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 town brings back the peseta in bid to boost spending They haven't been legal currency in Spain since 2002 but residents in one town in Valencia can now spend any old pesetas they have hidden away thanks to a scheme aimed at boosting spending during the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20201028/spanish-town-brings-back-the-peseta-to-boost-spending Wed, 28 Oct 2020 15:12:45 +0100 spanish-town-brings-back-the-peseta-to-boost-spending Brexit risk: Five tips for changing pounds to euros when you move to Spain Do you plan to move Spain this year? If so, you might be aware that Brexit is having a negative impact on the value of the pound. Here are some tips to limit the damage from Peter Lavelle, a foreign exchange broker at Pure FX. https://www.thelocal.es/20190710/5-ways-to-avoid-brexit-risk-when-you-buy-euros-to-move-to-spain Wed, 10 Jul 2019 12:05:54 +0200 5-ways-to-avoid-brexit-risk-when-you-buy-euros-to-move-to-spain Fake Catalan euros stir up independence bid One man's dream of seeing an independent Catalonia in the EU has led him to create the first unofficial euro coins representing the possible future country-to-be. https://www.thelocal.es/20140217/fake-catalan-euros-defy-eu-law Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:55:00 +0100 fake-catalan-euros-defy-eu-law One in three Spaniards want pesetas back Almost one in three Spaniards want to leave the Eurozone and go back to using the peseta, a new US study has found. https://www.thelocal.es/20130918/spaniards-look-back-on-pesetas Wed, 18 Sep 2013 18:10:00 +0200 spaniards-look-back-on-pesetas