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 is optimistic that with vaccine programmes rolling out, holidaymakers can return this summer. Graham Keeley in Barcelona examines what's at stake. https://www.thelocal.es/20210212/analysis-how-soon-can-spain-hope-to-welcome-back-tourists Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:15:16 +0100 analysis-how-soon-can-spain-hope-to-welcome-back-tourists It's been a year since the first coronavirus cases were reported in Spain and right now we can't be sure that life in Spain will ever return to the way it was, writes Graham Keeley. https://www.thelocal.es/20210204/analysis-has-the-spanish-way-of-life-has-changed-for-ever Thu, 04 Feb 2021 13:01:00 +0100 analysis-has-the-spanish-way-of-life-has-changed-for-ever Spain has pinned its hopes on an ambitious vaccination programme that is threatening to come off the rails as stocks run dry. Graham Keeley takes a look behind the politics to the situation on the ground. https://www.thelocal.es/20210129/analysis-graham-keeley-spain-vaccines Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:46:58 +0100 analysis-graham-keeley-spain-vaccines Spain's government is adamant that a nationwide lockdown isn't necessary even though infection rates are soaring. Graham Keeley wonders if the gamble can pay off. https://www.thelocal.es/20210121/analysis-why-spain-is-refusing-to-impose-another-lockdown Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:21:10 +0100 analysis-why-spain-is-refusing-to-impose-another-lockdown As coronavirus cases continue to rise in the wake of the Christmas holidays, Graham Keeley asks how long can Spain avoid the inevitable. https://www.thelocal.es/20210108/analysis-how-long-can-spain-avoid-another-full-lockdown Fri, 08 Jan 2021 15:33:17 +0100 analysis-how-long-can-spain-avoid-another-full-lockdown Brexit has led many Brits in Spain to think about changing their nationality, writes Graham Keeley, but for some the process is alot easier than for others. https://www.thelocal.es/20201230/analysis-brits-spain-brexit-citizenship-graham-keeley-analysis Wed, 30 Dec 2020 16:57:43 +0100 analysis-brits-spain-brexit-citizenship-graham-keeley-analysis It's been four years since the polemic Brexit referendum and now the inevitable moment is upon us. So how have Brits living in Europe come to terms with leaving the EU? Graham Keeley finds out. https://www.thelocal.es/20201228/analysis-fear-and-loathing-in-brexit Mon, 28 Dec 2020 10:31:03 +0100 analysis-fear-and-loathing-in-brexit From January 1st 2021, Britons can no longer take advantage of the EU's right to freedom of movement, which means lost job opportunities, complications, visas, house sales and health issues as these Britons living in Europe testify. https://www.thelocal.es/20201225/landlocked-end-of-freedom-of-movement-complicates-lives-for-brits-in-europe Fri, 25 Dec 2020 09:32:10 +0100 landlocked-end-of-freedom-of-movement-complicates-lives-for-brits-in-europe New rules due to Brexit could make it very hard for many Brits in Spain to ever return 'home', writes Graham Keeley in Barcelona. Meaning many will have to start think about the choice they must make. https://www.thelocal.es/20201203/analysis-brexit-could-make-it-impossible-for-british-families-in-spain-to-return-to-uk Thu, 03 Dec 2020 11:03:46 +0100 analysis-brexit-could-make-it-impossible-for-british-families-in-spain-to-return-to-uk Will we be able to travel again next year? Will we all be vaccinated? When will we be able to return en masse to Spain's restaurants and bars? Graham Keeley explores what the year ahead may have in store for those living in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20201218/analysis-spain-2021-coronavirus-brexit-travel-graham-keeley Fri, 18 Dec 2020 10:00:49 +0100 analysis-spain-2021-coronavirus-brexit-travel-graham-keeley Spain has done well in bringing down its infection rate but it is risking a third wave with its confusing Christmas message, writes Graham Keeley. https://www.thelocal.es/20201211/analysis-why-cant-spain-be-more-like-germany-when-it-comes-to-christmas Fri, 11 Dec 2020 15:51:30 +0100 analysis-why-cant-spain-be-more-like-germany-when-it-comes-to-christmas Trips home for Christmas seem more and more unlikely but there might yet be an opportunity to hit the slopes in Spain over the holidays, writes Graham Keeley. But will it be any fun? https://www.thelocal.es/20201127/skiing-spain-pyrenees-sierra-nevada-covid-coronavirus-graham-keeley Fri, 27 Nov 2020 12:05:46 +0100 skiing-spain-pyrenees-sierra-nevada-covid-coronavirus-graham-keeley Right now it seems many international residents in Spain are locked in what you might call the mince pie dilemma, writes Graham Keeley in Barcelona. Travel restrictions in Spain and around Europe mean most foreigners won't make it home for Christmas this year. https://www.thelocal.es/20201120/analysis-covid-19-christmas-spain-graham-keeley Fri, 20 Nov 2020 12:32:56 +0100 analysis-covid-19-christmas-spain-graham-keeley Hospital staff around Spain tell Graham Keeley just how bad the coronavirus health crisis has become and why it will likely get much worse in the weeks to come meaning a second lockdown may be inevitable. https://www.thelocal.es/20201105/analysis-graham-keeley-lockdown-looming Thu, 05 Nov 2020 13:28:44 +0100 analysis-graham-keeley-lockdown-looming Spain is poised to introduce drastic measures aimed at curbing the rampaging coronavirus as infections reach the one million milestone. Graham Keeley explores the possibilities of what may come next. https://www.thelocal.es/20201023/analysis-is-spain-heading-for-another-national-lockdown Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:59:17 +0200 analysis-is-spain-heading-for-another-national-lockdown Is the strange world of Spain's tax system for freelancers about to be made better or worse? Graham Keeley, one of those many foreign workers in Spain embroiled in the scheme, explores the issue. https://www.thelocal.es/20201016/analysis-why-spain-has-the-strangest-freelance-tax-system-in-the-world Fri, 16 Oct 2020 12:05:54 +0200 analysis-why-spain-has-the-strangest-freelance-tax-system-in-the-world While many if not most Britons in Spain already embrace their local culture, the combination of Brexit and Covid-19 could be just the push some foreigners need to burst out of their expat bubble and fully embrace the Spanish way of life, writes Graham Keeley. https://www.thelocal.es/20201009/analysis-might-brexit-and-covid-19-make-more-foreigners-who-live-here-embrace-spanish-life Fri, 09 Oct 2020 13:00:20 +0200 analysis-might-brexit-and-covid-19-make-more-foreigners-who-live-here-embrace-spanish-life Graham Keeley examines why Madrid is faring so much worse than Barcelona in the battle to contain the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.es/20201002/analysis-graham-keeley-madrid-barcelona Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:36:13 +0200 analysis-graham-keeley-madrid-barcelona Life in Spain appears to be going from the 'new normal' to the sadly familiar, writes Graham Keeley in Barcelona. https://www.thelocal.es/20200925/analysis-how-spain-is-moving-from-new-normal-to-sadly-familiar Fri, 25 Sep 2020 15:15:15 +0200 analysis-how-spain-is-moving-from-new-normal-to-sadly-familiar The collapse of the air travel industry will affect the lives of those foreigners who made our homes in Spain, explains Graham Keeley. https://www.thelocal.es/20200917/analysis-air-travel-lives-in-spain-graham-keeley Thu, 17 Sep 2020 18:00:35 +0200 analysis-air-travel-lives-in-spain-graham-keeley