Rajoy: it has been shown that not all policies are the same

USPA NEWS - The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, closed on Sunday the conservative National Convention with an overview of the achievements of his government. "The change has already occurred, is a reality“, and recalled that "we are now the country creates more employment in Europe", he said.

Rajoy asked whether "or not there was a change in Spain since governs our party?". Four months of local and regional, and less than a year of legislative, to be convened "when playing" elections, the Spanish President unofficially opened the campaign highlighting the fact by the conservatives in this term, compared to the inheritance the Socialists.

"The change has already occurred, is a reality“, and recalled that "we are now the country creates more employment in Europe", a country that binds six consecutive quarters of growth. "Now only Spain and the United States are the largest countries in the world where economic forecasts improve“, he said. He noted that "before we were a problem for Europe and are now part of the solution“. The Spanish president insisted that "the worst is now behind us. We've turned the situation. It is reality and the reality is that Spain has been saved from a catastrophe“.

"I do not say that things are fine and that the problems are gone“, Rajoy said. "I'm not irresponsible. I'm just saying that things have changed and changed for the better". In his opinion, "has again shown that not all policies are the same". In this regard, he harshly criticized the social and economic policies of the previous socialist government and said that no social policy that can withstand "a waste of incompetence" as the Spanish Socialists.

With the Popular Party (PP), Mariano Rajoy said, "has not been trimmed essence of the welfare state" and recalled that they have not frozen pensions, which have lowered taxes and that between last year and this 2015 will create a million jobs Spain. But he was not satisfied and announced that "we will continue with further reforms of our economic system“.

Rajoy did not forget corruption, a problem that has jeopardized his party after the imprisonment of some old conservative leaders, and was ruthless with corrupt. But he warned that "I'm not willing that these issues tarnish our honor or the image of Spain as a whole". In his speech, President of the Spanish Government reaffirmed the commitment of Spain in the fight against terrorism. "We will always battle against terror" wherever you are, he said and expressed solidarity "with the Japanese people" after learning of the execution by the Islamic State of one of the Japanese hostages held hostage. "They are the same fanaticism" that there was in France, UK, USA or Spain, he said, noting that "we always have in front against terrorism".