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 Germany sealed deals with Greece and Spain on Friday to take back migrants previously registered in those countries, in a crucial win for Chancellor Angela Merkel as she faced a weekend deadline to heal a deep rift within her fragile ruling coalition. https://www.thelocal.es/20180630/spain-and-greece-accords-help-merkel-ease-migrant-row Sat, 30 Jun 2018 06:27:20 +0200 spain-and-greece-accords-help-merkel-ease-migrant-row German chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday that she hoped a solution to the Catalan independence issue could be found within Spain's constitution, and once again backed the Madrid government in the dispute. https://www.thelocal.es/20171019/merkel-hopes-for-solutions-based-on-the-spanish-constitution-to-catalonia-issue Thu, 19 Oct 2017 18:01:37 +0200 merkel-hopes-for-solutions-based-on-the-spanish-constitution-to-catalonia-issue The anti-austerity mayor of Madrid, Manuela Carmena, has come under fire from her right-wing rivals for "double standards" this week after enjoying a "luxury holiday". But what is the truth of the claim? https://www.thelocal.es/20150819/politicians-holidays-under-scrutiny-in-spain Wed, 19 Aug 2015 17:29:36 +0200 politicians-holidays-under-scrutiny-in-spain The Spanish Prime Minister plans to visit Angela Merkel in her hometown of Stralsund on Germany’s Baltic coast in August after the success of her visit to his native Galicia last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20150724/rajoy-and-merkel-plan-holiday-together-in-august Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:48:31 +0200 rajoy-and-merkel-plan-holiday-together-in-august UPDATE: Eurozone leaders have reached a deal in Brussels after an all-night negotiation to establish preconditions for a new financial aid programme for Greece. https://www.thelocal.es/20150713/euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:26:49 +0200 euro-summit-stuck-on-greek-sell-off Spain's economy minister turned the screw on Athens ahead of a meeting between the leaders of debt-wracked Greece and economic powerhouse Germany in Berlin on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150323/spain-ups-pressure-athens-ahead-berlin-meet Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:12:07 +0100 spain-ups-pressure-athens-ahead-berlin-meet Spain’s foreign minister is en route to Kiev to show support for Ukraine as Spain commits to leading a new rapid action Nato force. https://www.thelocal.es/20150209/foreign-minister-pledges-support-in-ukraine Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:42:00 +0100 foreign-minister-pledges-support-in-ukraine German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her powerful backing Monday to Spain's economy minister, Luis de Guindos, in his bid to lead the Eurogroup forum of eurozone finance ministers. https://www.thelocal.es/20140825/merkel-backs-spanish-mp-for-top-eu-finance-job Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:17:22 +0200 merkel-backs-spanish-mp-for-top-eu-finance-job German Chancellor Angela Merkel has praised the Spanish government for carrying out tough reforms and laying the groundwork for future growth in a press conference on Monday in Santiago de Compostela. https://www.thelocal.es/20140825/merkel-praises-spain-on-growth Mon, 25 Aug 2014 13:48:00 +0200 merkel-praises-spain-on-growth UPDATED Police and anti-austerity protesters clashed in Santiago de Compostela on Monday during a meeting between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in the city. https://www.thelocal.es/20140825/merkel-joins-spanish-pm-on-camino-de-santiago Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:55:00 +0200 merkel-joins-spanish-pm-on-camino-de-santiago German Chancellor Angela Merkel is set to walk part of Spain's famous Camino de Santiago with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in the next few days, but she's unlikely to need new hiking shoes for the occasion. https://www.thelocal.es/20140818/merkel-to-walk-camino-de-santiago Mon, 18 Aug 2014 19:45:00 +0200 merkel-to-walk-camino-de-santiago German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday spoke out against independence for the Spanish region of Catalonia, siding with the Spanish government's official position that the territorial integrity of Spain must be protected. https://www.thelocal.es/20140718/merkel-speak-out-against-independent-catalonia Fri, 18 Jul 2014 19:34:00 +0200 merkel-speak-out-against-independent-catalonia With everything in the news from racist food banks to politicians behaving badly, Spain's news was as action-packed as ever this week. Here The Local rounds up the news that mattered most. https://www.thelocal.es/20140404/from-merkel-to-migrants-spains-week-in-pics-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 20:11:10 +0200 from-merkel-to-migrants-spains-week-in-pics-2 With Germany following in the footsteps of Belgium and Switzerland after announcing new measures that could limit EU job migrant numbers, roughly 10,000 Spaniards on German jobseekers allowance now face expulsion. https://www.thelocal.es/20140331/jobless-spaniards-to-be-kicked-out-of-germany Mon, 31 Mar 2014 13:45:00 +0200 jobless-spaniards-to-be-kicked-out-of-germany Out of all the impressive paper-maché statues built for this year's emblematic Fallas festival in Valencia, one stands out for its degree of political satire and wit. https://www.thelocal.es/20140317/pic-of-the-day-merkel-piggybacks-spains-pm Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:54:51 +0100 pic-of-the-day-merkel-piggybacks-spains-pm European leaders on Wednesday targeted a year-end deadline to undo banking secrecy, ultimately hoping to recoup a trillion euros in lost tax each year to help beat recession and unemployment. https://www.thelocal.es/20130523/eu-summit-calls-time-on-banking-secrecy Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:00 +0200 eu-summit-calls-time-on-banking-secrecy Major Spanish newspaper El Pais on Sunday retracted a column that compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler and apologized for its "inappropriate" content after sparking an indignant internet outcry. https://www.thelocal.es/20130324/el-pais-retracts-column-comparing-merkel-to-hitler Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:07:00 +0100 el-pais-retracts-column-comparing-merkel-to-hitler