/10.03.15/.- The director of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister, Álvaro Nadal, stated that ‘we’ve managed to do more than anyone else with regard to increasing competitiveness, and it is being acknowledged internationally’. ‘Spain is more competitive now than when we entered the euro and wage moderation has been a key aspect of that strategy. For the first time in history, we can increase competitiveness increasing purchasing power with regard to Germany,’ he declared during the launch of the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom, organised by FAES Foundation.
The director of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister, Álvaro Nadal, stated that ‘we’ve managed to do more than anyone else with regard to increasing competitiveness, and it is being acknowledged internationally’. ‘Spain is more competitive now than when we entered the euro and wage moderation has been a key aspect of that strategy. For the first time in history, we can increase competitiveness increasing purchasing power with regard to Germany,’ he declared during the launch of the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom (Read it here), organised by FAES Foundation.
/04.03.15/.- FAES Foundation publishes a series of economic analysis documents devoted to the study of competitiveness, the factors on which it depends and the policies to promote it, by Professor of Economy at CEU San Pablo University Ana Cristina Mingorance Arnáiz.Documents answer questions like: Is the Spanish economy a competitive economy?; has it managed to improve its competitiveness as a result of the crisis?; if so, what are the factors that have helped improve competitiveness? and what can institutions and public agencies do to make Spain an increasingly competitive country?OTROSRead them here:- Déficit exterior y cuota de mercado - La productividad aparente del trabajo como fuente de competitividad- ¿Es posible el crecimiento sostenible de la competitividad?...
So far, we have seen how inadequate investment in productive capital, technological backwardness and the limited organizational changes that have characterized the Spanish economy have marked its lag in productivity and its losses in competitiveness. In addition, a productive structure based on labour-intensive sectors, coupled with the diversity of employment contracts in our country and labour market regulations, too overprotective of permanent workers, have pushed companies to choose temporary employment, the redundancy costs of which are, for the employer, much lower.
The book ‘Agujeros del sistema. Más de 300 asesinatos de ETA sin resolver’ has just been released. It has been written by the journalist and communications director of the Association of Victims of Terrorism (COVITE), Juanfer F. Calderín. If–as Maite Pagazaurtundúa notes in the preface–the book by Florencio Dominguez, Rogelio Alonso and Marcos Garcia Rey, ‘Vidas rotas’ (Espasa Libros, 2011), marked a turning point in the effort to make all victims of ETA fully visible, this book is largely a continuation of that work, complemented and refined by the notion that the suffering caused by the terrorist group to its victims and those who were responsible for them must be confronted squarely.
La vulnerabilidad de un país se deriva de la existencia de una amenaza real y de la adecuación de la seguridad y defensa nacional para disuadirla o eliminarla. Con esta ecuación en la mano, España es, un año después de los atentados del 11-M, más vulnerable, posiblemente más vulnerable que nunca antes. La amenaza persiste y la defensa nacional ha empeorado para hacerle frente.
La Política de Cohesión financiada desde el presupuesto comunitario es beneficiosa para todos los países de la Unión. Permite, por un lado, a medio y largo plazo, un proceso de convergencia real de los países y regiones más pobres, aunque supone también importantes ventajas competitivas para los más ricos. Sin embargo, si las políticas regionales no van acompañadas de las reformas estructurales necesarias corren el riesgo de pretender hacer de la subvención la principal fuente de renta de amplias capas extensas de población con carácter permanente, pervirtiendo así la naturaleza y objetivo de los fondos.
Desde su inicio, la Unión Europea ha adoptado sus decisiones por consenso y respetando el equilibrio de los intereses de todos. Este afán se plasma en un sistema político-institucional sui generis en el que los Tratados atribuyen el poder legislativo, judicial y ejecutivo entre las diversas instituciones comunitarias. Dentro del entramado institucional comunitario, el Consejo desempeña un papel fundamental, puesto que es co-legislador y autoridad presupuestaria junto con el Parlamento Europeo. Además, el Consejo está llamado a ejercer un papel cada vez mayor en la definición de la política exterior de la Unión Europea y realiza una labor fundamental en la preparación de las reuniones del Consejo Europeo, verdadero vértice político de la Unión Europea. La forma en que el Consejo adopta sus decisiones está también diseñada para conseguir el consenso y mantener el equilibrio de poderes. Hasta ahora, el Consejo ha adoptado sus decisiones mediante el denominado sistema de voto ponderado.
03.10.2015. The director of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister, Álvaro Nadal, stated that ‘we’ve managed to do more than anyone else with regard to increasing competitiveness, and it is being acknowledged internationally’. ‘Spain is more competitive now than when we entered the euro and wage moderation has been a key aspect of that strategy. For the first time in history, we can increase competitiveness increasing purchasing power with regard to Germany,’ he declared during the launch of the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom, organised by FAES Foundation.
03.10.2015. The director of the Economic Office of the Prime Minister, Álvaro Nadal, stated that ‘we’ve managed to do more than anyone else with regard to increasing competitiveness, and it is being acknowledged internationally’. ‘Spain is more competitive now than when we entered the euro and wage moderation has been a key aspect of that strategy. For the first time in history, we can increase competitiveness increasing purchasing power with regard to Germany,’ he declared during the launch of the 2015 Index of Economic Freedom (Read it here), organised by FAES Foundation.
03.04.2015. FAES Foundation publishes a series of economic analysis documents devoted to the study of competitiveness, the factors on which it depends and the policies to promote it, by Professor of Economy at CEU San Pablo University Ana Cristina Mingorance Arnáiz.Documents answer questions like: Is the Spanish economy a competitive economy?; has it managed to improve its competitiveness as a result of the crisis?; if so, what are the factors that have helped improve competitiveness? and what can institutions and public agencies do to make Spain an increasingly competitive country?OTROSRead them here:- Déficit exterior y cuota de mercado - La productividad aparente del trabajo como fuente de competitividad- ¿Es posible el crecimiento sostenible de la competitividad?...
03.04.2015. So far, we have seen how inadequate investment in productive capital, technological backwardness and the limited organizational changes that have characterized the Spanish economy have marked its lag in productivity and its losses in competitiveness. In addition, a productive structure based on labour-intensive sectors, coupled with the diversity of employment contracts in our country and labour market regulations, too overprotective of permanent workers, have pushed companies to choose temporary employment, the redundancy costs of which are, for the employer, much lower.
02.26.2015. The book ‘Agujeros del sistema. Más de 300 asesinatos de ETA sin resolver’ has just been released. It has been written by the journalist and communications director of the Association of Victims of Terrorism (COVITE), Juanfer F. Calderín. If–as Maite Pagazaurtundúa notes in the preface–the book by Florencio Dominguez, Rogelio Alonso and Marcos Garcia Rey, ‘Vidas rotas’ (Espasa Libros, 2011), marked a turning point in the effort to make all victims of ETA fully visible, this book is largely a continuation of that work, complemented and refined by the notion that the suffering caused by the terrorist group to its victims and those who were responsible for them must be confronted squarely.
05.01.2005. La vulnerabilidad de un país se deriva de la existencia de una amenaza real y de la adecuación de la seguridad y defensa nacional para disuadirla o eliminarla. Con esta ecuación en la mano, España es, un año después de los atentados del 11-M, más vulnerable, posiblemente más vulnerable que nunca antes. La amenaza persiste y la defensa nacional ha empeorado para hacerle frente.
04.01.2005. La Política de Cohesión financiada desde el presupuesto comunitario es beneficiosa para todos los países de la Unión. Permite, por un lado, a medio y largo plazo, un proceso de convergencia real de los países y regiones más pobres, aunque supone también importantes ventajas competitivas para los más ricos. Sin embargo, si las políticas regionales no van acompañadas de las reformas estructurales necesarias corren el riesgo de pretender hacer de la subvención la principal fuente de renta de amplias capas extensas de población con carácter permanente, pervirtiendo así la naturaleza y objetivo de los fondos.
06.01.2004. Desde su inicio, la Unión Europea ha adoptado sus decisiones por consenso y respetando el equilibrio de los intereses de todos. Este afán se plasma en un sistema político-institucional sui generis en el que los Tratados atribuyen el poder legislativo, judicial y ejecutivo entre las diversas instituciones comunitarias. Dentro del entramado institucional comunitario, el Consejo desempeña un papel fundamental, puesto que es co-legislador y autoridad presupuestaria junto con el Parlamento Europeo. Además, el Consejo está llamado a ejercer un papel cada vez mayor en la definición de la política exterior de la Unión Europea y realiza una labor fundamental en la preparación de las reuniones del Consejo Europeo, verdadero vértice político de la Unión Europea. La forma en que el Con...
