Secretary of State for Telecommunications (Valencia: 61.VA – news) and the Information Society, Victor Calvo-Sotelo, Santander announced today that his department made public within weeks the draft Digital Agenda Spanish is in full production. The aim, as explained, aligning with the European Digital Agenda under the 2020 strategy, which provides high-speed coverage to 30 megs [...]
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Orbital & Hispasat and sign the construction of two new satellites Amazon
Posted by admin on June 25th, 2012
Hispasat and Orbital Sciences Corporation today signed the contract for the construction of two new satellites, the Amazon Amazon 4A and 4B, which is scheduled for 2014 and 2015, respectively, and amplify the power of the Spanish company in the Americas. This was announced today the CEO of Hispasat, Carlos Espinós, in a press conference [...]
EU prepares for the oil embargo and threatens Iran with more sanctions
Posted by admin on June 25th, 2012
The European Union (EU) has made it clear today that the July 1 start an embargo on Iranian oil exports, as covenanted for months, and warned that they could get new sanctions if no progress in the dialogue on the nuclear dossier. “We will intensify the sanctions in the coming months if no progress,” said [...]
The Government formally requested “financial assistance” for banking
Posted by admin on June 25th, 2012
The Economy Minister Luis de Guindos, sent to President of the Eurogroup, Jean-Claude Junker, the letter requests on behalf of the Government “financial assistance” for banks with capital needs, sources with the Ministry. The Government thus complies with the procedures established for eligibility for the credit line made available to the Spanish banking the Eurogroup [...]
Spain will seek a term to repay the European aid
Posted by admin on June 25th, 2012
Spain look in negotiations with its European partners that help to recapitalize the bank has a repayment period as long as possible and a low interest rate, said today the Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo. “The important thing for us is repayment terms and interest rates. If you get a long repayment period and a [...]
Eurovegas executives come today to Barcelona in a crucial meeting with the Govern
Posted by admin on June 25th, 2012
Executives of Las Vegas Sands Corporation, the company plans to build the leisure and gaming macrocomplex Eurovegas in Barcelona or Madrid, will meet today with representatives of the Catalan government, the end of the process of choosing the host city for the project. This appointment comes with controversy, especially after the Initiative for Catalonia-Greens announced [...]
