Besides putting up the retirement age by two years to 67, the Government has put forward plans to raise the number of years paying social security from 15 to 17 before any pension is paid whatsoever (hurting both the increased number of those unemployed and, of course, foreign workers who have not been here long enough). Another 'wonderful idea' is to figure the pension from the last 25 years rather than the last 15.
Even their own party has baulked at this last suggestion sent today to the European Commision and the Gov has backtracked for the time being.

From Per Svensson, Ciudadanos Europeos:
A sarcastic former President of the Government Jose Maria Aznar (PP) has declared that the present Prime Minister Rodriguez Zapatero (PSOE) has 'returned Spain dramatically to the European second division by his mismanagement of the economy' and that 'nobody had previously caused so much damage in so short a time.'
Leading newspaper El Mundo asked its readers if they agreed with Aznar; 84% answered “yes” 16% disagreed.

For a good drubbing for Zapatero, see Wednesday's post at Colin Davies' Thoughts from Galicia blog.