• Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in the second quarter of 2009.

    Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero: Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in the second quarter of 2009.
    "Espana saldra de la crisis a finales de 2009", translated, www.20minutos.es. December 27, 2008.