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 Barack Obama will be the first US president to make an official visit to Spain in 15 years when Air Force One touches down in Seville on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160707/spanish-king-preps-to-meet-obama-in-seville-for-long-awaited-visit Thu, 07 Jul 2016 11:15:41 +0200 spanish-king-preps-to-meet-obama-in-seville-for-long-awaited-visit The First Lady of the United States is visiting Madrid with her mother and two daughters to promote her Let Girls Learn programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20160630/michelle-obama-arrives-in-spain-first-lady-madrid-james-costos-flotus Thu, 30 Jun 2016 10:20:00 +0200 michelle-obama-arrives-in-spain-first-lady-madrid-james-costos-flotus As King Felipe and Queen Letizia's US trip draws to a close on Friday, The Local takes a look at seven things the world learned from the royal visit. https://www.thelocal.es/20150918/things-we-learnt-during-the-spanish-royals-trip-to-the-united-states Fri, 18 Sep 2015 16:13:46 +0200 things-we-learnt-during-the-spanish-royals-trip-to-the-united-states Nearly two-thirds of Spaniards said they had favourable opinions about the United States - the highest level in 15 years. But Spaniards also expressed the least amount of confidence in President Barack Obama among west European countries, according to a new poll. https://www.thelocal.es/20150625/spanish-approval-of-us-has-has-tripled-in-a-decade Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:06:09 +0200 spanish-approval-of-us-has-has-tripled-in-a-decade The president of the association for victims of Madrid's 2004 terrorist bombings has racially attacked US President Barack Obama and his wife on Twitter over their handling of the Gaza conflict, saying it could lead to future terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20140801/pilar-manjon-gaza-obama-twitter-terrorism-spain Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:51:00 +0200 pilar-manjon-gaza-obama-twitter-terrorism-spain US President Barack Obama phoned Spain's King Juan Carlos on Sunday to congratulate him on his "historic" reign and thank him for being a friend of the United States. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/obama-thanks-spains-king-for-being-friend-of-us Mon, 16 Jun 2014 12:13:00 +0200 obama-thanks-spains-king-for-being-friend-of-us US President Barack Obama called Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Monday evening to discuss the crisis in Ukraine. Obama also offered support on the tenth anniversary of a terrorist attack in Spain in which 191 people died. https://www.thelocal.es/20140311/barack-obama Tue, 11 Mar 2014 15:19:20 +0100 barack-obama US President Barack Obama praised Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy for stablizing the country's economy during a low-profile meeting at the White House on Monday, but said there was a still a lot of work to do. https://www.thelocal.es/20140114/spain-still-has-plenty-of-work-to-do-obama Tue, 14 Jan 2014 14:35:00 +0100 spain-still-has-plenty-of-work-to-do-obama Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday after meeting with US President Barack Obama that Spain had received a "satisfactory" explanation of reports that American spies bugged European leaders' phones. https://www.thelocal.es/20140114/spain-satisfied-with-obamas-answers-in-sp Tue, 14 Jan 2014 10:16:00 +0100 spain-satisfied-with-obamas-answers-in-sp Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is set to visit US President Barack Obama at the White House on Monday in what some in the Spanish media have called a long overdue meeting. https://www.thelocal.es/20140113/rajoy-and-obama-to-meet Mon, 13 Jan 2014 10:43:00 +0100 rajoy-and-obama-to-meet President Barack Obama will welcome Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy to the White House on January 13, in the wake of US spying allegations that have rattled Washington's relations with Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20131213/obama-invites-spanish-pm-to-white-house Fri, 13 Dec 2013 10:26:16 +0100 obama-invites-spanish-pm-to-white-house Spanish actor Antonio Banderas surprised CNN viewers when he criticized US President Barack Obama and suggested Europe and the US should apply the same economic policies as Venezuela’s late president Hugo Chávez. https://www.thelocal.es/20131120/chvez-ideas-wil-solve-crisis-antonio-banderas Wed, 20 Nov 2013 12:05:00 +0100 chvez-ideas-wil-solve-crisis-antonio-banderas US President Barack Obama praised Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on the recovery of the Spanish economy during a brief, unplanned, meeting on Thursday in Russia, Spanish press are reporting. https://www.thelocal.es/20130905/obama-praises-spain-on-economic-recovery Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:56:00 +0200 obama-praises-spain-on-economic-recovery In this week's Spanish Face of the Week we're taking a look at the man behind Barack Obama's ambitious brain mapping plans. Meet neurologist Rafael Yuste. https://www.thelocal.es/20130307/rafael-yuste-brainstorming-for-obama Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:27:00 +0100 rafael-yuste-brainstorming-for-obama