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 King’s sister will sit in the dock accused of tax evasion in a trial set to start on January 11th, 2016, the court announced on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20151006/january-court-date-set-for-infanta-cristina-and-her-husband-in-fraud-case Tue, 06 Oct 2015 12:48:12 +0200 january-court-date-set-for-infanta-cristina-and-her-husband-in-fraud-case Spain's Princess Cristina is said to have come to an agreement over the sale of her luxury villa in Barcelona, although a judge will have still to sign off on the sale. https://www.thelocal.es/20150121/scandal-hit-princess-set-to-sell-mansion Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:06:00 +0100 scandal-hit-princess-set-to-sell-mansion Spain's Princess Cristina is to be tried in court for tax fraud in what is a first for the Spanish royal family, the judge overseeing the case said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141222/spanish-princess-to-go-to-court-on-fraud-charges Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:01:00 +0100 spanish-princess-to-go-to-court-on-fraud-charges Spanish King Felipe VI's sister, Princess Cristina, appealed Wednesday against tax and money-laundering charges that threaten to land her in an unprecedented criminal trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20140702/breaking-kings-sister-appeals-fraud-charges Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:57:00 +0200 breaking-kings-sister-appeals-fraud-charges A transcript of the recent court appearance by Spain's Princess Cristina reveals that the king's youngest daughter provided some 550 evasive answers to the judge's questions about possible fraudulent business dealings on her part. https://www.thelocal.es/20140220/evasive-princess Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:40:00 +0100 evasive-princess A judge will quiz Spanish King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter the Infanta Cristina on Saturday over fraud allegations in a corruption scandal — a historic first for the troubled royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20140207/d-day-princess-cristina-spain Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:52:00 +0100 d-day-princess-cristina-spain Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy boldly defended the embattled youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos during a rare television interview on Monday, saying he was "convinced" she would be found innocent by the courts. https://www.thelocal.es/20140121/i-am-convinced-the-princess-is-innocent-spanish-pm Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:43:00 +0100 i-am-convinced-the-princess-is-innocent-spanish-pm A judge on Monday brought forward the date for Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina to appear in court for questioning as a fraud suspect to February 8th after the princess abandoned plans to appeal the summons. https://www.thelocal.es/20140113/judge-brings-forward-court-date-for-innocent-princess Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:22:00 +0100 judge-brings-forward-court-date-for-innocent-princess Spanish King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter, the 'black sheep' Princess Cristina, has seen her efforts to keep a low profile thwarted after being hurled into the centre of a corruption scandal that has outraged the nation. https://www.thelocal.es/20140108/meet-cristina-spains-wayward-princess Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:19:00 +0100 meet-cristina-spains-wayward-princess Spain's Princess Cristina, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, will appeal a summons to appear in court to answer questions in a long-running fraud case involving her husband, her lawyer said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/spanish Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:47:00 +0100 spanish A far-right group launched a fraud lawsuit on Friday against Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina, the latest twist in a case that has plunged his family into scandal. https://www.thelocal.es/20131216/far-right-group-launches-fraud-case-against-princess Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:58:00 +0100 far-right-group-launches-fraud-case-against-princess Spain's Princess Cristina could be dragged into court after revelations she may have dodged tax by signing a fake contract in which rented out office space in her own home to herself. https://www.thelocal.es/20131029/fake-rental-contract-princess Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:13:00 +0100 fake-rental-contract-princess Spain's Princess Cristina, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, is moving to Switzerland with her children at the end of the summer in a move that should take some of the pressure off her scandal-hit family. https://www.thelocal.es/20130731/kings-eldest-daughter-set-for-switzerland-move Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:33:00 +0200 kings-eldest-daughter-set-for-switzerland-move 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 A slim majority of Spaniards disapprove of King Juan Carlos, an opinion poll published Sunday showed, after scandals over an elephant-hunting trip in Africa and a corruption probe centred on his son-in-law. https://www.thelocal.es/20130408/royals-take-king-hit-in-opinion-polls Mon, 08 Apr 2013 10:26:00 +0200 royals-take-king-hit-in-opinion-polls Spanish King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter, the Infanta Cristina, is in the front line of a legal storm engulfing her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, who is under investigation for allegedly embezzling millions of euros in public money. https://www.thelocal.es/20130401/corruption-case-strikes-home-for-spanish-princess Mon, 01 Apr 2013 09:57:00 +0200 corruption-case-strikes-home-for-spanish-princess