Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba

09.04.2013 - 10.05 pm The Spanish Socialist Party backs a constitutional reform but rejects allowing Catalonia’s self-determination vote The leader of the Spanish Socialist Party (PSOE), Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba, and the President of the Catalan Government, Artur Mas, secretly met on...	22.11.2012 - 10.53 pm Party Review – the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) likely to plummet and be overtaken by smaller parties For the last 30 years, the Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) and the Centre-Right Catalan Nationalist Coalition (CiU) have been Catalonia’s two main...	29.10.2012 - 10.23 pm The Catalan Socialists propose a constitutional self-determination referendum but the Spanish Socialists are opposed The PSC approved its electoral programme last weekend with the aim of becoming a third option “between the recentralisation of the People’s Party (PP...	18.09.2012 - 10.41 am The Catalan Socialists propose an “asymmetrical federalism” for Spain The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC) is against independence but supports claims for greater self-government and fiscal autonomy for Catalonia. The PSC’...
20.11.2011 - 08.53 pm The People’s Party would win the Spanish General Elections with an absolute majority, according to the exit polls Catalonia is the only autonomous community where the Socialist Party has clearly won, but has lost around 35% of its MPs, according to the exit poll...	08.11.2011 - 01.08 pm The main Catalan candidates for the Spanish elections Next November 20th, Spaniards will vote for the new Spanish Parliament. They will elect one of the lists running in their province, which is their...	03.11.2011 - 11.05 pm Spain’s official electoral campaign kicks off with Catalonia in the spotlight According to polls, Catalonia might be essential to ensure the absolute majority to the People’s Party (PP) or to save the Spanish Socialist Party (...	25.08.2011 - 07.28 pm Catalan parties are vigilant regarding the Spanish Constitutional amendment limiting public deficit and debt Many in Catalonia fear that a constitutional limitation to public deficit and debt may dramatically reduce Catalonia’s already restricted fiscal...
17.08.2011 - 08.22 pm Redefining Provincial Councils has wide support in Catalonia Rubalcaba’s proposal to redefine the current Provincial Councils in Spain seems to be on the same wave length as the Catalan Government’s run by the...	29.07.2011 - 01.42 pm Early Spanish general election set for November 20th Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero announces that Spaniards will go to polls four months earlier than scheduled. The Spanish Parliament will...	21.07.2011 - 06.35 pm There is "suspicion" in Spain about the use of Catalan as the main language in Catalonia's schools, admits Rubalcaba "Catalanophobia exists" and "Catalonia has to communicate its ideals if it is to be understood by the rest of Spain" says the...	29.04.2011 - 11.11 pm The Catalan Government’s budget for 2011 will have around a 2% deficit and will increase the share for healthcare, education and social services The Catalan Minister for Finance Andreu Mas-Colell has unveiled the main guidelines for the budget proposal for 2011, which he said are shaped with “...
11.02.2011 - 10.02 pm The Catalan President rejects raising taxes and states that a 10% budget cut is enough Artur Mas, the President of the Catalan Government answered the Spanish Vice President for Economy, who yesterday suggested that he should raise...