Brussels, 24/07/2012 (Agence Europe) - Bad news is raining down on Spain. While it was managed on Tuesday 24 July to issue its short-term national debt, it was at sharply increased rates. Catalonia has also applied for aid from the Spanish bail-out fund for regions in difficulty (see related article). It was against this backdrop that Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos met his German counterpart Wolfgang Schäuble in Berlin on Tuesday evening.
The Spanish Exchequer paid a hefty price...