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 Collecting obscene amounts of money, writing illegal contracts, handing out bribes - all things you can do with a new Spanish mobile app inspired by headlines of corruption in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20150811/spains-corrupt-mayor-app-jibes-at-political-graft Tue, 11 Aug 2015 10:58:10 +0200 spains-corrupt-mayor-app-jibes-at-political-graft A lawyer has reported 38 Spanish mayors, among them the mayor of Madrid Ana Botella, for failing to remove Franco-era symbols from their towns. https://www.thelocal.es/20150212/mayors-reported-for-francoist-symbols Thu, 12 Feb 2015 11:21:00 +0100 mayors-reported-for-francoist-symbols Quim Brugué, a member of the commission assembled to manage Catalonia's planned November 9th consultation on independence from Spain, has resigned citing "difficulties" in assuring "neutrality". https://www.thelocal.es/20141006/catalan-vote-committee-member-resigns Mon, 06 Oct 2014 15:08:00 +0200 catalan-vote-committee-member-resigns