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 Pope warns against populism and 'saviours' like Hitler Pope Francis warned on Saturday against populism, saying it could lead to the election of "saviours" like Hitler. https://www.thelocal.es/20170122/pope-warns-against-populism-and-saviours-like-hitler Sun, 22 Jan 2017 10:03:37 +0100 pope-warns-against-populism-and-saviours-like-hitler 'Germany must apologize for Spain Civil War role' Spanish campaigners said on Thursday they have written to the German Chancellor demanding she apologize for her country helping the country's former dictator Francisco Franco in Spain's civil war. https://www.thelocal.es/20140822/germany-must-apologize-for-spanish-civil-war-role Fri, 22 Aug 2014 10:50:00 +0200 germany-must-apologize-for-spanish-civil-war-role Hitler's Spanish fighter planes go on sale in US Five Spain-made fighter planes licensed by der Fuhrer during WWII have been rescued from a dusty warehouse and go on sale in Texas on Monday, each expected to reach at least €600,000 ($800,000). https://www.thelocal.es/20140714/hitlers-spanish-fighter-planes-on-sale Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:54:00 +0200 hitlers-spanish-fighter-planes-on-sale MI6 kept Spain from Hitler with bribes British Intelligence service MI6 bribed senior Spanish officials to stop Spain from becoming Hitler’s ally during World War II, declassified military documents released on Thursday revealed. They spent the present day equivalent of €179 million ($232 million). https://www.thelocal.es/20130524/mi6-kept-spain-from-hitler-with-bribes Fri, 24 May 2013 18:35:00 +0200 mi6-kept-spain-from-hitler-with-bribes Government defends tribute to Nazi volunteers The Spanish Interior Minister has justified an awards ceremony earlier this month to honour Francoist volunteers who fought for Hitler's 'Blue Division' in World War II. https://www.thelocal.es/20130522/spanish-government-defends-tribute-to-nazi-volunteers Wed, 22 May 2013 15:12:00 +0200 spanish-government-defends-tribute-to-nazi-volunteers Newspaper pulls 'Merkel like Hitler' column Major Spanish newspaper El Pais on Sunday retracted a column that compared German Chancellor Angela Merkel to Adolf Hitler and apologized for its "inappropriate" content after sparking an indignant internet outcry. https://www.thelocal.es/20130324/el-pais-retracts-column-comparing-merkel-to-hitler Sun, 24 Mar 2013 18:07:00 +0100 el-pais-retracts-column-comparing-merkel-to-hitler