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 Spain's foreign minister claimed on Monday that the Catalan independence crisis had cost the country "a billion" euros as fallout from the turmoil continued to hamper growth in the wealthy region. https://www.thelocal.es/20180101/spanis-foreign-minister-says-catalan-crisis-cost-1-bn Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:50:27 +0100 spanis-foreign-minister-says-catalan-crisis-cost-1-bn Spain's unemployment rate will fall below 17 percent by year end, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday, bettering previous government forecasts. https://www.thelocal.es/20170328/spain-is-continuing-to-beat-expectations-on-unemployment Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:25:16 +0200 spain-is-continuing-to-beat-expectations-on-unemployment Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday he was not in the running to head up the Eurogroup, whose current chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem is facing calls to resign. https://www.thelocal.es/20170328/spains-economy-minister-rules-himself-out-of-the-running-for-the-eurogroup-top-job Tue, 28 Mar 2017 15:41:26 +0200 spains-economy-minister-rules-himself-out-of-the-running-for-the-eurogroup-top-job Spain's economy minister would be a good head of the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Sunday as the current chair faces calls to resign. https://www.thelocal.es/20170326/spains-rajoy-backs-economy-minister-for-eurogroup-head Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:43:10 +0200 spains-rajoy-backs-economy-minister-for-eurogroup-head Spain said Tuesday it hopes Greeks will recall that European aid helped keep their public services running when they vote in a snap election next month. https://www.thelocal.es/20141231/spain-reminds-greeks-what-they-owe-europe Wed, 31 Dec 2014 08:21:00 +0100 spain-reminds-greeks-what-they-owe-europe Spain's economy minister Luis de Guindos, widely tipped by many to become the next leader of the Eurogroup forum of eurozone finance ministers, may have to wait for up to a year before he finds out if he has landed the role. https://www.thelocal.es/20140901/spains-economy-minister-luis-de-guindos-left-hanging-over-eurogroup-post-eu-brussels Mon, 01 Sep 2014 11:58:00 +0200 spains-economy-minister-luis-de-guindos-left-hanging-over-eurogroup-post-eu-brussels German Chancellor Angela Merkel gave her powerful backing Monday to Spain's economy minister, Luis de Guindos, in his bid to lead the Eurogroup forum of eurozone finance ministers. https://www.thelocal.es/20140825/merkel-backs-spanish-mp-for-top-eu-finance-job Mon, 25 Aug 2014 15:17:22 +0200 merkel-backs-spanish-mp-for-top-eu-finance-job Spain's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos will have to wait to find out if he is to become head of the Eurogroup of EU finance ministers after the European Council was unable to reach a decision on key roles on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140717/minister-left-hanging-over-top-eu-post Thu, 17 Jul 2014 11:03:17 +0200 minister-left-hanging-over-top-eu-post The Spanish government expects first quarter growth to "at least" match the 0.2 percent expansion posted in the final quarter of 2013, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140318/spains-economy-continues-to-grow Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:58:00 +0100 spains-economy-continues-to-grow Spain's economy is set to grow by "nearly 1.0 percent" in 2014, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Tuesday as the euro nation's struggling recovery gains traction. https://www.thelocal.es/20140128/spain-to-grown-1-percent-in-2014-economy-minister Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:20:00 +0100 spain-to-grown-1-percent-in-2014-economy-minister Spain's economy grew by about 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, faster than the 0.1 percent seen in the previous quarter, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140114/spain-grows-03-percent-growth-in-fourth-quarter-of-2013 Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:42:11 +0100 spain-grows-03-percent-growth-in-fourth-quarter-of-2013 It will take Spain two decades, or until 2033, to see pre-crisis unemployment and growth levels, consultants PWC argue in a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20131204/spain-wont-recover-from-crisis-until-2033 Wed, 04 Dec 2013 12:39:00 +0100 spain-wont-recover-from-crisis-until-2033 Spain is about to raise its forecasts for economic growth and employment as it emerges from a two-year recession, the country's economy minister said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130916/confident-spain-set-to-revise-up-growth-forecast Mon, 16 Sep 2013 15:56:08 +0200 confident-spain-set-to-revise-up-growth-forecast Spain's two major political parties are running neck and neck in the polls with support for the Spanish Government still in freefall despite repeated messages that the country is about to see a return to growth. https://www.thelocal.es/20130909/support-slumps-for-scandal-hit-government Mon, 09 Sep 2013 12:11:11 +0200 support-slumps-for-scandal-hit-government Spain's long-term borrowing costs eased on Thursday in a bond sale, authorities said, a further sign of strengthening confidence in the country as it hopes to crawl out of recession. https://www.thelocal.es/20130905/borrowing-costs-drop-in-spanish-bond-bonanza Thu, 05 Sep 2013 16:00:43 +0200 borrowing-costs-drop-in-spanish-bond-bonanza Spain is reaping the benefits of austerity policies and expects economic recovery to take place sooner than previously reported, the country's Economy Minister Luis de Guindos has told the Financial Times. https://www.thelocal.es/20130905/we-see-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-economy-minister Thu, 05 Sep 2013 12:19:00 +0200 we-see-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-economy-minister Spain said on Tuesday it had eked out a sixth straight month of shrinking jobless queues in August but the number of people registered as unemployed dipped by just 31 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20130903/thirty-one-spaniards-find-work-in-august Tue, 03 Sep 2013 11:59:00 +0200 thirty-one-spaniards-find-work-in-august Spanish short-term borrowing costs rose sharply on Tuesday, reflecting market concerns over China and over US monetary policy which Spain's finance minister said posed a risk to its economic recovery. https://www.thelocal.es/20130625/borrowing-costs-rise-on-back-of-china-growth-fear Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:36:29 +0200 borrowing-costs-rise-on-back-of-china-growth-fear Spain, the eurozone's fourth-largest economy, started to emerge from recession during the second quarter, Economy Minister Luis de Guindos asserted on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130619/economy-minister-touts-closer-to-zero-growth Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:17:00 +0200 economy-minister-touts-closer-to-zero-growth The president of Germany's Max Planck Society, one of the world's most important scientific research centres, has criticized Spain's science spending cuts in the wake of the institute receiving a major Spanish prize. https://www.thelocal.es/20130613/top-german-scientist-slams-spains-science-crisis Thu, 13 Jun 2013 12:57:00 +0200 top-german-scientist-slams-spains-science-crisis