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 King Felipe VI on Wednesday marked the 10th anniversary of his accession to the Spanish throne, putting the spotlight on a decade of efforts to restore the image of the monarchy following scandals that led his father Juan Carlos to abdicate. https://www.thelocal.es/20240619/in-images-king-felipe-vi-marks-10-tough-years-on-spains-throne Wed, 19 Jun 2024 19:33:36 +0200 in-images-king-felipe-vi-marks-10-tough-years-on-spains-throne After a decade on the Spanish throne, King Felipe VI is steadily growing in popularity. If things were ever to turn sour, could the Spanish public and government actually oust the monarch and turn Spain into a republic? https://www.thelocal.es/20240617/could-spain-ever-dethrone-king-felipe-and-become-a-republic Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:15:04 +0200 could-spain-ever-dethrone-king-felipe-and-become-a-republic Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, widely credited with having regenerated the scandal-tainted monarchy for a new era. https://www.thelocal.es/20240521/spains-king-and-queen-mark-20th-wedding-anniversary-in-new-era-for-crown Tue, 21 May 2024 11:19:56 +0200 spains-king-and-queen-mark-20th-wedding-anniversary-in-new-era-for-crown A UK judge on Friday ruled that the former lover of Spain's exiled ex-king Juan Carlos I cannot bring a claim of harassment against him in the courts in London. https://www.thelocal.es/20231006/uk-judge-throws-out-harassment-case-against-spains-former-king Fri, 06 Oct 2023 17:40:18 +0200 uk-judge-throws-out-harassment-case-against-spains-former-king Spain's disgraced former king Juan Carlos I arrived back in his homeland Monday on his fourth visit since fleeing into self-imposed exile in Abu Dhabi in 2020 over a string of financial scandals. https://www.thelocal.es/20230926/spains-disgraced-ex-king-back-to-see-his-rascal Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:03:58 +0200 spains-disgraced-ex-king-back-to-see-his-rascal If you want to tune in to watch the first British coronation in 70 years on Saturday May 6th, here are the TV channels and other platforms that will broadcast the event in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20230505/where-to-watch-king-charles-iiis-coronation-on-tv-in-spain Fri, 05 May 2023 16:25:20 +0200 where-to-watch-king-charles-iiis-coronation-on-tv-in-spain The junior partner in Spain's leftist coalition government on Monday criticised King Felipe VI's plans to visit Qatar later this week to attend the Spanish team's opening World Cup match. https://www.thelocal.es/20221122/spains-king-slammed-over-plans-to-visit-qatar Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:13:22 +0100 spains-king-slammed-over-plans-to-visit-qatar After nearly two years in exile following a string of financial scandals, Spain's former king makes his first trip home Thursday, on a brief visit that has sparked widespread criticism among members of Spain's left-wing coalition government. https://www.thelocal.es/20220519/spanish-government-opposed-to-ex-kings-informal-return Thu, 19 May 2022 18:47:24 +0200 spanish-government-opposed-to-ex-kings-informal-return Spain's former king Juan Carlos will return to Spain on Thursday after nearly two years in exile in the United Arab Emirates, the royal household confirmed on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220519/spains-ex-king-makes-brief-return-to-spain-from-exile Thu, 19 May 2022 11:38:43 +0200 spains-ex-king-makes-brief-return-to-spain-from-exile Spain's leftist government and King Felipe VI have taken steps to boost the transparency of the monarchy, which has been tainted by financial scandals involving senior royals including his father, former monarch Juan Carlos. https://www.thelocal.es/20220427/how-spain-aims-to-make-its-scandal-hit-monarchy-more-transparent Wed, 27 Apr 2022 11:39:06 +0200 how-spain-aims-to-make-its-scandal-hit-monarchy-more-transparent Spain’s royal palace on Monday unveiled King Felipe VI’s personal wealth for the first time, saying it amounted to €2.6 million ($2.8 million). https://www.thelocal.es/20220426/spains-king-unveils-personal-assets-of-e2-6-million Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:10:26 +0200 spains-king-unveils-personal-assets-of-e2-6-million Spain's former king Juan Carlos I will appeal a ruling that he does not have state immunity, as he fights harassment claims from his ex-lover, a court heard Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220329/spains-former-king-to-appeal-no-immunity-ruling Tue, 29 Mar 2022 19:26:41 +0200 spains-former-king-to-appeal-no-immunity-ruling Spain's former king Juan Carlos said he will stay in Abu Dhabi despite the closure of investigations into his financial dealings that led to his self-imposed exile in the UAE, the Spanish royal family announced on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220308/spains-former-king-juan-carlos-to-stay-in-uae-royal-family Tue, 08 Mar 2022 10:07:00 +0100 spains-former-king-juan-carlos-to-stay-in-uae-royal-family Swiss prosecutors said Monday they have closed a case against former Spanish king Juan Carlos over suspicions he received €88 million in kickbacks for facilitating a high-speed rail contract in Saudi Arabia awarded to a Spanish consortium. https://www.thelocal.es/20211213/swiss-prosecutors-close-corruption-case-against-spain-ex-king Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:23:18 +0100 swiss-prosecutors-close-corruption-case-against-spain-ex-king Spain's Prime Minister on Monday said that the sovereign immunity which protects Spanish monarchs from prosecution is outdated and unnecessary, at a time when emeritus king Juan Carlos remains in exile over his troubles with the law. https://www.thelocal.es/20211018/the-king-shouldnt-be-untouchable-says-spains-pm Mon, 18 Oct 2021 15:06:29 +0200 the-king-shouldnt-be-untouchable-says-spains-pm Spain's scandal-hit former king Juan Carlos I, who now lives in exile, has settled a debt of over four million euros with the Spanish tax authorities, daily newspaper El Pais reported Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20210225/spains-former-king-settles-4-million-tax-debt-from-exile Fri, 26 Feb 2021 00:02:48 +0100 spains-former-king-settles-4-million-tax-debt-from-exile By settling a back tax bill, Spain's former king, Juan Carlos I, is trying to avoid an embarrassing lawsuit, but he has further dented the image of the monarchy and deepened tensions within the country's leftist coalition government. https://www.thelocal.es/20201212/analysis-will-spains-former-kings-tax-deal-help-or-harm-the-monarchy Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:50:53 +0100 analysis-will-spains-former-kings-tax-deal-help-or-harm-the-monarchy Juan Carlos, the former king of Spain who has gone into exile in the face of corruption allegations, has travelled to Abu Dhabi according to Spanish newspaper ABC, contradicting earlier press reports about his whereabouts. https://www.thelocal.es/20200807/former-spanish-king-juan-carlos-in-abu-dhabi Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:55:00 +0200 former-spanish-king-juan-carlos-in-abu-dhabi Spain's scandal-hit emeritus king Juan Carlos has moved abroad to try to protect image of the monarchy, a fragile institution which has seen its popularity drop but still enjoys strong protection under the constitution. https://www.thelocal.es/20200807/spains-fragile-monarchy-grapples-with-ex-kings-woes Fri, 07 Aug 2020 11:42:58 +0200 spains-fragile-monarchy-grapples-with-ex-kings-woes King Juan Carlos has announced that he will retire from public life on June 2nd, the fifth anniversary of his abdication. https://www.thelocal.es/20190529/in-pics-the-life-of-king-juan-carlos Wed, 29 May 2019 15:01:42 +0200 in-pics-the-life-of-king-juan-carlos