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 There are intriguing political parallels between the two nations ahead of a year-end general election in Spain, where the ruling conservatives are pointing to Syriza's difficulties to discredit its Spanish ally Podemos. https://www.thelocal.es/20150708/madrids-mantra-spain-is-not-greece Wed, 08 Jul 2015 10:30:28 +0200 madrids-mantra-spain-is-not-greece The leader of Spain's leftist Podemos party on Sunday hailed results from Greece's referendum showing voters decisively rejecting creditors' bailout terms as a victory for democracy. https://www.thelocal.es/20150706/democracy-the-winner-in-greece-spains-podemos Mon, 06 Jul 2015 10:32:06 +0200 democracy-the-winner-in-greece-spains-podemos A new Greek bailout deal is possible before an end-April deadline but it will not come before Easter, EU president Donald Tusk said on Tuesday during a news conference with Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy in Madrid. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/g Wed, 01 Apr 2015 11:07:33 +0200 g Spain raised the pressure on Greece on Monday to "honour its commitments" to its European partners to end its debt crisis and prevent its dropping out of the eurozone. https://www.thelocal.es/20150316/spain-pressures-greece-to-keep-promises-in-debt-crisis Mon, 16 Mar 2015 15:22:03 +0100 spain-pressures-greece-to-keep-promises-in-debt-crisis The modern sports facility in Pamplona is almost finished, but with no opening date in sight, could it be the latest in a long line of Spain’s white elephant building projects? https://www.thelocal.es/20150216/the-60m-sports-arena-that-will-never-open Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:28:00 +0100 the-60m-sports-arena-that-will-never-open