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's Princess Cristina and her husband went on trial Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/all-citizens-equal-before-the-law-as-princess-cristina-goes-on-trial-for-fraud Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:48:59 +0100 all-citizens-equal-before-the-law-as-princess-cristina-goes-on-trial-for-fraud A tall and dapper former handball player with two Olympic medals to his name, Iñaki Urdangarin turned from "ideal son-in-law" to the black sheep of Spain's royal family when he landed in court in a corruption case. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/spanish-kings-brother-in-law-from-olympic-glory-to-royal-shame Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:13:36 +0100 spanish-kings-brother-in-law-from-olympic-glory-to-royal-shame A smiling, educated, mother-of-four who was madly in love with her dashing husband, Princess Cristina had it all until a royal corruption scandal saw her plunge from Spanish darling to national 'baddie.' https://www.thelocal.es/20160110/spains-princess-cristina-from-fairy-tale-life-to-national-baddie Sun, 10 Jan 2016 17:29:45 +0100 spains-princess-cristina-from-fairy-tale-life-to-national-baddie Spain's Infanta Cristina and her husband have sold their Barcelona mansion, reportedly worth nearly €7m ($8 million), in a fraud scandal that has embarrassed the monarchy, a court said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150618/cristina-flogs-mansion-to-raise-bail Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:07:24 +0200 cristina-flogs-mansion-to-raise-bail The Spanish King stripped his sister Cristina of the title of the Duchess of Palma in the wake of her implication in a scandal that has damaged the reputation of the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20150612/king-felipe-strips-scandal-hit-sister-of-title Fri, 12 Jun 2015 10:46:48 +0200 king-felipe-strips-scandal-hit-sister-of-title A Spanish judge Monday took a step towards seizing the assets of Cristina, sister of King Felipe VI, pending her trial in a fraud scandal that has shamed the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20150505/spain-princess-risks-asset-seizure-in-fraud-case Tue, 05 May 2015 10:54:28 +0200 spain-princess-risks-asset-seizure-in-fraud-case Spain's Princess Cristina will stand trial on charges of tax fraud but accusations of money laundering against her have been dropped, judges in Majorca announced on Friday, although she could still avoid being the first royal to face court. https://www.thelocal.es/20141107/princess-escapes-corruption-charges-on-appeal Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:55:00 +0100 princess-escapes-corruption-charges-on-appeal A Spanish court will decide on Friday whether to put the sister of the country's King Felipe VI on trial for tax fraud — unprecedented in the history of the monarchy — or accept her not guilty plea. https://www.thelocal.es/20141103/spanish-court-to-decide-whether-to-try-princess Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:25:00 +0100 spanish-court-to-decide-whether-to-try-princess A Spanish judge ruled on Wednesday that King Felipe VI's sister, Princess Cristina, and her husband must face fraud charges, opening the way to an unprecedented criminal trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20140625/confirmed-kings-sister-will-go-on-trial Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:04:00 +0200 confirmed-kings-sister-will-go-on-trial Reports indicate that the Infanta Cristina, sister of Spain's King Felipe, will be summonsed to court this week to face charges of money laundering and cooperation in the fiscal crimes allegedly committed by her husband, Iñaki Urdangarin, for which she could face up to 11 years in prison. https://www.thelocal.es/20140623/spanish-court-summon-kings-sister-cristina Mon, 23 Jun 2014 12:13:00 +0200 spanish-court-summon-kings-sister-cristina Spanish oil giant Repsol said on Tuesday it had agreed to accept a €3.6 billion ($5 billion) compensation package from Argentina for the country's controversial seizure of its subsidiary YPF. https://www.thelocal.es/20140226/repsol-agrees-argentina-compensation-deal Wed, 26 Feb 2014 10:24:00 +0100 repsol-agrees-argentina-compensation-deal Spanish authorities launched a probe on Monday to find who filmed a hidden-camera video of King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter Cristina testifying in a closed-door corruption hearing. https://www.thelocal.es/20140210/spain-probes-hidden-cam-video-of-princess-testimony Mon, 10 Feb 2014 16:28:00 +0100 spain-probes-hidden-cam-video-of-princess-testimony Spain's princess Cristina tried to distance herself from unprecedented fraud accusations Saturday, telling a judge she had simply trusted her husband, one of the lawyers in the courtroom said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140208/spain-princess-evasive-in-fraud-hearing Sat, 08 Feb 2014 16:36:11 +0100 spain-princess-evasive-in-fraud-hearing Spain's Princess Cristina loves and trusts her husband "come hell or high water" as he faces a corruption probe and is innocent of wrongdoing herself, her lawyer said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140111/in-love-spanish-princess-innocent-of-graft-lawyer Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:55:43 +0100 in-love-spanish-princess-innocent-of-graft-lawyer A highly creative mock-up showing the Spanish King’s youngest daughter 'imprisoned' behind the red cover letters of TIME Magazine has taken Twitter by storm. https://www.thelocal.es/20140110/fake-time-cover-princess-goes-viral-on-twitter Fri, 10 Jan 2014 11:19:00 +0100 fake-time-cover-princess-goes-viral-on-twitter Spain's royal household said on Tuesday it showed "respect" for court decisions after a judge summoned King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter over alleged tax and money-laundering crimes. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/spains-royals-respect-court-rulings Tue, 07 Jan 2014 18:48:00 +0100 spains-royals-respect-court-rulings A judge will rule within weeks whether to summon Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter as a fraud suspect, a court said today, fuelling a grave crisis for Spain's royals. https://www.thelocal.es/20131209/key-ruling-in-spain-royal-fraud-case-due-in-weeks Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:35:00 +0100 key-ruling-in-spain-royal-fraud-case-due-in-weeks Spain's chief prosecutor denied on Tuesday that preferential treatment was being given to King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina, who has so far avoided a court summons in corruption and tax probes. https://www.thelocal.es/20131119/princess-doesnt-get-preferential-treatment Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:57:00 +0100 princess-doesnt-get-preferential-treatment Spain's public prosecutor on Thursday said he was against indicting King Juan Carlos' youngest daughter, Princess Cristina, in a graft probe that has plunged the royal family into crisis, citing lack of evidence. https://www.thelocal.es/20131114/spains-prosecutor-against-indictment-of-princess Thu, 14 Nov 2013 16:04:00 +0100 spains-prosecutor-against-indictment-of-princess The King's daughter and her husband may have treated themselves to all kinds of goodies with public funds, Spanish newspapers El Mundo and El País have reported. The Local takes a look at the top ten purchases. https://www.thelocal.es/20131016/ten-things-the-princess-bought-with-your-money Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:14:00 +0200 ten-things-the-princess-bought-with-your-money