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 The UK is one of the most popular destinations for Spaniards who move abroad, but there are some things about their new home that are just impossible to get used to... https://www.thelocal.es/20180723/ten-things-that-shock-spaniards-about-the-uk Mon, 23 Jul 2018 14:24:43 +0200 ten-things-that-shock-spaniards-about-the-uk Queen Elizabeth II will host Spanish King Felipe VI on his state visit to Britain in June, Buckingham Palace said on Friday, meaning US President Donald Trump's trip will have to be later in the year. https://www.thelocal.es/20170311/queen-to-receive-spanish-king-in-june-then-trump Sat, 11 Mar 2017 09:59:41 +0100 queen-to-receive-spanish-king-in-june-then-trump Brits living in other European countries are among the most likely to want the UK to stay in the EU. In a new video from The Local, eight of them tell us why. https://www.thelocal.es/20160620/video-brits-in-europe-say-why-the-uk-should-stay Mon, 20 Jun 2016 19:01:17 +0200 video-brits-in-europe-say-why-the-uk-should-stay How will Brits abroad vote in the "Brexit" referendum? The Local surveyed more than 2,700 people across Europe to find out. https://www.thelocal.es/20160422/survey-could-brits-in-europe-put-the-brakes-on-brexit Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:00:00 +0200 survey-could-brits-in-europe-put-the-brakes-on-brexit If Britain leaves the EU after its referendum in June, it won’t just affect Brits, but people from across Europe - none of whom will get a vote. Now Europeans can get involved – by love-bombing their British friends to encourage them to stay. https://www.thelocal.es/20160408/hug-a-brit-to-prevent-brexit-europeans-told Fri, 08 Apr 2016 18:57:00 +0200 hug-a-brit-to-prevent-brexit-europeans-told More and more young Spaniards, forced to leave home by crippling unemployment, are attracted to London by the prospect of work and the chance to learn English — but often run into a fresh set of problems. https://www.thelocal.es/20140415/lack-of-english-hurts-spaniards-in-uk Tue, 15 Apr 2014 13:09:00 +0200 lack-of-english-hurts-spaniards-in-uk With robust growth and nearly no unemployment, the tiny British outpost of Gibraltar on Spain's southern tip is a bubble of prosperity that contrasts with the economic malaise engulfing its neighbour. https://www.thelocal.es/20130813/booming-gibraltar-fights-blue-collar-tax-haven-tag Tue, 13 Aug 2013 10:25:00 +0200 booming-gibraltar-fights-blue-collar-tax-haven-tag The tiny British-held territory of Gibraltar complained to London on Wednesday that four Spanish air force jets entered its territory without permission, the latest in a string of disputes over alleged Spanish incursions into its territory. https://www.thelocal.es/20130704/spanish-fighter-jets-fire-up-gibraltar-strife Thu, 04 Jul 2013 10:49:20 +0200 spanish-fighter-jets-fire-up-gibraltar-strife The tiny British-held territory of Gibraltar, known as The Rock, has protested to British Prime Minister David Cameron of repeated Spanish incursions into its waters as a diplomatic row grows over allegations that Spanish police fired shots at a jet ski. https://www.thelocal.es/20130627/spain-shuns-gibraltar-jet-ski-shooting-claims Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:15:00 +0200 spain-shuns-gibraltar-jet-ski-shooting-claims Britain protested to the Spanish government on Tuesday about what it said was the "completely unacceptable" firing of a weapon by a Spanish patrol officer in the waters off Gibraltar. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/britain-blast-spain-over-shot-fired-off-gibraltor Tue, 25 Jun 2013 20:28:00 +0200 britain-blast-spain-over-shot-fired-off-gibraltor The President of Spain's Catalonia region Artur Mas has thanked UK Prime Minister David Cameron for "understanding" Catalonia's desire to hold a referendum on independence. Mas also held up the Scottish consultation process on independence as an example to follow. https://www.thelocal.es/20130614/catalan-president-lauds-uk-pms-understanding Fri, 14 Jun 2013 13:24:00 +0200 catalan-president-lauds-uk-pms-understanding British Prime Minister David Cameron visits Madrid for the first time on Monday where he will hold talks with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy to press his case for reform of the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20130408/british-pm-visits-madrid-in-push-for-flexible-europe Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:57:00 +0200 british-pm-visits-madrid-in-push-for-flexible-europe