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 80% of Spaniards under 30 still live at home with parents A new report shows young Spaniards are finding it harder than ever to fly the nest. https://www.thelocal.es/20160704/80-percent-of-20-something-spaniards-still-live-at-home Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:08:39 +0200 80-percent-of-20-something-spaniards-still-live-at-home Spanish exodus at highest level since crisis began In 2015, the highest number of Spaniards left the country since the start of the economic crisis, new statistics reveal. https://www.thelocal.es/20160701/spanish-exodus-highest-since-crisis-began Fri, 01 Jul 2016 13:19:54 +0200 spanish-exodus-highest-since-crisis-began The Spain drain: Number moving abroad increases despite recovery More Spaniards than ever are leaving Spain to live abroad, the latest figures show, showing many still believe the best opportunities lie elsewhere despite claims that the nation is on the road to economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.es/20151204/spains-exodus-bigger-than-ever-despite-economic-recovery Fri, 04 Dec 2015 16:52:36 +0100 spains-exodus-bigger-than-ever-despite-economic-recovery Exit: Spain sees new surge in emigration The number of Spaniards leaving the country climbed 15.5 percent in the first half of 2014 compared to the second half of 2013 to hit the highest level since the beginning of 2011. https://www.thelocal.es/20141211/spaniards-leaving-country-in-higher-numbers Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:06:00 +0100 spaniards-leaving-country-in-higher-numbers Can you pass the Spanish citizenship test? With judges around Spain setting more and more difficult 'citizenship tests', would you be able to answer questions difficult enough to stump even Spaniards? Read on to find out. https://www.thelocal.es/20141201/trick-questions-trip-up-would-be-immigrants Mon, 01 Dec 2014 19:00:00 +0100 trick-questions-trip-up-would-be-immigrants Spain sees steep fall in number of new citizens The number of foreigners taking out Spanish citizenship fell by nearly a fifth from 2011 to 2012, bucking Europe-wide trends, official figures released on Tuesday show. https://www.thelocal.es/20141118/foreigners-snub-spain-as-citizenship-numbers-fall Tue, 18 Nov 2014 17:23:00 +0100 foreigners-snub-spain-as-citizenship-numbers-fall Spanish workers flock to UK in record numbers More than 51,000 Spanish workers registered with Britain's Social Security in 2013, an annual rise of over 36 percent and more than from any other country except Poland, but some UK politicians want fewer arrivals from the EU. https://www.thelocal.es/20140228/spanish-workers-flock-to-britain-in-record-numbers Fri, 28 Feb 2014 13:22:00 +0100 spanish-workers-flock-to-britain-in-record-numbers 'If you are working in the EU, you are at home' A top official from Spain's ruling Popular Party argued on Sunday that young Spaniards working within the European Union are "at home" and that now is the time to develop a genuine European patriotism. https://www.thelocal.es/20130603/if-you-are-working-in-the-eu-you-are-at-home Mon, 03 Jun 2013 12:59:58 +0200 if-you-are-working-in-the-eu-you-are-at-home 'Nearshoring is a win-win situation for everyone' In this week's My Spanish Career we talk to businesswoman Harriet Hoffrogge about a 'nearshoring' venture aimed at connecting qualified Spanish information technology professionals and German companies in need of high-quality staff. https://www.thelocal.es/20130408/nearshoring Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:00:00 +0200 nearshoring Stay-at-home youths take job protest to streets Young people demonstrated on Sunday in cities across Spain and near the country's embassies abroad against sky-high unemployment and poor working conditions which they say are forcing them to move abroad to find work. https://www.thelocal.es/20130408/stay-at-home-youths-take-job-protest-to-streets Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:08:00 +0200 stay-at-home-youths-take-job-protest-to-streets