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 A Spanish comedian appeared in court on Monday for having blown his nose on the national flag in a television sketch, the latest case to raise fears for freedom of expression in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20181127/spanish-comedian-in-court-for-blowing-nose-on-national-flag Tue, 27 Nov 2018 11:28:51 +0100 spanish-comedian-in-court-for-blowing-nose-on-national-flag The deposed president who has been in self-imposed exile in Belgium since October was on a visit with to the Danish capital when he was approached by a man with a Spanish flag. https://www.thelocal.es/20180123/this-is-what-puigdemont-did-when-presented-with-a-spanish-flag-in-denmark Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:05:03 +0100 this-is-what-puigdemont-did-when-presented-with-a-spanish-flag-in-denmark UEFA has opened a disciplinary proceeding against Barcelona over the use of pro-Catalan independence flags during the Champions League final win against Juventus last month. https://www.thelocal.es/20150702/uefa-probes-bara-over-independence-flags Thu, 02 Jul 2015 11:06:00 +0200 uefa-probes-bara-over-independence-flags The Central Electoral Board has issued a resolution saying that all 'esteladas', flags symbolizing Catalan independence, be removed from public buildings and local voting locations to preserve the neutrality of campaigns. https://www.thelocal.es/20150515/catalan-separatist-flags-banned-from-campaigns Fri, 15 May 2015 12:14:13 +0200 catalan-separatist-flags-banned-from-campaigns The American singer demonstrated a better grasp of 'twerking' than of Spanish regional geography when she waved the flag of the autonomous Basque Country during her recent concert in Barcelona, capital of the independence-seeking Catalonia. https://www.thelocal.es/20140616/miley-cyrus-waves-wrong-flag-at-spanish-concert Mon, 16 Jun 2014 14:27:00 +0200 miley-cyrus-waves-wrong-flag-at-spanish-concert FC Barcelona's newly-revealed away strip for the forthcoming football season prominently features Catalonia's 'senyera' flag as the region contemplates independence from Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20130522/new-barca-shirts-fly-flag-for-catalonia Wed, 22 May 2013 13:28:00 +0200 new-barca-shirts-fly-flag-for-catalonia