Mariano Rajoy quotes

Mariano Rajoy is a Spanish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain. A key figure in the People's Party, he played a major role in Spanish politics during the economic crisis of the 2010s. He is recognized for his leadership during challenging times and his pragmatic approach to governance. Here are 43 of his quotes:

The worst thing a government can do now in Spain is to do nothing. (Mariano Rajoy)
Europe must dissipate any doubts over the euro, affirm that the euro is an irreversible project and act in consequence. View quote
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We have to change economic policy: create confidence, foster investment, cut the public deficit, restructure taxation and reform the labor laws. View quote
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Spain is facing an economic situation of extreme difficulty, I repeat, of extreme difficulty, and anyone who doesn't understand that is fooling themselves. View quote
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I want to convey to the Spaniards a message of hope. ETA is a great nation; Spain, sorry, it's a great nation. View quote
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There are countries that are near ours which are in the situation which we all know. I want to say that this is not the case of Spain now and it will not be in the future. View quote
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The main target for the next years should be growth and job creation. View quote
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For me, there will be no enemies but unemployment, the deficit, excessive debt, economic stagnation and anything else that keeps our country in these critical circumstances. View quote
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Spain is finding it very difficult to finance itself with sovereign debt risk premium so high. View quote
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We all have our problems and we are working to find a solution to ours and also to help the eurozone. We expect that other countries should do the same, that they be prudent in their statements. View quote
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Neither Hitler nor Stalin have been named persons non grata in Pontevedra. (Mariano Rajoy)
The measures we take harm people, but they are imperative. View quote
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«I like Catalans because they do things. View quote
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What we have done, which you did not do, is to deceive people. View quote
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As Galileo said, the movement always accelerates when it is going to stop. View quote
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You can not be an absurd optimist, but you can not have a sad or cramped approach because at the moment so is out of reality. View quote
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Spain is a great nation and Spaniards very Spanish and much Spanish. View quote
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To me, being president of the country is awesome. View quote
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I work a day 12 hours 40 minutes. View quote
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«From the Prestige come a few little glazes with the appearance of plasticine. View quote
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It is the neighbor who chooses the mayor and it is the mayor who wants the neighbors the mayor. (Mariano Rajoy)
Long live the wine! View quote
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The decisions are made in the moment they are made. View quote
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Some aspects of the Spanish economy are going well, [...] but it is not because you govern [...] What has been your main virtue as a ruler? Not ruining the economy, and therefore I applaud. He could have razed everything he found, [...] but no, he had the right to leave the economy as it was before. View quote
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«A truly remarkable thing has happened to me, that I have written it here and I do not understand my handwriting. View quote
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