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 brother-in-law of Spain's king, who was handed six years and three months jail for syphoning off millions, will remain free and not be required to post bail as he prepares to appeal his sentence, a court said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170223/spain-kings-brother-in-law-offered-bail-as-mulls-appeal Thu, 23 Feb 2017 13:18:09 +0100 spain-kings-brother-in-law-offered-bail-as-mulls-appeal Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's King Felipe on Monday paid a civil bond of nearly €600,000 as she attempts to clear her name in a long-running corruption scandal. https://www.thelocal.es/20141215/kings-sister-cristina-pays-587k-bond-in-fraud-case-spain Mon, 15 Dec 2014 16:00:00 +0100 kings-sister-cristina-pays-587k-bond-in-fraud-case-spain A prosecutor investigating alleged tax fraud by Spain's Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's King Felipe, says charges against her should be dropped as they are unfounded and merely based on public pressure. https://www.thelocal.es/20141209/kings-sister-should-be-cleared-of-charges Tue, 09 Dec 2014 13:45:00 +0100 kings-sister-should-be-cleared-of-charges A Spanish court will decide on Friday whether to put the sister of the country's King Felipe VI on trial for tax fraud — unprecedented in the history of the monarchy — or accept her not guilty plea. https://www.thelocal.es/20141103/spanish-court-to-decide-whether-to-try-princess Mon, 03 Nov 2014 22:25:00 +0100 spanish-court-to-decide-whether-to-try-princess A key suspect has accused Spanish King Felipe VI's brother-in-law Inaki Urdangarin of embezzling public funds, according to written testimony submitted by the prosecutor on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140703/number-man-fingers-kings-son-in-law Thu, 03 Jul 2014 17:19:00 +0200 number-man-fingers-kings-son-in-law A key suspect in a corruption case looking at the business dealings of the brother-in-law of Spain's King Felipe claimed on Monday the Royal Palace was intricately involved in the day-to-day activities of the business. https://www.thelocal.es/20140701/suspect-fingers-ex-king-in-royal-corruption-case Tue, 01 Jul 2014 13:15:00 +0200 suspect-fingers-ex-king-in-royal-corruption-case A top anti-corruption prosecutor on Thursday appealed a 'biased' ruling that would see Spain's Princess Cristina, the sister of King Felipe, appear in court on tax fraud and money laundering charges. https://www.thelocal.es/20140626/lawyer-to-appeal Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:02:00 +0200 lawyer-to-appeal Pro-Republican demonstrators will take to the streets of Spain on Monday calling for end to Spain's monarchy on the 83rd anniversary of the beginning of the last Spanish Republic. https://www.thelocal.es/20140414/spains-republicans-to-march-against-the-king Mon, 14 Apr 2014 17:24:00 +0200 spains-republicans-to-march-against-the-king A judge will rule within weeks whether to summon Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter as a fraud suspect, a court said today, fuelling a grave crisis for Spain's royals. https://www.thelocal.es/20131209/key-ruling-in-spain-royal-fraud-case-due-in-weeks Mon, 09 Dec 2013 16:35:00 +0100 key-ruling-in-spain-royal-fraud-case-due-in-weeks Spain's chief prosecutor denied on Tuesday that preferential treatment was being given to King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina, who has so far avoided a court summons in corruption and tax probes. https://www.thelocal.es/20131119/princess-doesnt-get-preferential-treatment Tue, 19 Nov 2013 16:57:00 +0100 princess-doesnt-get-preferential-treatment Valencia's former president Francisco Camps failed to testify on Sunday in a corruption case concerning Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband Iñaki Urdangarín. https://www.thelocal.es/20131118/camps Mon, 18 Nov 2013 14:36:00 +0100 camps King Juan Carlos' son-in-law has brought further shame on Spain’s Royal Family after a series of “tasteless” emails in which he mocked his in-laws and other key figures were leaked to the Spanish press. https://www.thelocal.es/20131111/crude-emails-embarrass-spains-royals Mon, 11 Nov 2013 14:08:00 +0100 crude-emails-embarrass-spains-royals A court on Monday impounded 16 properties belonging to the son-in-law of Spanish King Juan Carlos in a corruption case that has embarrassed the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20131104/judge-freezes-assets-of-kings-son-in-law Mon, 04 Nov 2013 15:29:00 +0100 judge-freezes-assets-of-kings-son-in-law Princess Cristina of Spain, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, racked up a bill of nearly €150,000 ($207,000) on furniture and curtains to redecorate her villa — money allegedly taken from the public purse, Spanish press reported on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20131024/scandal-hit-princess-spends-150000-on-furniture Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:44:00 +0200 scandal-hit-princess-spends-150000-on-furniture Three distant relatives of Spain's 75-year-old King Juan Carlos have been been placed under investigation by a judge on suspicion of links to a Chinese mafia money laundering scandal, a judicial source said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130611/kings-relatives-linked-to-major-crime-ring Tue, 11 Jun 2013 10:22:00 +0200 kings-relatives-linked-to-major-crime-ring A Spanish court on Tuesday spared King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter Cristina from being questioned "for the time being" in a corruption probe that has plunged the royal family into scandal. https://www.thelocal.es/20130507/kings-daughter-sees-summons-postponed Tue, 07 May 2013 16:17:00 +0200 kings-daughter-sees-summons-postponed The King's son-in-law Iñaki Urdangarin will be able to hold onto his passport despite his possible involvement in a scandal involving the embezzlement of millions of euros from a sports charity, a judged ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130502/kings-son-in-law-not-a-flight-risk-judge Thu, 02 May 2013 17:50:00 +0200 kings-son-in-law-not-a-flight-risk-judge The French daily newspaper Le Figaro ran a high profile article on the possible abdication of Spain's King Juan Carlos on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130426/french-flag-abdication-for-spanish-king Fri, 26 Apr 2013 15:10:00 +0200 french-flag-abdication-for-spanish-king Judges say they will wait until May 20th before announcing whether King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina will have to testify in court as part of a corruption case involving her husband Iñani Urdangarin. https://www.thelocal.es/20130419/inaki Fri, 19 Apr 2013 20:58:00 +0200 inaki A Spanish union acting as a private plaintiff in a corruption case against Inaki Urdangarin, King Juan Carlos' son-in-law, asked a court on Wednesday to order him to surrender his passport to prevent him from accepting a job offer in Qatar. https://www.thelocal.es/20130411/strip-kings-son-in-law-of-passport-plaintiff Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:58:13 +0200 strip-kings-son-in-law-of-passport-plaintiff