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 Dutch police believe a young man thought to have links to a jihadist cell dismantled by Belgian security forces last week could have fled to Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150120/belgian-terror-suspect-may-be-in-spain-report Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:31:00 +0100 belgian-terror-suspect-may-be-in-spain-report Updated: A Spanish High Court judge has opened a preliminary investigation into French Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly's stay in Madrid before recent Paris terror attacks, a judicial source said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150115/paris-terrorist-was-in-madrid-on-january-ist Thu, 15 Jan 2015 17:45:00 +0100 paris-terrorist-was-in-madrid-on-january-ist Spanish people have been told to pay special attention to people of Arab origin carrying large amounts of cash or video cameras outside of tourist areas as part of new anti-terror measures. https://www.thelocal.es/20150114/new-police-protocol-targets-arab-people-spain Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:51:00 +0100 new-police-protocol-targets-arab-people-spain The 'blood-stained' front cover of Wednesday's edition of Spanish satirical magazine, El Jueves, pays tribute those killed in the recent attack on French magazine Charlie Hebdo. https://www.thelocal.es/20150114/21st-century-weapons-medieval-brains-help Wed, 14 Jan 2015 11:52:00 +0100 21st-century-weapons-medieval-brains-help Spain's conservative government and the main opposition Socialists are to meet on Tuesday to agree on tighter security measures to fight Islamic extremism in the wake of France's terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20150114/spain-ruling-party-seeks-pact-on-new-antiterrorism-measures Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:24:00 +0100 spain-ruling-party-seeks-pact-on-new-antiterrorism-measures European leaders have yet to decide whether to restore border controls within the Schengen zone, Spain's prime minister said Monday, after Madrid made a push for the visa-free treaty to be modified in the wake of France's terror attacks. https://www.thelocal.es/20150112/eu-hasnt-move Mon, 12 Jan 2015 17:28:30 +0100 eu-hasnt-move People across Spain gathered on Sunday to honour the 12 victims of a terror attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. https://www.thelocal.es/20150112/spanish-protests-honour-paris-terror-victimes Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:35:00 +0100 spanish-protests-honour-paris-terror-victimes Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will take part in a rally against terrorism on Sunday in the French capital in the wake of an attack on the French satirical newspaper Charile Hebdo which left 12 people dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20150109/spain-pm-rajoy-to-join-sunday-demo-in-paris Fri, 09 Jan 2015 18:40:00 +0100 spain-pm-rajoy-to-join-sunday-demo-in-paris The regional parliament of Spain's Basque Country on Thursday failed to pass a motion condemning Wednesday’s terrorist attack in France after the region’s EH BIldu party objected to its wording. https://www.thelocal.es/20150109/basque-party-snubs-motion-condemning-paris-attack Fri, 09 Jan 2015 12:24:00 +0100 basque-party-snubs-motion-condemning-paris-attack Spain’s satirical magazines, old and new alike, have come out in support of French magazine Charlie Hebdo, where on Wednesday 12 people were killed and four seriously injured. https://www.thelocal.es/20150108/spanish-satirical-magazines-show-support-for-charlie-hebdo Thu, 08 Jan 2015 13:24:00 +0100 spanish-satirical-magazines-show-support-for-charlie-hebdo UPDATED: Spain upgraded its anti-terrorist security level a notch on Wednesday, hours after an attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20150108/spanish-pm-condemns-france-terror-attack Thu, 08 Jan 2015 12:20:00 +0100 spanish-pm-condemns-france-terror-attack