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 still hopes to strike a deal with the United States despite President Donald Trump's ramped-up threat of 30-percent tariffs, the bloc's trade chief said Monday, with pressure on Brussels to toughen its stance. https://www.thelocal.es/20250714/eu-still-seeking-trade-deal-after-new-trump-tariff-threat Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:32:59 +0200 eu-still-seeking-trade-deal-after-new-trump-tariff-threat Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio is well known for the harrowing film 'Blood Diamond', but plans to build his synthetic diamond factory in a small town in western Spain has riled up locals. https://www.thelocal.es/20231114/leonardo-dicaprios-diamond-factory-in-spain-angers-locals Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:10:38 +0100 leonardo-dicaprios-diamond-factory-in-spain-angers-locals The maiden flight of Spain's first privately developed rocket was aborted after countdown ended on Saturday because of a last-minute technical problem, startup PLD Space said. https://www.thelocal.es/20230617/spanish-rocket-launch-aborted-due-to-last-minute-glitch Sat, 17 Jun 2023 14:09:59 +0200 spanish-rocket-launch-aborted-due-to-last-minute-glitch Irish fast fashion retailer Primark has announced it will invest €100 million into its stores in Spain, opening 8 shops in new locations and creating 1,000 jobs in the process. https://www.thelocal.es/20221201/primark-grows-its-empire-in-spain-with-8-new-stores-and-1000-jobs Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:42:41 +0100 primark-grows-its-empire-in-spain-with-8-new-stores-and-1000-jobs Transport unions and the Spanish government reached a last-minute agreement which means that lorry drivers will not strike from December 20th to 22nd, a move which was set to disrupt online shopping ahead of Christmas in Spain.  https://www.thelocal.es/20211220/transport-strike-which-threatened-online-christmas-shopping-in-spain-called-off Mon, 20 Dec 2021 15:43:57 +0100 transport-strike-which-threatened-online-christmas-shopping-in-spain-called-off Spain's leftist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started the year with a bullish economic outlook. Months later, he faces protests, strikes and an emboldened opposition as the recovery from the pandemic slump trails other European nations. https://www.thelocal.es/20211124/spains-government-feels-heat-as-economic-recovery-lags Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:04:45 +0100 spains-government-feels-heat-as-economic-recovery-lags A US decision to slap steep import duties on Spanish olives over claims they benefited from subsidies constituted a violation of international trade rules, the World Trade Organisation ruled Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20211122/wto-rules-us-tariffs-on-spanish-olives-breach-rules Mon, 22 Nov 2021 12:34:26 +0100 wto-rules-us-tariffs-on-spanish-olives-breach-rules At the Cafe Comercial, one of Madrid's oldest cafes whose marble columns and ornate chandeliers draw throngs of tourists and locals, bottles of some popular drinks are in short supply. https://www.thelocal.es/20211114/out-of-stock-spains-nightlife-faces-alcohol-shortages Sun, 14 Nov 2021 10:51:06 +0100 out-of-stock-spains-nightlife-faces-alcohol-shortages At his factory in Elgoibar in Spain's northern Basque Country, Pello Rodriguez stops before an imposing machine tool that is used to shape metal for products such as engines and fridges. https://www.thelocal.es/20190417/how-the-basque-country-boosts-spains-fragile-economy Wed, 17 Apr 2019 12:06:09 +0200 how-the-basque-country-boosts-spains-fragile-economy Spain's production of automobiles climbed 5.6 percent in 2016 to 2.89 million vehicles, returning to levels only seen just before a devastating economic crisis, the Anfac carmaker association said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170118/spains-automobile-industry-is-back-on-track-but-could-be-derailed-by-brexit Wed, 18 Jan 2017 11:08:57 +0100 spains-automobile-industry-is-back-on-track-but-could-be-derailed-by-brexit Spanish factories boosted production in the year to June for the eighth month in a row, official data showed Monday, as a hesitant economic recovery gathered strength. https://www.thelocal.es/20140807/spanish-industry-economy-production-crisis Thu, 07 Aug 2014 12:31:00 +0200 spanish-industry-economy-production-crisis Spain's industrial production grew in September for the first time in two years, official data showed on Thursday, the latest sign of a rebound as the country emerges timidly from recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20131107/spanish-industry-turns-back-on-two-year-slump Thu, 07 Nov 2013 14:28:15 +0100 spanish-industry-turns-back-on-two-year-slump Spain's factories axed output in July, official data showed on Friday, completing a near two-year industrial decline as domestic demand evaporated in a job-wrecking recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20130906/spanish-factories-cut-output-for-23rd-month Fri, 06 Sep 2013 14:32:00 +0200 spanish-factories-cut-output-for-23rd-month Hundreds of shipyard workers protested in northern Spain on Thursday against a possible European Union ruling forcing the industry to return state aid. https://www.thelocal.es/20130712/shipbuilders-strike-over-subsidy-payback-fears Fri, 12 Jul 2013 11:34:00 +0200 shipbuilders-strike-over-subsidy-payback-fears