, Luis de Guindos, explained the reform of the financial system with which the Government intends to achieve a more organised sector of a better size, thus enabling it to fulfil its main purpose: lending money to families and businesses to achieve a return to economic growth and job creation.

Overall trend in the number of illegal immigrants arriving on Spanish shores continues to decline despite a slight upturn last year

The number of illegal immigrants arriving on Spanish shores continues to decline despite the slight upturn seen last year.