European Parliament Election Campaign Closing in Miami

The People's Party of Spain held an event to close its overseas campaign for the European Parliament elections on Thursday, June 4, 2009 in Miami, Florida. It was presided by Alfredo Prada, Director of the Department for Overseas Affairs of the People's Party of Spain, Neir Taboada, President of the People's Party of Spain in the US, and Juan José Núñez, Secretary General of the People's Party of Spain in the US and Territorial Delegate in Florida. The event was attended by 200 party members and sympathizers of the Miami area.


Details

• Date: June 4, 2009
  
• Time: 19:00
  
• Place: InterContinental Hotel, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami, FL, 33131, United States
• More information: miami@partidopopular.us
  

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Alfredo Prada closing the People's Party electoral campaign in Miami
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Inauguration of Núñez Feijóo as President of Galicia

A delegation from the People's Party of Spain in the United States attended the inauguration of Alberto Núñez Feijóo as President of the Spanish region of Galicia. The event was held in Santiago de Compostela, Spain on April 18, 2009. The delegation from the People's Party of Spain in the United States was integrated by its President, Neir Taboada, its Secretary General, Juan José Núñez, and its Secretary of Organization, Nuria De Francisco. The official event took place at the inauguration hall in the Galician Parliament at Pazo del Hórreo, and was followed by a public celebration at Plaza del Obradoiro.

In his inauguration speech, Núñez Feijóo asked the central government, represented by Manuel Chavez, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary for Regional Cooperation, and the two opposition parties for cooperation to find solutions to the economic crisis. He announced that his main objective would be to reduce the unemployment rate and eliminate unnecessary spending.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo's inauguration as President of Galicia
The public celebration at Plaza del Obradoiro was attended by a large delegation from Núñez Feijóo's political party, the People's Party of Spain, headed by its President, Mariano Rajoy, and integrated, among others, by María Dolores de Cospedal, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, Esperanza Aguirre, Ana Pastor, Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, the presidents of the party delegations in the United States, México, Venezuela, Switzerland, France and the United Kingdom, and mayors of Galician cities and towns.

Lucía Pérez sings the Galician anthem accompanied by the Royal Band of Bagpipes of Ourense
On the day after his inauguration, Núñez Feijóo annunced his new cabinet, integrated by ten secretaries, three fewer than in the previous government. The new Secretary of Culture and Tourism, Roberto Varela, is an expert in international relations, member of the Spanish diplomatic corps and, until now, General Consul of Spain in New York City, where he was well known for supporting the Galician community.

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Alfredo Prada's Visit to New York

Alfredo Prada, director of the Department for Overseas Affairs of the People's Party of Spain, finished a two-day visit to the United States with a meeting on February 22, 2009 with Spanish immigrants from the Galicia region. Prada asked his audience for their vote in the March 1 regional elections in Spain.

The ex-Vice President and Secretary of Justice of the regional government of Madrid started his US visit with a meeting with friends and members of the People's Party of Spain in New York on February 21. Prada listened to the concerns of the members of the Spanish community in the New York area, who asked for a simpler voting process and for Spanish citizenship for grandchildren of Spanish nationals residing overseas. Neir Taboada, president of the People's Party of Spain in the United States, and the territorial delegate of the party in New York, attended the meeting.

Prada started his last day in the United States with a visit to the Orensano Cultural Center in Newark. He later attended a teleconference with the territorial delegates of the party in California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Washington DC.

Alfredo Prada Presa

Aurelio Miras Portugal and José Luis Torres Colomer's Visit to New Jersey

Aurelio Miras Portugal, member of the Galician Parliament from Orense, and José Luis Torres Colomer, senator and mayor of Riveira, visited New Jersey on February 8, 2009 invited by the People's Party of Spain in the United States.

The guests met with representatives of Spanish businesses and cutltural centers in the New Jersey area. The meeting was organized by Neir Taboada, president of the People's Party of Spain in the US and provided information on the upcoming regional elections in Galicia.

María Jesús Vila, Arelio Miras, Neir Taboada and José Luis Torres during the dinner

First Open Forum of Members of the People's Party of Spain

The People's Party of Spain in the United States attended the First Open Forum of Members of the People's Party held in Madrid on January 24-25, 2009. The US delegation was integrated by Geraldine Beneítez, territorial delegate in Washington DC.

The event started with a ?virtual get-together on Facebook? where participants where encouraged to incorporate new technologies into their lives. Keynote addresses were given by Alberto Ruiz Gallardón, mayor of Madrid, Antonio Basagoiti, candidate for president of the Basque Country region, Esperanza Aguirre, president of Madrid, and María Dolores de Cospedal, secretary general of the People's Party of Spain.

The forum included the following areas of discussion:

• "We Know" (economy), by Cristóbal Montoro
• "We Support" (foreign policies), by Ramón L. Valcárcel
• "We Are" (Spain), by Pío García Escudero
• "We Feel" (social policies), by Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría
• "We Think" (values and principles), by Alberto Núñez Feijóo and Antonio Basagoiti
• "We Commit" (environment and technology), by Esteban González Pons

The representatives of the People's Party of Spain overseas participated in the drafting and presentation of proposals to help Spaniards living outside of Spain. A Council of Spaniards Residing Overseas was created.

Alberto Núñez Feijóo, candidate for president of Galicia, Jaime Mayor Oreja, candidate for member of the European Parliament, María Dolores de Cospedal, and Mariano Rajoy, National President of the People's Party of Spain, spoke during the closing session. The event defined the objectives and principles of our party, positioned it as the only alternative to the current Socialist government, and transmited a message of hope to the Spanish society.

Concepción Pérez, councilwoman for Social Affairs in Arganza del Rey (left), Esperanza Aguirre, president of the Madrid Region, and Geraldine Beneítez (right)