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Pedro Sánchez celebrates the "exemplary" response to the pandemic by our education system, which allowed us to be one of the few countries to keep classrooms open all year round

Saturday 19 June 2021

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, today described the response of our education system to the pandemic as "honourable", as "Spain has been one of the few countries in the world that kept its schools open throughout the school year", with 99.8% of classrooms functioning normally and only 3 schools closed out of more than 29,000, just 0.01%.

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The President of the Government of Spain announces that masks will no longer be compulsory outdoors from 26 June

Friday 18 June 2021

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, attended the closing ceremony of the 36th annual meeting of the Cercle d'Economia, in Barcelona, where he announced that an extraordinary Council of Ministers will be held next Thursday to approve the end of the mandatory use of masks outdoors from 26 June.

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The President of the Government of Spain receives Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, President of the Regional Government of Andalusia

Thursday 17 June 2021

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has received the President of the Regional Government of Andalusia, Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla, at the Moncloa Palace, with whom he held a meeting lasting nearly two hours, which both described as "cordial and satisfactory", in which they discussed the most significant issues for the Andalusian community and those of mutual interest.

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The European Commission approves Spain's Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan

Wednesday 16 June 2021

The President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has met the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Madrid following the approval of the Spanish Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan. The Commission has approved the Recovery Plan presented by Spain involving 69.5 billion euros in direct transfers, which can be extended to more than 140 billion euros in loans, if necessary, until 2026.

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The Government launches the Xacobeo National Tourism Plan with an investment of 121 million euros

Friday 18 June 2021

In the Museum of Fine Arts in Oviedo, the Government has presented the Xacobeo National Tourism Plan 21-22, a project to promote the Camino de Santiago as a cultural and heritage product throughout Spain with an investment of more than 121 million euros, which will be financed with NextGenerationEU funds.
Spain renews its commitment to assist Venezuelan refugees and migrants with 50 million euros

Thursday 17 June 2021

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, has announced that Spain will provide 50 million euros over three years to support the main host countries for Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America.
Spain and Korea deepen tourism cooperation to facilitate the increase in post-pandemic tourists

Thursday 17 June 2021

As part of his State visit, the President of the Republic of Korea, Moon Jae-in, inaugurated the Spain-Korea tourism conference in Barcelona together with the Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, to promote bilateral tourism exchanges.
Spain and South Korea sign two agreements to cooperate in the fields of industrial digitisation and SMEs

Wednesday 16 June 2021

The Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism, Reyes Maroto, and the South Korean Ministers of SMEs and Enterprise, Bahk Sahnghoon, and of Trade, Industry and Energy, Moon Sung-wook, have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) to foster collaboration around areas of Connected Industry 4.0 and the promotion of SMEs and startups.
Spain and the Republic of Korea sign an agreement to strengthen technological collaboration in the field of energy

Wednesday 16 June 2021

The Minister for Science and Innovation, Pedro Duque, and the Korean Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy, Moon Sung-wook, have presided over the signing of the renewal of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between innovation and technology agencies of both countries in 2017.

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