The Spanish government said that it views President Felipe Calderón’s proposed energy law reform package “very favorably” and that it has generated “enormous interest” among Spanish businesses, as reported in today’s La Jornada. 

Spanish deputy prime minister María Teresa Fernández de la Vega is expected to make a high-level visit to Mexico next week to bolster Spanish interests in Mexico.  Spanish prime minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero will also arrive in Mexico on Saturday, August 9, 2008.  La Jornada reports that the main purpose of President Zapatero’s visit is threefold: (1) to sign a series of agreements with Mexico relating to security and the environment, (2) to discuss the proposed reforms to Mexican energy laws and reform of the Foreign Investment Law (a copy in English is available here), and (3) to discuss cooperation between Spain and Mexico and Spanish support for Mexican economic development.