The meeting of the Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Santiago de Compostela has yielded concrete results. Merkel in a joint press conference with the Spanish president has explicitly backed by Economy Minister Luis de Guindos, to chair the Eurogroup. The Chancellor said that when I finished the current president “will support Luis de Guindos” is that according to the head of the German government “is an excellent minister in difficult times.”
The other asset of Rajoy, former minister Miguel Arias Cañete for Committee , has enjoyed only express ratification of the Spanish president has formally made the proposal “through a letter to President Juncker “.
In any case Merkel has said that is a” competition of the Spanish government “to propose candidates for commissioner.
The personal and political line of Mariano Rajoy and Angela Merkel was visible from the beginning of the public hearing of both leaders. The Chancellor began by noting that “I will never forget and I will remember for a lifetime” journey he made with a stretch of Rajoy Camino de Santiago . And is that the chosen scenario and the format of the summit between the two governments has led, as confessed, a “different” climate for addressing bilateral issues and the “great shared project European Union “.
The economic performance of Spain and positive forecasts for Germany also reinforced the ideological positions of the two leaders. Neither is recognized in the criticism of an economic project based on austerity and reaffirmed their commitment to the path started.
Mariano Rajoy has announced that “we must continue with fiscal consolidation policies, it is impossible to live with a deficit of 9%, further structural reforms to be done and we must work to deepen further banking integration.” Merkel in turn said: “I share the view Rajoy to continue fiscal consolidation and reforms.” Chancellor for the fact spending more does not generate growth and has proposed a major effort in “research and development to generate growth, must be directed vocational training in the right direction” and warned that “in Europe there are many laws and regulations and we must know that we need regulations. “
The appearance of the heads of government also has become the claim progress in Spain and Germany . Merkel explained that “created the foundations for the development of a prosperous progress of Spain in the future as the financial strength and structural reform are two sides of the same coin.”
Rajoy and Merkel have reaffirmed its commitment to fiscal consolidation and policy reforms hours after the French government has submitted its resignation en masse by the discrepancies before the cuts.
Changing Spanish horizon and the positive outlook for Germany, due to the thrust of domestic demand, enable new challenges for the economies of the European Union . As he raised the Chancellor: “Europe must lead the global digital market because it is a nest of employment” and with his Spanish counterpart has invested in energy market reform: “Germany supports the reform and the interconnection of the Iberian Peninsula with France and Germany as an integrated market is more fair to competition. “
Finally the Prime Minister once again called for greater banking integration and express support of European Investment Bank SMEs.
International Politics
The continuous reference to a strategy shared by two nations “allied and friendly” also screened on existing geopolitical conflicts. Both Germany and Spain continue to support the Government of Ukraine in its defense of the unity and territorial integrity of the country. Opt for dialogue in the Arab-Israeli conflict and want the new Iraqi prime minister to succeed in the task that lies ahead to stabilize the country.
Visit to the Cathedral
The agenda for the visit has been modified on the fly. Chancellor visited the Cathedral before a press conference. Accompanied by the archbishop of Santiago, Julián Barrio , he was struck by the beauty of the temple.
During the tour a Spanish exile in Argentina Darío Prieto, confessed his intention to give a letter to the crimes of the dictatorship would condemn. The writer Manuel Rivas compared the scene as “a picture of the Middle Ages” and said that without memory there is no democracy.
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