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 EU Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Wednesday there was no "diabolical plan" by Spain and Portugal to topple Greece's new hard-left government after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras accused the countries of undermining debt talks with Brussels. https://www.thelocal.es/20150305/juncker-no-diabolical-plan-against-greece Thu, 05 Mar 2015 13:38:00 +0100 juncker-no-diabolical-plan-against-greece The EU took a step Wednesday to reduce its energy dependence, especially on Russia, seeking instead to improve connections between renewable energy giants Spain and Portugal, and the rest of Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20150305/spain-and-portugal-could-be-eu-energy-saviours Thu, 05 Mar 2015 10:17:00 +0100 spain-and-portugal-could-be-eu-energy-saviours Spain cannot say it has left behind its economic crisis until the sky-high unemployment rate returns to "normal levels", EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker said in an interview published Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150304/elections-dont-change-treaties-warns-juncker Wed, 04 Mar 2015 13:49:00 +0100 elections-dont-change-treaties-warns-juncker The president-elect of the European Comission, Jean-Claude Juncker, said on Wednesday he wouldn't "meddle" in the issue of possible independence for the region of Catalonia from the rest of Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140709/catalonia-is-an-issue-for-spain-new-eu-president Wed, 09 Jul 2014 13:38:00 +0200 catalonia-is-an-issue-for-spain-new-eu-president