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 The EU on Friday refused to intervene over the European arrest warrant Spain is set to issue for Catalonia's deposed leader Carles Puigdemont, currently holed up in Belgium, saying it was a matter for the courts. https://www.thelocal.es/20171103/eu-and-germany-back-spain-over-arrests-of-deposed-catalan-ministers Fri, 03 Nov 2017 14:37:05 +0100 eu-and-germany-back-spain-over-arrests-of-deposed-catalan-ministers A young Spaniard who moved to Berlin to study German has died of his injuries after being stabbed in a seemingly unprovoked attack on a busy street in the German capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20151111/spanish-student-mystery-stabbed-in-berlin Wed, 11 Nov 2015 12:19:09 +0100 spanish-student-mystery-stabbed-in-berlin A majority of Spanish people feel the country is in a position to accept more migrants, a new poll shows, a finding which contrasts with more negative responses in other EU countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20151028/most-spaniards-would-welcome-more-migrants-poll Wed, 28 Oct 2015 17:33:16 +0100 most-spaniards-would-welcome-more-migrants-poll Spain's economy minister turned the screw on Athens ahead of a meeting between the leaders of debt-wracked Greece and economic powerhouse Germany in Berlin on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150323/spain-ups-pressure-athens-ahead-berlin-meet Mon, 23 Mar 2015 10:12:07 +0100 spain-ups-pressure-athens-ahead-berlin-meet An advisor to German Chancellor Angela Merkel has compared the leader of Podemos to Hitler, expressing his concern over the rise of the left-wing political party in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150316/podemos-is-like-hitler-merkel-advisor Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:53:36 +0100 podemos-is-like-hitler-merkel-advisor Over 50 members of the Majorcan chapter of the notorious biker gang have been charged for crimes ranging from prostitution to drugs trafficking. https://www.thelocal.es/20150204/majorca-hells-angels-55-charged-in-crime-probe Wed, 04 Feb 2015 13:33:00 +0100 majorca-hells-angels-55-charged-in-crime-probe Spain boss Vicente del Bosque has demanded his players put on a show as his rejuvenated side prepare to welcome Germany, the team that succeeded them as world champions, in Vigo on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141117/spain-boss-promises-fireworks-against-germany Mon, 17 Nov 2014 17:42:00 +0100 spain-boss-promises-fireworks-against-germany A Spanish TV crew captured exclusive footage of the first people crossing the border from East to West Berlin on the historic night the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, the 25th anniversary of which was celebrated in Berlin on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141110/spanish-tv-crew-first-to-film-fall-of-berlin-wall Mon, 10 Nov 2014 11:52:00 +0100 spanish-tv-crew-first-to-film-fall-of-berlin-wall Germany on Wednesday announced new measures to stop EU citizens from abusing its social welfare system, a move which could have serious consequences for thousands of Spaniards looking for work in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20140828/germany-proposes-rules-that-could-see-thousands-of-unemployed-spaniards-kicked-out Thu, 28 Aug 2014 13:52:00 +0200 germany-proposes-rules-that-could-see-thousands-of-unemployed-spaniards-kicked-out Almost one in every five advertisements for overseas jobs in Spain is posted by a German firm, with the UK not far behind a new study shows. But it turns out Spaniards are also less willing to work abroad than a year ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20140714/germany-tops-spain-employment-adecco-study Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:08:00 +0200 germany-tops-spain-employment-adecco-study A total of 44,119 people left Spain for Germany in 2013, 19 percent more than the previous year, stats from Germany's official stats body show. https://www.thelocal.es/20140526/immigration-spain-germany-stats Mon, 26 May 2014 15:18:00 +0200 immigration-spain-germany-stats The controversial former leader of Germany's far-right National Democratic Party has made a new life for himself by opening a pub on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca with his wife, a local paper reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140521/ex-nazi-leader-running-bar-in-majorca-reports Wed, 21 May 2014 19:30:00 +0200 ex-nazi-leader-running-bar-in-majorca-reports A Spanish tourist died in the early hours of Tuesday morning after falling from one of Berlin’s landmark bridges and into the Spree river. https://www.thelocal.es/20140520/spanish-tourist-falls-from-berlin-bridge-and-drowns Tue, 20 May 2014 15:24:00 +0200 spanish-tourist-falls-from-berlin-bridge-and-drowns Germany said on Monday it was no longer accepting applications for a programme to attract young Europeans to its job market due to overwhelming demand from crisis-ravaged countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20140414/germany-spain-cepyme-jobofmylife-braindrain Mon, 14 Apr 2014 18:39:00 +0200 germany-spain-cepyme-jobofmylife-braindrain Thousands of Spaniards have left Spain to find work during the country's economic crisis but most are eyeing a speedy return, a new survey shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20140312/four-out-of-five-spanish-expats-want-to-come-home Wed, 12 Mar 2014 11:20:00 +0100 four-out-of-five-spanish-expats-want-to-come-home Spaniards have taken up more than half of the training places on offer in a new German government programme designed to get young Europeans back to work. https://www.thelocal.es/20131230/spaniards-snap-up-german-job-offers Mon, 30 Dec 2013 16:56:00 +0100 spaniards-snap-up-german-job-offers For the first time in nearly five years, the Spanish economy is outperforming that of France, official French figures released on Thursday show. https://www.thelocal.es/20131114/spains-economy-outperforming-stagnant-france Thu, 14 Nov 2013 12:02:00 +0100 spains-economy-outperforming-stagnant-france A group of young Spanish jobseekers have been left to fend for themselves in a town in central Germany after an intermediary company that promised them training, language courses and accommodation failed to deliver. https://www.thelocal.es/20131010/spaniards-stranded-in-fake-german-job-scandal Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:23:00 +0200 spaniards-stranded-in-fake-german-job-scandal A group of pro-democracy activists has set up a Facebook page which lets Spaniards cast a vote in the key German national elections on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130918/germans-gift-spaniards-chance-to-vote-merkel-out Wed, 18 Sep 2013 15:11:00 +0200 germans-gift-spaniards-chance-to-vote-merkel-out A German pensioner has died after he was beaten, tied up, and then robbed along with his wife in his home on the Spanish holiday island of Majorca. https://www.thelocal.es/20130902/german-expat-dies-in-brutal-majorca-robbery Mon, 02 Sep 2013 12:54:38 +0200 german-expat-dies-in-brutal-majorca-robbery