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 Esperanza Aguirre, a former minister and senior member of Spain's ruling conservative Popular Party resigned Sunday following fresh allegations over alleged illegal party financing in the Madrid region. https://www.thelocal.es/20160215/adios-esperanza-spains-iron-lady-quits-amid-graft-scandal Mon, 15 Feb 2016 10:09:24 +0100 adios-esperanza-spains-iron-lady-quits-amid-graft-scandal Controversial Spanish politician Esperanza Aguirre has become Monday's social media sensation after a journalist hit her in the face with a microphone as she was arriving at a court hearing. https://www.thelocal.es/20140922/spains-hit-and-run-politician-smacked-with-mic-esperanza-aguirre Mon, 22 Sep 2014 18:56:00 +0200 spains-hit-and-run-politician-smacked-with-mic-esperanza-aguirre In a case of will she? won't she? Spanish politician Esperanza Aguirre, an influential figure in Spain's ruling Popular Party was on Friday finally charged with a crime over an April incident in which she knocked over a police motorbike. https://www.thelocal.es/20140905/top-spanish Fri, 05 Sep 2014 16:40:00 +0200 top-spanish Just two months after Madrid's former president was chased by police in a high-speed pursuit, Spain's governing Popular Party has been tarnished by yet another hit-and-run incident involving the son of the country's Justice Minister. https://www.thelocal.es/20140617/spains-ruling-party-in-another-hit-and-run-scandal Tue, 17 Jun 2014 11:20:00 +0200 spains-ruling-party-in-another-hit-and-run-scandal The 'Iron Lady' of Spanish politics has caused a stir after she was fined by traffic cops on Madrid's emblematic Gran Vía and sped off moments after, knocking over a police motorbike. https://www.thelocal.es/20140404/madrid-esperanza-aguirre-speeding-hit-fine-traffic-police-spain-2 Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:54:00 +0200 madrid-esperanza-aguirre-speeding-hit-fine-traffic-police-spain-2 From scientists to saints, the history of Spain is full of influential women. To mark International Women's Day, The Local has put together a list of women who have helped shaped the country. How many do you know? https://www.thelocal.es/20140307/women-who-have-shaped-spain Fri, 07 Mar 2014 19:05:00 +0100 women-who-have-shaped-spain Influential conservative Madrid politician Esperanza Aguirre says Spain and Catalonia need to learn to love each other all over again. https://www.thelocal.es/20130920/spain-needs-to-get-catalanized-top-politician Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:43:00 +0200 spain-needs-to-get-catalanized-top-politician The Madrid President of Spain's scandal-hit ruling Popular Party (PP), Esperanza Aguirre, on Tuesday said the party "should recognize" any "irregular activities" in funding. Her words came in the wake of claims by the PP's ex-treasurer Luis Bárcenas that he operated a slush fund for the party. https://www.thelocal.es/20130710/top-party-figure-fuels-corruption-debate Wed, 10 Jul 2013 12:24:00 +0200 top-party-figure-fuels-corruption-debate Some politicians prefer to toil away quietly in the background for the public good. Spain's Esperanza Aguirre is not one of them. Meet The Local's very outspoken Spanish Face of the Week. https://www.thelocal.es/20130509/fidel-castro-needed-a-madrid-hospital Thu, 09 May 2013 18:16:00 +0200 fidel-castro-needed-a-madrid-hospital Anti-crisis strategies put forward on Monday by the leader of Spain's opposition socialist PSOE party Alfredo Pérez Rubalcaba received a very cool reception from Brussels with the European Union saying that any rescue money destined for Spain could only be used to clean up the country's toxic banking sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20130506/brussels-snubs-spanish-socialists-anti-crisis-plans Mon, 06 May 2013 20:15:00 +0200 brussels-snubs-spanish-socialists-anti-crisis-plans Prominent figures within Spain's ruling Popular Party have closed ranks around Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after a top official criticized his revised forecasts for bringing down the country's deficit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130503/government-closes-ranks-in-austerity-row Fri, 03 May 2013 11:29:00 +0200 government-closes-ranks-in-austerity-row An influential top official of Spain's ruling Popular Party has launched an attack on economic forecasts unveiled by Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday. She says the country needs to push ahead with its austerity plans. https://www.thelocal.es/20130502/aguirre-attacks-rajoy Thu, 02 May 2013 11:36:00 +0200 aguirre-attacks-rajoy