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 Europe's top rights court will on Tuesday issue unprecedented verdicts in three separate cases on the responsibility of states in the face of global warming, rulings that could force governments to adopt more ambitious climate policies. https://www.thelocal.es/20240407/top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Sun, 07 Apr 2024 14:48:03 +0200 top-europe-rights-court-to-issue-landmark-climate-verdicts Laws in Spain can take a long time to pass, often having to be approved by various different government bodies, but why is that? What's the process and how does it work? https://www.thelocal.es/20230518/why-do-laws-in-spain-take-so-long-to-come-into-force Thu, 18 May 2023 18:10:01 +0200 why-do-laws-in-spain-take-so-long-to-come-into-force Thousands of police protested in Madrid on Saturday over plans to reform a controversial security law banning the unauthorised use of police images if it puts them in danger. https://www.thelocal.es/20211127/spanish-police-protest-in-madrid-against-gag-law-reform Sat, 27 Nov 2021 18:07:24 +0100 spanish-police-protest-in-madrid-against-gag-law-reform Trials of Spain's famous ex-judge Baltasar Garzón over his handling of two high-profile cases were arbitrary and did not respect principles of judicial independence, a UN committee said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210826/un-committee-slams-spain-for-arbitrary-trials-of-former-judge Thu, 26 Aug 2021 16:32:46 +0200 un-committee-slams-spain-for-arbitrary-trials-of-former-judge Spain's upper house of parliament approved on Wednesday December 23rd, a controversial education reform bill which removes a stipulation that Spanish must be the main language in classrooms across the nation. https://www.thelocal.es/20201224/spain-passes-contested-education-bill Thu, 24 Dec 2020 09:41:01 +0100 spain-passes-contested-education-bill Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has made drafting a new law to tackle prostitution a flagship policy of his first term. The 50-page policy paper reportedly emphasizes "decriminalizing victims" and aims "to abolish prostitution" in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20181207/spanish-governments-draft-bill-on-prostitution-proposes-punishing-clients Fri, 07 Dec 2018 14:27:11 +0100 spanish-governments-draft-bill-on-prostitution-proposes-punishing-clients A Spanish judge has ordered a supermarket to reinstate a worker who was sacked after being caught on video eating a pasty. https://www.thelocal.es/20180511/spanish-supermarket-worker-wins-spy-cam-case-over-empanadilla Fri, 11 May 2018 12:17:07 +0200 spanish-supermarket-worker-wins-spy-cam-case-over-empanadilla After a Barcelona woman declined her doctor's suggestion to induce labour, the hospital came back with police and a court order telling her she had to. https://www.thelocal.es/20160705/court-tells-pregnant-woman-to-induce-labour-against-her-will Tue, 05 Jul 2016 17:29:08 +0200 court-tells-pregnant-woman-to-induce-labour-against-her-will Spain's proposed new public security law, which introduces hefty fines for unauthorised protests and allows for the summary expulsion of migrants that try to enter the country illegally, has sparked fierce opposition from human rights activists https://www.thelocal.es/20141214/spain-angers-activists-with-new-security-law Sun, 14 Dec 2014 18:09:00 +0100 spain-angers-activists-with-new-security-law Spain is one of the worst offenders when it comes to incorrectly adopting and applying European Union laws, with only Italy ranking higher in the disobedience stakes, a new European Commission report reveals. https://www.thelocal.es/20141002/spain-among-worst-offenders-on-eu-law Thu, 02 Oct 2014 14:52:00 +0200 spain-among-worst-offenders-on-eu-law The Spanish city of Palma de Mallorca on Tuesday approved fines of €600 ($820) for people daring to go shirtless in the city centre. To honour the occasion, The Local has rounded up some of the strangest laws in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20140514/top-10-spains-weirdest-laws Wed, 14 May 2014 19:44:00 +0200 top-10-spains-weirdest-laws Spain could soon see private security guards carrying out police-style duties such as stopping and searching people, demanding identification and carrying out arrests. https://www.thelocal.es/20131211/spains-security-guards-to-get-powers-of-arrest Wed, 11 Dec 2013 13:36:00 +0100 spains-security-guards-to-get-powers-of-arrest A medical aid group on Wednesday urged Spain to scrap a "dangerous" austerity reform that has deprived hundreds of thousands of foreigners of access to free health care, saying it was putting lives at risk. https://www.thelocal.es/20130620/doctors-slam-healthcare-cuts-for-immigrants Thu, 20 Jun 2013 11:54:00 +0200 doctors-slam-healthcare-cuts-for-immigrants Spanish laws on the evictions of home owners who are badly behind on their mortgage payments don't fall in line with EU law, the European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130314/eu-demands-changes-to-spains-evictions-laws Thu, 14 Mar 2013 15:11:27 +0100 eu-demands-changes-to-spains-evictions-laws