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 Spain suspends judicial reform plan that upset Brussels Spain's government on Thursday froze its proposed controversial reform of a top legal body that critics including Brussels had warned could undermine the judicial system's independence. https://www.thelocal.es/20201023/spain-suspends-judicial-reform-that-upset-brussels Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:25:18 +0200 spain-suspends-judicial-reform-that-upset-brussels ANALYSIS: How Spain's judicial reform plan is raising a red flag in Brussels The proposed reform of a top Spanish legal body has sparked a storm of controversy, with critics warning it risks undermining the judicial system's independence in concerns echoed by Brussels. https://www.thelocal.es/20201022/analysis-how-spains-judicial-reform-plan-is-raising-a-red-flag-in-brussels Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:04:02 +0200 analysis-how-spains-judicial-reform-plan-is-raising-a-red-flag-in-brussels Spanish judges strike to demand greater independence Spanish judges and prosecutors stopped work Tuesday in an unprecedented strike to call for greater judicial independence and better working conditions. https://www.thelocal.es/20180523/spanish-judges-strike-to-demand-greater-independence Wed, 23 May 2018 11:30:43 +0200 spanish-judges-strike-to-demand-greater-independence Confidence in judiciary sinks to new low in Spain Public trust in the Spanish judiciary has plummeted in the last three years with only Bulgarians and Slovakians showing less faith in their judicial systems. https://www.thelocal.es/20150310/confidence-in-spanish-justice-system-at-all-time-low Tue, 10 Mar 2015 18:01:00 +0100 confidence-in-spanish-justice-system-at-all-time-low Mum faces jail over late payment of €1,400 fine A 29-year-old mother of two young children has been told she will have to go to prison for six months after she was late in paying a €1,400 ($1,650) fine related to a crime she committed five years ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20150107/young-mother-faces-prison-for-late-fine-payment Wed, 07 Jan 2015 15:00:00 +0100 young-mother-faces-prison-for-late-fine-payment Judges slam Spain's crumbling courts Judges and civil servants across the country have criticized the appalling conditions at many Spanish courts, warning that staff are being put at serious risk. https://www.thelocal.es/20141223/spains-courts-in-crumbling-condition Tue, 23 Dec 2014 11:45:00 +0100 spains-courts-in-crumbling-condition