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 Farmers had just begun harvesting olives in southern Spain when US President Donald Trump soured the mood with the announcement that Washington would slap hefty tariffs on their produce https://www.thelocal.es/20191014/trump-puts-squeeze-on-spanish-olive-oil-producers Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:17:01 +0200 trump-puts-squeeze-on-spanish-olive-oil-producers In central Spain, the arid plains of La Mancha are famous for their windmills and Manchego, a cheese made out of ewe's milk that is one of the best-known representatives of the country's gastronomy. https://www.thelocal.es/20180218/spanish-cheesemakers-defend-manchego-from-mexican-copy Sun, 18 Feb 2018 15:08:47 +0100 spanish-cheesemakers-defend-manchego-from-mexican-copy Chinese authorities destroyed 20 tonnes of oranges and lemons imported from Spain because they didn't have the right paperwork. https://www.thelocal.es/20160317/china-crushes-20-tonnes-of-spanish-oranges-and-its-not-to-make-juice Thu, 17 Mar 2016 13:55:49 +0100 china-crushes-20-tonnes-of-spanish-oranges-and-its-not-to-make-juice It is well known that France imports Spain’s wine, its jamon and its olive oil, but now Spain is sending a rather different cargo over the Pyrenees to its northern neighbour. https://www.thelocal.es/20150410/spains-newest-export-to-france-vultures Fri, 10 Apr 2015 19:00:42 +0200 spains-newest-export-to-france-vultures Pig stomach, brain and intestines are just some of the swine parts sold to China, which has become the biggest importer of Spanish pork off-cuts. https://www.thelocal.es/20150305/porky-china-hogs-spanish-innards Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:31:00 +0100 porky-china-hogs-spanish-innards Credit rating agency Moody's said on Tuesday that Spain is "now firmly on an improving trend" with exports boosting the eurozone's fourth-biggest economy as it crawls out of recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20140423/exports-drive-improving-trend-of-spanish-economy Wed, 23 Apr 2014 11:22:00 +0200 exports-drive-improving-trend-of-spanish-economy Spain's trade deficit fell by almost half in 2013 as exports hit a new record and imports fell due to weak domestic demand, in a country where one in four is out of work, officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140221/exports-prop-up-spanish-economy-in-2013 Fri, 21 Feb 2014 14:27:16 +0100 exports-prop-up-spanish-economy-in-2013 Spain's trade deficit plunged by a further 53.5 percent in July as the recession-hit country rode a boom in exports, officials said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130920/export-boom-sinks-spains-trade-deficit Fri, 20 Sep 2013 18:09:28 +0200 export-boom-sinks-spains-trade-deficit Spain's two-year, job-wrecking recession eased in the second quarter of 2013, official data showed on Thursday, as Madrid anticipated an imminent, export-powered end to the downturn. https://www.thelocal.es/20130829/madrid-hails-export-powered-end-to-recession Thu, 29 Aug 2013 11:53:00 +0200 madrid-hails-export-powered-end-to-recession Spain's economy performed more poorly in 2012 than previously reported with the country's national statistics institute (the INE) revising down its gross domestic product (GDP) growth figure to –1.6 percent. https://www.thelocal.es/20130828/spains-2012-growth-figures-revised-down Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:51:38 +0200 spains-2012-growth-figures-revised-down Recession-struck Spain enjoyed an export boom in June that nearly wiped out its trade deficit. https://www.thelocal.es/20130822/export-boom-set-to-erase-spains-trade-deficit Thu, 22 Aug 2013 16:23:00 +0200 export-boom-set-to-erase-spains-trade-deficit Spain's recession eased in the second quarter, official data showed on Tuesday, as booming exports helped to offset weak domestic demand in the eurozone's fourth-biggest economy. https://www.thelocal.es/20130730/spains-recession-eases-in-second-quarter Tue, 30 Jul 2013 12:48:27 +0200 spains-recession-eases-in-second-quarter The crisis hit Spanish economy remained in recession in the second quarter but seemed close to a recovery thanks to exports, the Bank of Spain said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130723/central-bank-signals-export-led-end-to-recession Tue, 23 Jul 2013 14:22:00 +0200 central-bank-signals-export-led-end-to-recession Spain's trade deficit narrowed in January as exports surged, the government said on Thursday, a rare glimmer of good news for a nation struggling in a double-dip recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20130321/spains-exports-help-narrow-deficit-in-january Thu, 21 Mar 2013 15:21:02 +0100 spains-exports-help-narrow-deficit-in-january