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 Ciudadanos has proposed that Spain adopt a Swedish-style paternity leave policy that would allow give fathers to equally share time off with mothers after a new born baby. https://www.thelocal.es/20151120/spain-would-adopt-swedish-style-parental-leave-under-ciudadanos Fri, 20 Nov 2015 18:15:01 +0100 spain-would-adopt-swedish-style-parental-leave-under-ciudadanos The mayor of Madrid mayor has ordered a councillor to reinstate a legal official he sacked after complaining she wasn't showing "complete dedication" to her job because she was a mother. https://www.thelocal.es/20141021/family-committee-member-sorry-for-sacking-mother Tue, 21 Oct 2014 13:13:00 +0200 family-committee-member-sorry-for-sacking-mother Spain's Supreme Court has given a divorced lesbian couple joint custody of the twin girls they had whi le married to each other. https://www.thelocal.es/20131217/high-court-gives-lesbian-mums-dual-maternity Tue, 17 Dec 2013 18:14:00 +0100 high-court-gives-lesbian-mums-dual-maternity A new report which puts Spain near the foot of the table of developed countries for the promotion of successful breastfeeding has rekindled the breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding debate. https://www.thelocal.es/20130619/battle-over-breast-or-bottle-still-rages-in-spain Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:34:00 +0200 battle-over-breast-or-bottle-still-rages-in-spain