The Marca Espana has its Debut in Brussels

The Marca Espana has its Debut in Brussels Spanish personalities lend theirsupportat presentation of the Marca España in the European Parliament Madrid, Spain, June 05, 2013 - Spanish personalities lend their support at presentation of the Marca España in... More

The Marca Espana has its Debut in Brussels Spanish personalities lend theirsupportat presentation of the Marca España in the European Parliament Madrid, Spain, June 05, 2013 - Spanish personalities lend their support at presentation of the Marca España in the European Parliament The Marca España unveiled itselfyesterday in Brussels with enormous success. This event,hosted at the European Parliament building in Brussels, was attended by over 500 people. The gala was presented by journalist Carlos Herrera, and was also attended by the Vice President of the European Commission and Competition Commissioner Joaquín Almunia. During his speech, Almunia rejected the stereotypical definitions of Spain thatspeak of an “industrious north and a lazy south”. He also called for a return to “thevalues of the transition – consensus, transaction and collective agreement – which are identical to those underpinning the construction of Europe”. Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel García-Ma Less