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Pedro Sánchez calls for coordinated international action in support of Lebanese people following tragedy on 4 August

Sunday 9 August 2020

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, took part on Sunday by video-conference in the International Conference on Assistance and Support to Beirut and the Lebanese people, called by the President of France, Emmanuel Macron, and the United Nations. Pedro Sánchez calls for coordinated international action and underlined Spain's commitment to the Lebanese people, in an extremely fragile situation following the explosion on 4 August.

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Pedro Sánchez reiterates government's commitment to Canary Islands in his visit to Island Council of Lanzarote

Friday 7 August 2020

The President of the Government visited the headquarters of the Island Council of Lanzarote, where he held a meeting with the President of the Regional Government of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, the President of the Island Council, María Dolores Corujo and the Government Delegate in the Canary Islands, Anselmo Pestana.

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Pedro Sánchez calls for unity as the right attitude to implement important changes that Spain needs

Tuesday 4 August 2020

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, appeared, after the meeting of the Council of Ministers, to take stock of the actions undertaken against the pandemic, report on the progress made in the coalition government agreements and outline the government's agenda for the coming months, in an exercise in accountability to the Spanish people, as he undertook to do in his investiture speech.

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Government frees up 5 billion euros so that local authorities can respond to needs of their citizens

Tuesday 4 August 2020

Local councils will be able to improve their public services by allocating treasury surpluses to care, sustainable development, housing and cultural programmes. The measure will strengthen local autonomy and contribute to the socio-economic recovery of their territories.

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Tourism, leisure and culture companies receive an injection of 14.45 billion euros under ICO COVID-19 line of guarantees

Monday 10 August 2020

111,080 companies in the tourism, leisure and culture sector have received 14.45 billion euros in financing thanks to the State line of guarantees that the government approved on 17 March to help them tackle the socio-economic impact of COVID-19.
Spain sends emergency aid to Lebanon

Friday 7 August 2020

Following the tragic explosion in Beirut Port on 4 August, killing many victims and causing serious material damage to the city, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, immediately contacted her Lebanese counterpart, Charbel Wehbe, in order to express her solidarity and establish the country's immediate needs.
The agri-food, fisheries and forestry sector, with a balance of 14.22 billion euros in 2019, accounts for 18.3% of all exports from national economy

Thursday 6 August 2020

In 2019, exports from the agri-food sector amounted to the sum of 53.18 billion euros, a 5.2% rise on 2018, according to the Annual Report on Foreign Trade 2019 of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Spanish acronym: MAPA).
National Museum of Anthropology presents 'Mural, a collaborative virtual museum of Coronavirus times'

Thursday 6 August 2020

The National Museum of Anthropology presents a virtual exhibition entitled 'Mural' as the showcase platform for all the collective projects launched by the museum during the lockdown and de-escalation process.
161,217 more national insurance contributors in July to total of 18,785,554

Tuesday 4 August 2020

The average number of national insurance contributors in July stood at 18,785,554, a rise of 161,217 on the average for June (up 0.87%). This is the third straight month with a rise in the figures of people in work following the slump due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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