By John Smith • Published: 14 Nov 2015 • 9:58
EU leaders including Mariano Rajoy and Francois Hollande at ‘Je suis Charlie’ rally in Paris January 2015
Following an early morning statement on November 14 by His Majesty King Felipe VI in which he expressed the sadness of his family and the whole of Spain over the attacks in Paris, Prime Minister Rajoy appeared on TV at 10.30am and read a prepared statement concerning the position of his government.
In summary he confirmed that he was in complete agreement with leaders of the other EU states in condemning unreservedly the actions of the terrorists who caused so many deaths in Paris.
He said that he had spoken to the French government on Friday night and would be speaking to Francois Hollande this morning to discuss the matter further.
There will be an internal meeting to decide whether there will be any need to increase the terrorism alert within Spain and details of this will be revealed in due course.
The prime minister in this short but obviously sincere speech offered his government’s sympathy to the French people and said that terrorists can hurt us but will never win.
Prior to this broadcast, all of the leaders of the mainstream political parties in Spain had issued their own expressions of sorrow and support for the French losses.
According to Spanish TV, one Spaniard was either seriously injured or killed in Paris last night.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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