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 Hundreds of honking tractors rolled into Madrid on Wednesday as Spanish farmers staged a protest against the European Union’s trade deal with four South American countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20260211/tractors-block-spains-capital-to-protest-eu-trade-deal-with-south-america Wed, 11 Feb 2026 15:39:08 +0100 tractors-block-spains-capital-to-protest-eu-trade-deal-with-south-america Vox has made the battle against "climate fanaticism" a rallying cry in a bid to harvest rural votes from mainstream parties in Spain, its climate-sceptic campaigning mirroring like-minded formations across Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20251008/only-party-helping-us-how-far-right-vox-is-charming-rural-spain Wed, 08 Oct 2025 14:07:04 +0200 only-party-helping-us-how-far-right-vox-is-charming-rural-spain Spanish authorities on Monday announced a cull of more than 120 cows infected in the country's first outbreak of highly contagious lumpy skin disease, which has struck cattle on a farm. https://www.thelocal.es/20251007/spain-culls-cattle-to-contain-first-outbreak-of-lumpy-skin-disease Tue, 07 Oct 2025 12:06:39 +0200 spain-culls-cattle-to-contain-first-outbreak-of-lumpy-skin-disease Spanish labour inspectors have caused a stink with farmers after trying to fine them for not having portable toilets in their olive groves, a clampdown they've dubbed as "nonsense" as doing their business outdoors counts as "organic fertiliser". https://www.thelocal.es/20250131/do-it-in-nature-farmers-in-spain-pooh-pooh-portaloo-rules Fri, 31 Jan 2025 11:13:19 +0100 do-it-in-nature-farmers-in-spain-pooh-pooh-portaloo-rules Germany and Spain hailed the conclusion of a controversial free-trade deal between the European Union and South America's Mercosur bloc while France said the deal was still unacceptable and farmers' unions expressed dismay. https://www.thelocal.es/20241208/spain-germany-hail-mercosur-deal-but-france-and-eu-farmers-fume Sun, 08 Dec 2024 17:13:20 +0100 spain-germany-hail-mercosur-deal-but-france-and-eu-farmers-fume French farmers protesting pay and conditions and a prospective EU-Latin America trade deal on Wednesday lifted a blockade on the Spanish border after an expression of support from Prime Minister Michel Barnier - although other farmer protests across France continued. https://www.thelocal.es/20241120/french-farmers-lift-spanish-border-blockade-after-talks-with-pm Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:09:28 +0100 french-farmers-lift-spanish-border-blockade-after-talks-with-pm As droughts become more frequent and intense in Spain, a growing number of farmers are turning to hardy pistachios as a way of making a living, with production almost quintupling in the last seven years. https://www.thelocal.es/20241001/droughts-drive-spanish-boom-in-pistachio-farming Tue, 01 Oct 2024 11:17:58 +0200 droughts-drive-spanish-boom-in-pistachio-farming Hundreds of farmers paraded through the Spanish capital on foot and by tractor on Sunday in the latest protest over the crisis facing the agricultural sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20240317/spanish-farmers-stage-fresh-protests-in-madrid Sun, 17 Mar 2024 16:07:04 +0100 spanish-farmers-stage-fresh-protests-in-madrid Spanish farmers in the northeastern Catalonia region hit the roads again Tuesday to protest about the sector's struggles, blocking motorways with tractors including a busy highway linking Spain with southern France. https://www.thelocal.es/20240227/protesting-spanish-farmers-block-roads-near-french-border Tue, 27 Feb 2024 14:23:45 +0100 protesting-spanish-farmers-block-roads-near-french-border Tractors will once again convene in Madrid on Monday as Spain's agricultural protests continue, with traffic affected and road closures in the capital and around the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20240226/map-tractors-return-to-madrid-as-spanish-farmers-protests-continue Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:29:16 +0100 map-tractors-return-to-madrid-as-spanish-farmers-protests-continue As Spain's tractor protests continue cutting motorway access across the country, here's what you need to know about the potential disruptions on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20240213/latest-where-are-farmers-protesting-in-spain-on-tuesday Tue, 13 Feb 2024 10:37:20 +0100 latest-where-are-farmers-protesting-in-spain-on-tuesday As the Spanish farmers' protests move into their second week, the organisation fronting the demonstrations has demanded the resignation of Spain's interior minister and threatened to take legal action against the police. https://www.thelocal.es/20240212/latest-spanish-farmers-continue-protests-and-call-on-interior-minister-to-resign Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:36:49 +0100 latest-spanish-farmers-continue-protests-and-call-on-interior-minister-to-resign Farmers in Spain will block major roads in Valencia, Málaga, Seville, Castellón and numerous other cities around the country for their fourth day of protests. This is what to expect on Friday February 9th on Spanish roads. https://www.thelocal.es/20240209/where-are-farmers-blocking-roads-in-spain-on-friday Fri, 09 Feb 2024 10:58:48 +0100 where-are-farmers-blocking-roads-in-spain-on-friday Thursday February 8th marks the third day of Spanish farmers' protests, with the main farming associations set to join the road blockades for the first time. Here's where to expect traffic holdups and roadblocks in Spain today. https://www.thelocal.es/20240208/where-are-farmers-blocking-roads-in-spain-on-thursday Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:16:54 +0100 where-are-farmers-blocking-roads-in-spain-on-thursday Their tractors have descended on major cities and blocked motorways and major infrastructure across Spain, so what are Spanish farmers protesting about and what do they want? https://www.thelocal.es/20240208/explained-why-are-farmers-in-spain-protesting Thu, 08 Feb 2024 10:09:19 +0100 explained-why-are-farmers-in-spain-protesting Thousands of farmers used tractors to block roads across Spain on Wednesday for the second day running, with farmers in Barcelona attempting to bring the city to a standstill by blocking its city centre and main access point. https://www.thelocal.es/20240207/hundreds-of-tractors-descend-on-barcelona-on-second-day-of-spains-farmer-protests Wed, 07 Feb 2024 17:28:58 +0100 hundreds-of-tractors-descend-on-barcelona-on-second-day-of-spains-farmer-protests As thousands of Spanish farmers join the European-wide protests and take their tractors onto the streets, agricultural unions and associations have set out a roadmap for the demonstrations scheduled in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20240207/how-long-will-the-farmers-roadblocks-in-spain-last Wed, 07 Feb 2024 12:11:53 +0100 how-long-will-the-farmers-roadblocks-in-spain-last Thousands of Spanish farmers will continue to take tractors onto the streets for a second day of protests, blocking major roads and motorways across the country. Here's where the main roadblocks are on Wednesday February 7th. https://www.thelocal.es/20240206/map-spanish-farmers-block-roads-across-spain Tue, 06 Feb 2024 18:14:09 +0100 map-spanish-farmers-block-roads-across-spain EU chief Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday recommended the bloc bury a plan to cut pesticide use in agriculture as a concession to protesting European farmers. https://www.thelocal.es/20240206/eu-chief-bows-to-protesting-farmers-over-pesticide-use Tue, 06 Feb 2024 15:47:20 +0100 eu-chief-bows-to-protesting-farmers-over-pesticide-use The European Commission is due on Thursday to begin "strategic" talks with farmers' federations, agri-business firms, NGOs and experts on ways to assuage the ire on farms in several countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20240123/eu-to-begin-talks-with-farming-leaders-after-wave-of-farmers-protests-around-europe Tue, 23 Jan 2024 18:55:33 +0100 eu-to-begin-talks-with-farming-leaders-after-wave-of-farmers-protests-around-europe