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 European leaders sending their troops to Greenland has - writes political columnist John Lichfield - called Donald Trump's bluff when it comes to military conflict. Instead the continent faces the prospect of a long and brutal trade war. https://www.thelocal.es/20260120/opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:46:19 +0100 opinion-this-is-a-1938-moment-for-europe-but-the-war-will-be-a-trade-war Spain's state-owned shipbuilder Navantia will build five frigates for the country's navy in a 4.3-billion-euro agreement that will create around 7,000 jobs, the ministry for regional affairs said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20181214/navantia-to-build-five-frigates-for-43-bln-and-create-7000-jobs Fri, 14 Dec 2018 10:02:26 +0100 navantia-to-build-five-frigates-for-43-bln-and-create-7000-jobs Spain's Socialist prime minister on Wednesday defended arms deliveries to Saudi Arabia despite an outcry over the murder of a Saudi journalist, saying it was in the country's "interests" to keep selling military hardware to the kingdom. https://www.thelocal.es/20181024/spanish-pm-defends-selling-arms-to-saudi-despite-journalists-death Wed, 24 Oct 2018 19:00:28 +0200 spanish-pm-defends-selling-arms-to-saudi-despite-journalists-death Spain's prime minister on Sunday defended his government's controversial decision to go ahead with the delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, saying it was needed to preserve good ties with the Gulf state. https://www.thelocal.es/20180917/spanish-pm-defends-sending-weapons-to-saudis-after-u-turn Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:57:24 +0200 spanish-pm-defends-sending-weapons-to-saudis-after-u-turn Spain will go ahead with the controversial delivery of 400 laser-guided bombs to Saudi Arabia, engaged in a bloody conflict in Yemen, Foreign Minister Josep Borrell said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180913/u-turn-spain-will-deliver-laser-guided-bombs-to-saudis Thu, 13 Sep 2018 13:00:34 +0200 u-turn-spain-will-deliver-laser-guided-bombs-to-saudis After blocking the sale of 400 bombs to Saudi Arabia, involved in the Yemen conflict, Spain now appears to be back-pedalling to maintain other lucrative contracts with the oil giant, observers say. https://www.thelocal.es/20180911/spain-works-to-avoid-row-with-saudi-arabia-over-bomb-deal Tue, 11 Sep 2018 12:16:21 +0200 spain-works-to-avoid-row-with-saudi-arabia-over-bomb-deal Spain's defence ministry said Tuesday it has opened an investigation after one of its Eurofighter jets accidentally fired a missile in the skies over Estonia during a routine training mission. https://www.thelocal.es/20180808/spanish-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-above-estonia Wed, 08 Aug 2018 12:13:23 +0200 spanish-jet-accidentally-fires-missile-above-estonia Russia has withdrawn a request for its aircraft carrier group to be refuelled at the Spanish port of Ceuta, authorities confirmed. https://www.thelocal.es/20161026/russia-ceuta-aircraft-carrier-syria-spain Wed, 26 Oct 2016 17:45:33 +0200 russia-ceuta-aircraft-carrier-syria-spain Spanish defence companies failed to make passing grades in an analysis of ethics and corruption standards released by Transparency International UK on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150427/transparency-spanish-arms-firms-fail-to-meet-mark-defence-corruption Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:35:27 +0200 transparency-spanish-arms-firms-fail-to-meet-mark-defence-corruption