Spain passes landmark labor reform, unlocking EU billions
ABC News
The Spanish parliament has ratified by a single vote a landmark labor reform devised by the country’s Socialist-led coalition government
MADRID -- The Spanish parliament ratified by a single vote Thursday a landmark labor reform devised by the country’s Socialist-led coalition government, unlocking billions of euros (dollars) in European Union aid.
Nine smaller parties joined the Socialist party and its junior coalition partner Unidos Podemos (United We Can) to vote in favor of the law passed by the Cabinet at the end of December.
The cross-party support gave the bill a 175-174 victory over mostly conservative opposition parties.
The minority coalition government controls just 155 of the 350 seats in the Congress of Deputies, Spain's parliament.