The Local Spain 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 Spanish tourism minister holidays at illegal hotel Spain's head of tourism has come under fire for staying at an illegal hotel during his summer holidays on the Canary island of Lanzarote. https://www.thelocal.es/20130809/spanish-tourism-minister-holidays-at-illegal-hotel Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:11:00 +0200 spanish-tourism-minister-holidays-at-illegal-hotel 'Half of Spain's Med coast is overbuilt' Greenpeace accused Spain on Thursday of overdeveloping its coastline and warned the problem will only get worse due to a new law which it said makes it easier for new projects close to the shore to get approval. https://www.thelocal.es/20130809/half-of-spains-med-coast-is-overbuilt Fri, 09 Aug 2013 11:48:15 +0200 half-of-spains-med-coast-is-overbuilt