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 EXPLAINED: What's at stake in the European parliamentary elections? The 2024 European elections take place around Europe from June 6th to June 9th but how do they work and what does the European parliament actually do and how does it work? https://www.thelocal.es/20240329/explained-whats-at-stake-in-the-european-parliamentary-elections Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:35:09 +0100 explained-whats-at-stake-in-the-european-parliamentary-elections 'UK exit from EU would be disaster for Gibraltar' The chief minister of Gibraltar has told top UK officials a possible UK exit from the European Union could see the diminutive territory disappear "economically from the map". https://www.thelocal.es/20140307/uk-exit-from-the-eu-would-be-disaster-for-gibraltar Fri, 07 Mar 2014 17:26:38 +0100 uk-exit-from-the-eu-would-be-disaster-for-gibraltar 'Our home is Europe': Catalan President The President of Catalonia has responded to European Commission comments that the region would have to leave the EU if it became an indepedent country by saying that Catalonia "feels good" being part of Europe and wants to stay. https://www.thelocal.es/20130917/our-home-is-europe-catalan-president Tue, 17 Sep 2013 14:24:10 +0200 our-home-is-europe-catalan-president Political rivals thrash out joint EU position Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and the leader of the country's opposition Socialist PSOE party, Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, are meeting on Thursday to work out the details of an agreement that will see them present a united front in the upcoming European Council summit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130620/political-rivals-meet-to-finalize-european-deal Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:13:00 +0200 political-rivals-meet-to-finalize-european-deal Spain revises up 2012 deficit figure Spain revised up its public deficit figure for 2012 on Wednesday to 6.98 percent of economic output from the 6.74 percent figure it posted last month to comply with a request from the EU's statistics office to the way it computes tax claims. https://www.thelocal.es/20130327/spain-revises-up-2012-deficit-figure Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:53:00 +0100 spain-revises-up-2012-deficit-figure