https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Barcelona's left-wing mayor said Wednesday she was considering a congestion charge in Spain's second largest city to reduce traffic and air pollution. https://www.thelocal.es/20190718/barcelona-mayor-opens-door-to-congestion-charge Thu, 18 Jul 2019 11:28:25 +0200 barcelona-mayor-opens-door-to-congestion-charge Barcelona Mayor Ada Colau is facing calls to quit over perceived insecurity in Spain's most-visited city as criticism after the assault of a US visitor sparked a very public insult by her tourism czar. https://www.thelocal.es/20180808/barcelona-mayor-faces-calls-to-quit-over-insecurity Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:42:01 +0200 barcelona-mayor-faces-calls-to-quit-over-insecurity Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has been dealt a monarchic blow by a local judge who on Monday ordered a portrait of Spanish King Felipe to be hung on the city hall walls. https://www.thelocal.es/20180312/barcelona-city-hall-ordered-to-hang-spanish-kings-portrait Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:03:49 +0100 barcelona-city-hall-ordered-to-hang-spanish-kings-portrait Barcelona's authorities came under fire Saturday for failing to put up security barriers at the seaside city's main tourist thoroughfare, Las Ramblas, the site of a deadly jihadist attack two days ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20170820/after-terror-attack-barcelona-under-fire-over-security-barrier Sun, 20 Aug 2017 11:31:07 +0200 after-terror-attack-barcelona-under-fire-over-security-barrier Swept to power in 2015 by Spain's "Indignants" anti-austerity movement, two political novices lead Madrid and Barcelona with the tough task of increasing social spending without generating more debt. https://www.thelocal.es/20170613/a-tale-of-two-indignants-cities-in-spain Tue, 13 Jun 2017 11:38:19 +0200 a-tale-of-two-indignants-cities-in-spain On May 15, 2011, Spain was convulsed by one of the most spectacular popular uprisings in its history, and in the history of the modern democratic world. https://www.thelocal.es/20170324/how-the-spanish-political-laboratory-is-reconfiguring-democracy Fri, 24 Mar 2017 12:17:19 +0100 how-the-spanish-political-laboratory-is-reconfiguring-democracy Tens of thousands of people marched through Barcelona on Saturday urging the Spanish government to immediately meet its pledge to take in thousands of refugees. https://www.thelocal.es/20170220/in-pictures-barcelona-pro-immigration-protest Mon, 20 Feb 2017 10:53:15 +0100 in-pictures-barcelona-pro-immigration-protest Barcelona's new mayor is drawing up the battle lines in a bid to crackdown on uncontrolled tourism but Airbnb insists that there is a simple solution. https://www.thelocal.es/20150828/barcelona-should-follow-example-of-paris-and-accept-tourism-tax-says-airbnb Fri, 28 Aug 2015 11:15:37 +0200 barcelona-should-follow-example-of-paris-and-accept-tourism-tax-says-airbnb On the 79th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War, Spain’s new mayors are making a dedicated push to rid the nation of the long shadow cast by fascist dictator Francisco Franco. https://www.thelocal.es/20150717/new-mayors-vow-to-rid-spain-of-ghosts-of-franco Fri, 17 Jul 2015 11:16:08 +0200 new-mayors-vow-to-rid-spain-of-ghosts-of-franco More than half of Catalonians say they are fearful that new left-wing Barcelona mayor Ada Colau has put the city’s ability to attract investors in danger with her reforms, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/catalonians-fear-colaus-barcelona-reforms Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:57:40 +0200 catalonians-fear-colaus-barcelona-reforms Ada Colau, the new left-wing mayor of Barcelona, has cut her salary by 27 percent compared to previous conservative mayor Xavier Trias. https://www.thelocal.es/20150709/barcelona-mayor-gives-herself-a-pay-cut Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:47:50 +0200 barcelona-mayor-gives-herself-a-pay-cut Barcelona’s new mayor, Ada Colau, has suspended licenses for tourist accommodation in Barcelona while City Hall conducts an "in-depth analysis" of the sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20150702/barcelona-suspends-licenses-for-tourist-accommodation Thu, 02 Jul 2015 13:09:28 +0200 barcelona-suspends-licenses-for-tourist-accommodation Barcelona's radical new mayor, Ada Colau, was trapped in a city hall lift on Friday morning along with Podemos leader, Pablo Iglesias, who live-tweeted the unfolding drama. https://www.thelocal.es/20150626/spains-left-wing-heroes-stuck-in-an-elevator Fri, 26 Jun 2015 15:33:38 +0200 spains-left-wing-heroes-stuck-in-an-elevator Ada Colau, the new left-wing mayor of Barcelona has stormed into the latest list of Spain's most influential women and she is in good company; the Queen, a nun and an Olympian also make the list. https://www.thelocal.es/20150619/spains-100-most-influential-women Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:12:26 +0200 spains-100-most-influential-women Spain's construction industry is on edge after far-left mayors took office in the nation's two largest cities, Barcelona and Madrid, casting doubts over the future of major building projects. https://www.thelocal.es/20150617/new-mayors-put-breaks-on-big-building-projects Wed, 17 Jun 2015 11:02:29 +0200 new-mayors-put-breaks-on-big-building-projects Tourists love it, locals are proud of it, but beyond Madrid's tree-lined boulevards, pavement cafes and world-class museums lies a world of inequality that its new mayor vows to fight. https://www.thelocal.es/20150615/manuelas-madrid-a-pretty-gritty-city Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:27:03 +0200 manuelas-madrid-a-pretty-gritty-city A new survey has revealed that 70 percent of Spaniards think the rise of left-wing party, Podemos, is a good thing. https://www.thelocal.es/20150603/spaniards-welcome-rise-of-nontraditional-parties Wed, 03 Jun 2015 12:27:57 +0200 spaniards-welcome-rise-of-nontraditional-parties A career spent pounding the streets in anti-austerity campaigns has brought Ada Colau close to leading one of Spain's most powerful and most visited cities, Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20150525/ada-colau-barcelonas-indignada-protest-mayor Mon, 25 May 2015 10:50:30 +0200 ada-colau-barcelonas-indignada-protest-mayor Sunday's elections could see the Barcelona voting in the first mayor from the 'indignado' movement - an activist who led the anti-eviction protests. https://www.thelocal.es/20150520/could-indignados-topple-barcelona-city-hall Wed, 20 May 2015 10:32:54 +0200 could-indignados-topple-barcelona-city-hall Over 50 police were allegedly on hand in Madrid on Friday for the home eviction of a family with three children including a six-week-old baby. https://www.thelocal.es/20150123/evicted-family-with-one-month-old-baby-madrid-spain Fri, 23 Jan 2015 18:09:00 +0100 evicted-family-with-one-month-old-baby-madrid-spain