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 Italy has imposed mandatory coronavirus testing for all travellers arriving from Spain in a bid to rein in new infections. https://www.thelocal.es/20200813/travellers-from-spain-to-italy-must-show-negative-covid-19-test Thu, 13 Aug 2020 17:56:45 +0200 travellers-from-spain-to-italy-must-show-negative-covid-19-test Spain is now the country in western Europe with the most Covid-19 cases, according to recent data, say Johns Hopkins University. https://www.thelocal.es/20200810/spain-has-most-covid-19-cases-in-western-europe-says-johns-hopkins-university Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:39:21 +0200 spain-has-most-covid-19-cases-in-western-europe-says-johns-hopkins-university Italy's freelancers and self-employed were hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic with their livelihoods threatened by the sudden loss of income. The Italian government put in a place a scheme to help them survive, but how well did it achieve its aim? https://www.thelocal.es/20200530/how-well-is-italys-bonus-600-payment-for-the-self-employed-really-working Sat, 30 May 2020 11:53:43 +0200 how-well-is-italys-bonus-600-payment-for-the-self-employed-really-working Italy's far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Saturday reluctantly authorised 27 migrant children rescued at sea to disembark from a charity vessel anchored in limbo off Lampedusa island for days. https://www.thelocal.es/20190818/salvini-clears-27-more-migrants-to-leave-ship-in-lampedusa Sun, 18 Aug 2019 11:18:33 +0200 salvini-clears-27-more-migrants-to-leave-ship-in-lampedusa Following a demolition job on Italy, Spain look to cement their status as one of the favourites for next year's World Cup with another thrashing of Liechtenstein on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170904/spains-new-generation-puts-world-football-summit-in-its-sights Mon, 04 Sep 2017 19:13:31 +0200 spains-new-generation-puts-world-football-summit-in-its-sights A Spanish doctor, declared legally dead in 2010, has been found living in a tent deep in the forest of Tuscany by two Italian mushroom pickers. https://www.thelocal.es/20151109/dead-spanish-doctor-found-living-in-tent-in-italian-forest-after-19-years-spain-italy Mon, 09 Nov 2015 13:19:49 +0100 dead-spanish-doctor-found-living-in-tent-in-italian-forest-after-19-years-spain-italy Police have arrested a member of an Italian criminal gang who spent years living along Spain's Costa del Sol, frequenting luxury restaurants and keeping tabs on transnational drug trafficking. https://www.thelocal.es/20150410/italian-mobster-lived-as-fugitive-on-costa-del-sol Fri, 10 Apr 2015 15:21:28 +0200 italian-mobster-lived-as-fugitive-on-costa-del-sol An Eta terrorist sentenced to 16 years in prison has been arrested in Rome, after being on the run since 2000, Spain’s Interior Ministry has announced. https://www.thelocal.es/20150225/eta-fugitive-arrested-in-rome Wed, 25 Feb 2015 13:22:00 +0100 eta-fugitive-arrested-in-rome Pope Francis on Tuesday criticized an "inhumane" system which causes a youth unemployment rate of "50 percent" in Spain and "60 percent" in Andalusia in the wake of recent European elections. https://www.thelocal.es/20140527/pope-takes-aim-at-spanish-unemployment Tue, 27 May 2014 12:12:00 +0200 pope-takes-aim-at-spanish-unemployment An entrepreneurial Spaniard has seen his plans to sell off the Twitter account handle @Roma thwarted: nobody in the eternal city of Rome appears to want it. https://www.thelocal.es/20131011/spanish-shoeshiner-fails-in-rome-twitter-quest Fri, 11 Oct 2013 16:07:00 +0200 spanish-shoeshiner-fails-in-rome-twitter-quest The Spanish Government has officially offered its condolences in the wake of a tragedy off the coast of the Italian Island of Lampedusa which led to the death of hundreds of would-be immigrants. https://www.thelocal.es/20131004/spain-grieves-with-italy-after-lampedusa-tragedy Fri, 04 Oct 2013 12:00:00 +0200 spain-grieves-with-italy-after-lampedusa-tragedy A Spanish entrepreneur has offered former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi around €400 million for his Sardinian villa, home to lavish parties and a fake volcano, local media has reported. https://www.thelocal.es/20130819/spaniard-bids-400m-for-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-pad Mon, 19 Aug 2013 15:27:00 +0200 spaniard-bids-400m-for-berlusconis-bunga-bunga-pad Spain, Italy, France and Germany sent their economy and labour ministers to Rome on Friday to look at ways to bring down the high levels of youth unemployment blighting the lives of millions across Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20130614/eu-heavyweights-tackle-jobless-youth-crisis Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:02:00 +0200 eu-heavyweights-tackle-jobless-youth-crisis Spain's horse owners are selling off stallions and mares they can no longer afford to keep and many of these beasts ending up at the nation's slaughterhouses. https://www.thelocal.es/20130312/spain-slaughters-horses-as-crisis-bites Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:46:00 +0100 spain-slaughters-horses-as-crisis-bites Swiss food giant Nestlé has become the latest retailer hit by Europe's horsemeat scandal, announcing it is removing pasta meals from supermarket shelves in Italy and Spain due to contamination. https://www.thelocal.es/20130219/nestle-horsemeat-taken-off-spanish-shelves Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:46:00 +0100 nestle-horsemeat-taken-off-spanish-shelves