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In January 2020, Pedro Sánchez was sworn in as president of the first coalition government in the history of Spanish democracy. Then there was a glimpse of what would be an unusual mandate, with an Executive "with several voices" but "a single word," as the president defended then. A few weeks later it became clear that the mandate would be unusual, but because the pandemic of a rare disease caused by a coronavirus recently discovered in China had begun to hit the country. 2020 is already part of the past and, despite the health emergency situation, the Government has managed to carry out some bills and reforms. The first came in January: the revaluation of pensions to the CPI and the increase in the salaries of public officials. The Minimum Interprofessional Wage increased to 950 euros after the Minister of Labor reached an agreement with social actors.
The main changes that are coming between Spain and the United Kingdom after the entry into force of Brexit on January 1 But immediately, the coronavirus took over all the media and political attention. Business Insider Spain has already consulted the forecasts of some political experts about what the second year of Sánchez and Iglesias' mandate Europe Cell Phone Number List will be like. Some keys: Catalonia returns to the front pages and polarization will not fade. The arrival of Storm Filomena and the impact of the third wave of COVID-19 may also call into question many of these predictions. These are the political projects that have gone ahead, the tensions between partners and the initiatives that have been left in the pipeline that the Government has carried out in 2020, now that one year has passed since its first Council of Ministers as an Executive with full powers.
First steps of the legislature The second vice president, Pablo Iglesias, and the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez The second vice president, Pablo Iglesias, and the president of the Government, Pedro Sánchez One of the first measures adopted by the new Government, now with full powers – Sánchez has been president since June 2018 after a motion of censure against Mariano Rajoy – was to move the sessions of the Council of Ministers from Fridays to Tuesdays. Thus, in January and February several meetings of this body were held, one a week, as was usual. Already on January 14, in the first Council of Ministers of the Government, he announced the increase in pensions to 0.9% with retroactive effect from January 1, warning that the difference would be paid if the CPI exceeded that barrier of 0, 9%. A week later it was the turn of civil servants' salaries , which also grew by 2% retroactively from the beginning of the year. In the Council of Ministers on January 21, the Government also approved a declaration "in the face of the climate and environmental emergency.