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's De Guindos in line for ECB job after Irish candidate withdraws Irish central bank chief Philip Lane pulled out of the race for the vice-presidency of the European Central Bank on Monday, leaving favourite Spanish Economy Minister Luis De Guindos the only candidate. https://www.thelocal.es/20180219/spains-de-guindos-in-line-for-ecb-job-after-irish-candidate-withdraws Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:43:07 +0100 spains-de-guindos-in-line-for-ecb-job-after-irish-candidate-withdraws MEPs raise concerns over de Guindos as ECB candidate Irish central bank chief Philip Lane, who is running for the vice-presidency of the European Central Bank, on Thursday won the backing of a key European Parliament committee. https://www.thelocal.es/20180216/meps-raise-concerns-over-de-guindos-as-ecb-candidate Fri, 16 Feb 2018 10:15:50 +0100 meps-raise-concerns-over-de-guindos-as-ecb-candidate Podemos joins Blockupy at Frankfurt protest Podemos joined the Blockupy anti-capitalist protest at the inauguration of the new headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150319/podemos-joins-blockupy-at-ecb-protest Thu, 19 Mar 2015 07:19:06 +0100 podemos-joins-blockupy-at-ecb-protest Spanish bond yields hit record low The yield on Spanish, Italian and German 10-year government bonds fell to new record lows on Tuesday, the day after the ECB began a massive bond-buying programme to ward off deflation in the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.es/20150310/spanish-government-bond-yields-hit-record-lows Tue, 10 Mar 2015 13:34:39 +0100 spanish-government-bond-yields-hit-record-lows Spain bond yields hit record low The yield on 10-year Spanish government bonds fell to record lows on Thursday after the European Central Bank announced it was setting out on a massive bond buying programme. https://www.thelocal.es/20150122/spain-bond-yields-hit-record-low Thu, 22 Jan 2015 16:54:00 +0100 spain-bond-yields-hit-record-low No stress: Spain's banks pass ECB tests Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Sunday said Spain's banking system was in "stupendous" shape after almost all of the country's banks passed a European Central Bank stress test exercise. https://www.thelocal.es/20141027/spains-banks-pass-ecb-stress-test Mon, 27 Oct 2014 18:58:00 +0100 spains-banks-pass-ecb-stress-test Spain's bank debt to EU plummets by a third Signs that the stricken Spanish economy is on the mend increased on Wednesday with official data showing that net debt owed by the banking system to the European Central Bank has plunged by 29.0 percent over 12 months. https://www.thelocal.es/20140514/spain-bank-debt-owed-to-ecb-falls-29-percent Wed, 14 May 2014 14:12:00 +0200 spain-bank-debt-owed-to-ecb-falls-29-percent Spanish banks see debt levels hit 18-month low The net debt owed by Spanish banks to the European Central Bank fell in September to the lowest level for 18 months, data from the Bank of Spain showed on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131014/spanish-banks-see-debt-levels-hit-18-month-low Mon, 14 Oct 2013 14:30:00 +0200 spanish-banks-see-debt-levels-hit-18-month-low