| 24/06/2016 Institutional statement on Brexit by the acting President of the Government While speaking at Moncloa Palace, the acting President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, gave his assessment of the result from the referendum held in the United Kingdom in which the option of the departure of Great Britain from the EU was chosen. Besides sending a message of "peace and calm", Mariano Rajoy announced that he will meet with the leaders of the main political forces in Spain, before attending the European Council meeting due to be held next week. |