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 Luis Bárcenas, currently on bail over alleged involvement in two major corruption scandals, has been given two weeks 'holiday' leave at his mountain home. https://www.thelocal.es/20150807/spains-most-corrupt-man-gets-holiday-leave Fri, 07 Aug 2015 18:58:02 +0200 spains-most-corrupt-man-gets-holiday-leave A judge investigating the disappearance of vital computer files in a corruption scandal involving Spain's ruling party claims he has also lost the lawsuit documents he’d compiled on the matter. https://www.thelocal.es/20150219/judge-loses-key-files-in-spanish-corruption-probe-barcenas-laptop Thu, 19 Feb 2015 12:06:00 +0100 judge-loses-key-files-in-spanish-corruption-probe-barcenas-laptop The Spanish Prime Minister has once again denied accusations made by the former treasurer of his ruling Popular Party that he knew about the existence of a secret party slush fund and even received under-the-table payments from the pool of money. https://www.thelocal.es/20150127/spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy-denies-knowledge-of-slush-fund Tue, 27 Jan 2015 11:13:00 +0100 spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy-denies-knowledge-of-slush-fund The former treasurer of Spain’s ruling Popular Party, Luis Bárcenas, currently under investigation on corruption charges, is set to leave prison on Thursday after his family raised €200,000 ($230,000) in bail money. https://www.thelocal.es/20150122/brcenas-to-leave-prison-on-thursday Thu, 22 Jan 2015 11:08:00 +0100 brcenas-to-leave-prison-on-thursday Spain's High Court has agreed to the release on bail of Luis Bárcenas, the former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party, currently being investigated on corruption charges. https://www.thelocal.es/20150120/luis-barcenas-sees-bail-set-at-200000-spain-corruption Tue, 20 Jan 2015 12:13:00 +0100 luis-barcenas-sees-bail-set-at-200000-spain-corruption In a week which has seen yet another major corruption scandal bust wide open in Spain, The Local casts an eye over some of the major cases still causing headaches for the country's judges. You've been warned. https://www.thelocal.es/20141030/top-ten-corruption-cases-plaguing-spain-scandal Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:24:00 +0100 top-ten-corruption-cases-plaguing-spain-scandal Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday begged for forgiveness on behalf of the country's ruling Popular Party a day after police arrested several party members in anti-corruption raids. https://www.thelocal.es/20141028/spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy-apologizes-over-corruption Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:16:00 +0100 spanish-pm-mariano-rajoy-apologizes-over-corruption Just days after 26 suspected members of the Italian Camorra mob were arrested in Madrid, police investigations have revealed that one of the top mafia bosses claimed to have contact and business plans with disgraced Popular Party treasurer Luis Bárcenas. https://www.thelocal.es/20140711/mafia-camorra-luis-barcenas-phone Fri, 11 Jul 2014 12:39:00 +0200 mafia-camorra-luis-barcenas-phone An employee of the architectural firm that remodelled the headquarters of Spain's ruling party told a court on Wednesday that the company kept as much as €50,000 ($68,000) in cash on hand for costs including "biscuits". https://www.thelocal.es/20140710/governments-architect-had-50k-slush-fund-for-biscuits Thu, 10 Jul 2014 12:15:00 +0200 governments-architect-had-50k-slush-fund-for-biscuits The former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party won't be allowed to walk the prison courtyard for nearly five months after directing insults at Civil Guard police officers and refusing to be handcuffed. https://www.thelocal.es/20140416/spain-barcenas-treasurer-violent-prison Wed, 16 Apr 2014 13:02:00 +0200 spain-barcenas-treasurer-violent-prison A man who disguised himself as a priest to break into the home of the Spanish government's disgraced former treasurer was suffering from delusions and saw himself as 'Spain's saviour', a Madrid court heard on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140410/fake-priest-wanted-to-rescue-spain Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:59:36 +0200 fake-priest-wanted-to-rescue-spain Spain's ruling Popular Party ran a form of secret slush fund for many years, a Spanish judge said in a decision on Wednesday. The party's disgraced former treasurer will now appear in court for questioning over the matter. https://www.thelocal.es/20140402/spain-ruling-party-ran-second-set-of-books-judge-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:14:00 +0200 spain-ruling-party-ran-second-set-of-books-judge-2 A man disguised as a prison chaplain broke into the family home of Spain's disgraced ex-treasurer Luis Bárcenas and held his family hostage for over an hour, demanding they hand over a flash drive that had the power to "bring down Spain's government". https://www.thelocal.es/20131024/priest-attacks-family-of-spains-most-hated-man Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:21:00 +0200 priest-attacks-family-of-spains-most-hated-man A scandal destabilising Spain's conservative leaders flared anew after a disgraced former official repeated corruption allegations in a new court case, further damaging the ruling party. https://www.thelocal.es/20131020/lawsuit-revives-scandal-spains-leaders-tried-to-quell Sun, 20 Oct 2013 13:37:00 +0200 lawsuit-revives-scandal-spains-leaders-tried-to-quell A Spanish judge investigating a ruling party corruption scandal on Friday ruled out calling up Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy as a witness. https://www.thelocal.es/20131011/spanish-pm-escapes-corruption-case-call-up Fri, 11 Oct 2013 19:54:49 +0200 spanish-pm-escapes-corruption-case-call-up The scandal-hit former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP)on Friday asked the judge investigating him to give him access to €5,000 ($6,000) a month so he can pay his bills. https://www.thelocal.es/20130906/corrupt-official-asks-judge-for-cash-lifeline Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:25:00 +0200 corrupt-official-asks-judge-for-cash-lifeline Former high officials of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) on Tuesday admitted to Spain's High Court they had failed to control party funding but denied any knowledge of an illegal slush fund. https://www.thelocal.es/20130814/top-official-admits-he-received-barcenas-bonuses Wed, 14 Aug 2013 10:38:00 +0200 top-official-admits-he-received-barcenas-bonuses The disgraced former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP) continued to receive a salary from the party even after Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy entered office, Spanish media reported on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130812/disgraced-ex-treasurer-stayed-on-party-payroll Mon, 12 Aug 2013 12:22:39 +0200 disgraced-ex-treasurer-stayed-on-party-payroll Most Spaniards believe the Spanish Prime Minister's appearance in Parliament on Thursday to answer questions about a slush fund scandal affecting his party won't shed any light on the issue, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20130729/spanish-pm-wont-explain-slush-fund-scandal-poll Mon, 29 Jul 2013 12:25:00 +0200 spanish-pm-wont-explain-slush-fund-scandal-poll Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday said he would appear in the country's parliament on August 1st to answer questions about the scandal involving alleged illegal funding of his ruling Popular Party (PP). https://www.thelocal.es/20130722/spanish-pm-to-appear-in-parliament-in-slush-fund-scandal Mon, 22 Jul 2013 18:05:00 +0200 spanish-pm-to-appear-in-parliament-in-slush-fund-scandal