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's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez unveiled Tuesday more than 300 policy proposals including free daycare in a fresh bid to win the support of far-left party Podemos to form a new government and avoid new general elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20190903/pedro-sanchez-makes-fresh-bid-to-win-support-for-new-government-in-spain Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:19:00 +0200 pedro-sanchez-makes-fresh-bid-to-win-support-for-new-government-in-spain Nine-and-a-half weeks after the general election, Spain moved a step closer to forming a government. https://www.thelocal.es/20190702/spain-could-have-a-government-by-july-23rd-or-face-new-elections-in-november Tue, 02 Jul 2019 14:53:16 +0200 spain-could-have-a-government-by-july-23rd-or-face-new-elections-in-november Ousted Catalan president Carles Puigdemont on Saturday demanded Madrid reinstate his regional government, which was deposed after an independence referendum that Spanish courts judged illegal, as part of a political settlement. https://www.thelocal.es/20171231/ex-catalan-leader-demands-regional-government-be-reinstated Sun, 31 Dec 2017 09:50:34 +0100 ex-catalan-leader-demands-regional-government-be-reinstated Spain’s minority Popular Party (PP) government, which was voted in by parliament at the end of October after a 10-month limbo period following inconclusive elections last December and June, has a lot on its plate. https://www.thelocal.es/20161101/spain-finally-has-a-new-government-what-lies-ahead Tue, 01 Nov 2016 12:44:58 +0100 spain-finally-has-a-new-government-what-lies-ahead Spain's caretaker Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday urged lawmakers to back him for a second term, arguing ahead of a confidence vote which he appears set to lose that the country "urgently" needs a government. https://www.thelocal.es/20160831/give-spain-a-government-rajoy-implores-mps Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:20:16 +0200 give-spain-a-government-rajoy-implores-mps Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warned Saturday ahead of parliament's confidence vote for a second term in office that the formation of a new government remained "more of a wish". https://www.thelocal.es/20160828/rajoy-says-forming-new-government-a-wish Sun, 28 Aug 2016 14:28:16 +0200 rajoy-says-forming-new-government-a-wish Spain's acting prime minister will go to parliament at the end of the month to seek to stay in his job, despite not having an obvious way to form a majority. https://www.thelocal.es/20160819/rajoy-to-ask-to-stay-on-vote-parliament Fri, 19 Aug 2016 12:59:23 +0200 rajoy-to-ask-to-stay-on-vote-parliament King Felipe VI is "concerned" about Spain's political paralysis, a lawmaker who met him said on Tuesday as the monarch began a fourth round of talks with party representatives to try and agree on a government. https://www.thelocal.es/20160727/spanish-king-concerned-about-political-deadlock-lawmaker Wed, 27 Jul 2016 10:21:50 +0200 spanish-king-concerned-about-political-deadlock-lawmaker Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos on Thursday opened a grass roots referendum of its members to decide whether or not it should back a government made up of the Socialists and centrist upstart Ciudadanos. https://www.thelocal.es/20160414/podemos-starts-referendum-on-backing-socialist-led-govt Thu, 14 Apr 2016 16:04:08 +0200 podemos-starts-referendum-on-backing-socialist-led-govt Spain's king will hold another round of talks with the country's political parties in a last-ditch bid to get them to form a coalition and avoid fresh elections, the royal palace said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20160412/spanish-king-to-meet-parties-in-fresh-bid-to-end-deadlock Tue, 12 Apr 2016 17:29:18 +0200 spanish-king-to-meet-parties-in-fresh-bid-to-end-deadlock Spain's Socialists and new far-left party Podemos said on Wednesday they had restarted talks to form a government and break a three-month political deadlock following an inconclusive December 20th election. https://www.thelocal.es/20160330/podemos-psoe-pablo-igesias-pedro-sanchez-socialists Wed, 30 Mar 2016 17:43:38 +0200 podemos-psoe-pablo-igesias-pedro-sanchez-socialists Paul Kennedy, Lecturer in Spanish and European Studies from the University of Bath, talks us through Spain's current political scene. https://www.thelocal.es/20160308/spain-still-doesnt-have-a-governmentwhat-happens-now Tue, 08 Mar 2016 16:44:20 +0100 spain-still-doesnt-have-a-governmentwhat-happens-now Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez failed on Wednesday in his bid to form a new government and end weeks of political stalemate after both main rival parties voted against him in a vote of confidence. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/spains-socialists-lose-first-parliament-vote-to-form-government Thu, 03 Mar 2016 09:38:59 +0100 spains-socialists-lose-first-parliament-vote-to-form-government Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez was set to lose his bid to form a new government on Wednesday after key parties vowed to vote against him in an evening vote of confidence in parliament. https://www.thelocal.es/20160302/spains-socialists-face-dommed-vote-to-form-government Wed, 02 Mar 2016 18:06:10 +0100 spains-socialists-face-dommed-vote-to-form-government Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez ventured into hostile parliamentary territory Tuesday to plead with lawmakers to vote him through as prime minister and allow the country to finally get a government, knowing his chances are slim. https://www.thelocal.es/20160302/socialist-chief-in-tough-pedro-sanchez Wed, 02 Mar 2016 10:39:08 +0100 socialist-chief-in-tough-pedro-sanchez Spain's Socialist party announced on Wednesday that the centrist Ciudadanos party would back their candidate for prime minister, ending weeks of political deadlock since inconclusive elections https://www.thelocal.es/20160224/spains-socialists-announce-end-to-political-deadlock Wed, 24 Feb 2016 09:59:47 +0100 spains-socialists-announce-end-to-political-deadlock Spain's king gave Socialist party chief Pedro Sanchez the tough task of forming a government on Tuesday in a bid to end a potentially damaging political deadlock more than six weeks after inconclusive elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20160203/king-asked-socialist-leader-to-form-a-government Wed, 03 Feb 2016 09:54:15 +0100 king-asked-socialist-leader-to-form-a-government Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Thursday blamed the economic crisis and corruption scandals for his ruling Popular Party's recent drubbing in local elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20150619/rajoy-tweaks-party-leadership-after-poor-election-show Fri, 19 Jun 2015 10:28:59 +0200 rajoy-tweaks-party-leadership-after-poor-election-show Some of Spain’s most famous crops could be at risk as temperatures are set to rise by as much as 5 degrees if nothing is done to tackle climate change, a new report warns. https://www.thelocal.es/20150408/spains-olives-and-vino-at-risk-climate-change Wed, 08 Apr 2015 14:53:45 +0200 spains-olives-and-vino-at-risk-climate-change The Spanish government has pledged over €10 million to protect the country’s coastline from climate change, the first of such measures Spain has taken to reduce environmental damage in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20150312/gov-pledges-over-10-million-for-climate-change Thu, 12 Mar 2015 10:32:36 +0100 gov-pledges-over-10-million-for-climate-change