From left to right: Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy, U.S. President Barack Obama, International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Under market pressure, as well as pressure fromhis international partners, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is implementing a policy of austerity to his crisis-stricken country.

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