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 Spanish MEPs' access suspended over Catalan dispute The European Parliament has suspended the accreditation of all newly elected Spanish members after Carles Puigdemont and another Catalan separatist MEP were denied access to the building, sources said Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20190601/spanish-meps-access-suspended-over-catalan-dispute Sat, 01 Jun 2019 11:43:59 +0200 spanish-meps-access-suspended-over-catalan-dispute Spanish politician who shut down misogynist wants EU to make an example of him The Spanish MEP who became an instant heroine when she stood up for women everywhere against a Polish MP who insisted women SHOULD earn less than men, has called the incident a perfect example of why we need International Women's Day. https://www.thelocal.es/20170308/spanish-mep-iratxe-garcia-perez-shut-down-misogynist-wants-european-union-to-punish-him Wed, 08 Mar 2017 18:14:54 +0100 spanish-mep-iratxe-garcia-perez-shut-down-misogynist-wants-european-union-to-punish-him Stormy EU debut for Spain's 'indignant' MEP Pablo Iglesias, leader of the grassroots Spanish protest party that was a surprise 'winner' in May's EU elections, made a dramatic first appearance at the European Parliament on Tuesday during a failed bid to become its president. https://www.thelocal.es/20140701/iglesias-kidnapped-democracy-spain-indignant-podemos Tue, 01 Jul 2014 18:07:00 +0200 iglesias-kidnapped-democracy-spain-indignant-podemos Ruling party declares victory in EU elections The Secretary General of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) on Sunday night called the election results a victory, despite the conservative party only winning 16 of a possible 54 seats up for grabs in the EU parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20140526/spains-ruling-party-declare-victory-in-eu-elections Mon, 26 May 2014 03:43:00 +0200 spains-ruling-party-declare-victory-in-eu-elections Who won what: EU elections breakdown With more than 99 percent of Spanish votes for the European Parliament counted, the Local gives you the latest breakdown of all the results. https://www.thelocal.es/20140526/who-won-what-eu-elections-breakdown Mon, 26 May 2014 03:17:00 +0200 who-won-what-eu-elections-breakdown Separatist party wins EU vote in Catalonia A long-standing separatist party, the Republican Left (ERC), won the European Parliament elections in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia on Sunday, official results showed. https://www.thelocal.es/20140526/separatist-party-wins-eu-vote-in-spains-catalonia Mon, 26 May 2014 02:35:00 +0200 separatist-party-wins-eu-vote-in-spains-catalonia Spain's major parties lose out in Euro elections Spain's two main political parties, the ruling conservative Popular Party in power since 2011 and the Socialist Party, lost major ground in European Parliament elections on Sunday, official results showed. https://www.thelocal.es/20140525/major-parties-lose-out-in-euro-elections Mon, 26 May 2014 01:42:00 +0200 major-parties-lose-out-in-euro-elections EU Elections: The Local's live reaction on Twitter Stay abreast of developments across Europe with live updates from The Local's journalists all over the continent. https://www.thelocal.es/20140525/european-election-results-live-coverage Sun, 25 May 2014 20:30:00 +0200 european-election-results-live-coverage Spain's anti-evictions lobby wins EU prize Spain's controversial anti-evictions lobby, the PAH, has been awarded a key citizenship prize by the European Parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20130606/spains-anti-evictions-lobby-wins-eu-citizenship-prize Thu, 06 Jun 2013 18:46:00 +0200 spains-anti-evictions-lobby-wins-eu-citizenship-prize