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 Spain court drops warrant for Putin associate in mafia probe A Spanish court said on Thursday it has thrown out an international arrest warrant issued for a top Russian lawmaker from President Vladimir Putin's United Russia party as part of a probe into an underworld gang. https://www.thelocal.es/20160520/spain-court-annuls-arrest-warrant-for-russian-lawmaker Fri, 20 May 2016 11:35:12 +0200 spain-court-annuls-arrest-warrant-for-russian-lawmaker Standard and Poor's boosts Spain's rating Standard and Poor's on Friday upgraded Spain's credit rating a notch to 'BBB' from 'BBB-', saying structural reforms have improved economic growth and outlook. https://www.thelocal.es/20140523/standard-and-poors-boosts-spains-credit-rating-debt Fri, 23 May 2014 11:07:00 +0200 standard-and-poors-boosts-spains-credit-rating-debt 'Energy giants out to kill off Spain's solar sector' Why is the Spanish Government slashing support for its booming solar industry? And what is the mysterious 'sun tax' we keep hearing about? The Local spoke to José Donoso, the head of Spain's solar lobby group UNEF, to get the lowdown. https://www.thelocal.es/20140321/sun-tax-talk Fri, 21 Mar 2014 16:58:00 +0100 sun-tax-talk Spain remains hotspot for bargain properties Global property prices shot up 8.4 percent in 2014 but Spain is still down at the foot of the country table with recovery still a long way off, new figures show. https://www.thelocal.es/20140317/spain-slips-in-global-house-price-rankings Mon, 17 Mar 2014 12:37:00 +0100 spain-slips-in-global-house-price-rankings 'You couldn't drown here if you wanted to' Spaniards have voted for their favourite beaches of 2013 and the results may come as something of a surprise. https://www.thelocal.es/20130910/you-couldnt-drown-here-if-you-wanted-to Tue, 10 Sep 2013 19:23:00 +0200 you-couldnt-drown-here-if-you-wanted-to Spanish crooner gets hero treatment in China Legendary Spanish singer Julio Iglesias received two awards in a ceremony in Beijing on Monday that at times came close to hero worship. https://www.thelocal.es/20130402/spanish-crooner-gets-hero-treatment-in-china Tue, 02 Apr 2013 18:37:00 +0200 spanish-crooner-gets-hero-treatment-in-china Spanish navy sells off ship for less than a Seat The Spanish navy is auctioning off one its retired patrol boats — for just €27,000. https://www.thelocal.es/20130315/spanish-navy-sells-off-ship-for-a-song Fri, 15 Mar 2013 15:58:00 +0100 spanish-navy-sells-off-ship-for-a-song