• Must reform Spanish economy to correct imbalances
  • Adjustment is painful but necessary
  • Ordering public finances takes time
  • Crisis can have dramatic consequences (referring to the suicide of an evicted homeowner)
  • Will announce debt issuance details by the year end
  • Cannot estimate funding needs for Spain’s region just yet
  • Situation regarding ECB intervention is unchanged, Spain hasn’t decided on a bailout
  • Huge uncertainty surrounds Spanish economy
  • Can’t say when net job creation will resume
  • Spain is complying with bank aid memorandum of understanding