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 The southern Spanish city of Granada is currently in a battle against graffiti tags and poetic messages plastered all over its white walls, particularly by tourists in the city's historic Albaicín neighbourhood. https://www.thelocal.es/20260413/spains-granada-struggles-to-stamp-out-poetic-vandalism-by-tourists Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:12:33 +0200 spains-granada-struggles-to-stamp-out-poetic-vandalism-by-tourists European leaders reacted on Monday to the defeat of Viktor Orban, who lost Sunday's parliamentary elections in Hungary. Many hailed the result as a victory for democracy and for Europe. https://www.thelocal.es/20260413/historic-moment-european-leaders-react-to-orbans-defeat-in-hungary Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:48:46 +0200 historic-moment-european-leaders-react-to-orbans-defeat-in-hungary Spain may be better known for its wines than its beers, but it has some excellent varieties to choose from. Here's what 'cerveza' to order in different parts of the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20260413/cervezas-the-beer-to-order-in-different-regions-of-spain Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:30:28 +0200 cervezas-the-beer-to-order-in-different-regions-of-spain Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called China's trade imbalance with the European Union "unsustainable" on Monday, as he began a three-day visit to Beijing where he hopes to strengthen economic ties. https://www.thelocal.es/20260413/spains-pm-calls-china-trade-imbalance-with-eu-unsustainable Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:17:14 +0200 spains-pm-calls-china-trade-imbalance-with-eu-unsustainable Despite claims that the EU's new Entry/Exit System (EES) border checks would be "fully operational" by April 10th, many airports have reported disruption and some Channel ports don't even have the technology for full rollout yet. https://www.thelocal.es/20260411/full-rollout-of-new-eu-border-checks-hit-by-delays-and-disruption Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:56:38 +0200 full-rollout-of-new-eu-border-checks-hit-by-delays-and-disruption A bus carrying British tourists veered off a highway down an embankment on Spain's Atlantic island of La Gomera on Friday, killing one Briton and injuring 27 people, including three children, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/british-tourist-bus-crash-in-spains-canaries-kills-one-and-injures-27 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:05:23 +0200 british-tourist-bus-crash-in-spains-canaries-kills-one-and-injures-27 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday accused Spain of waging a diplomatic campaign against Israel after Madrid was barred from taking part in the work of a US‑led centre created to help stabilise post‑war Gaza. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/netanyahu-accuses-spain-of-waging-a-diplomatic-war-against-israel Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:57:00 +0200 netanyahu-accuses-spain-of-waging-a-diplomatic-war-against-israel Spanish police announced Friday the arrest of a man suspected of defrauding young South Americans by promising them access to major football clubs in Spain in exchange for up to €3,000 ($3,500), only for many to end up abandoned and on the street. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/young-south-american-footballers-scammed-and-abandoned-in-spain Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:23:25 +0200 young-south-american-footballers-scammed-and-abandoned-in-spain Spain's foreign minister said on Friday that he had spoken with his Iranian counterpart and urged him to negotiate "in good faith" during talks with the United States in Islamabad. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/spain-urges-iran-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-with-us-following-truce Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:35:48 +0200 spain-urges-iran-to-negotiate-in-good-faith-with-us-following-truce A new report by Spain's tourism alliance predicts that more international visitors will choose Spain this year due to concerns over travelling to or via the Middle East, even though the Iran conflict is set to make the cost of Spanish holidays higher. https://www.thelocal.es/20260410/iran-war-to-draw-more-tourists-to-refuge-spain-despite-higher-holiday-costs Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:42:28 +0200 iran-war-to-draw-more-tourists-to-refuge-spain-despite-higher-holiday-costs The track where a collision between two high-speed trains in Spain left 46 people dead in January broke the day before and went undetected, Spanish media reported investigators as saying on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260409/track-broke-day-before-spains-deadly-train-accident-and-went-undetected Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:48:38 +0200 track-broke-day-before-spains-deadly-train-accident-and-went-undetected Spain and Poland might have run afoul of European Union rules with their tax cuts on fuels aimed at curbing the economic impact of the Middle East war, the European Commission said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260409/eu-warns-spain-over-tax-cuts-on-fuels Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:23:08 +0200 eu-warns-spain-over-tax-cuts-on-fuels The Costa Blanca city of Alicante is planning for one of the most anticipated urban development projects of recent decades – a 35,000 sqm city park which will include 1,400 housing units. https://www.thelocal.es/20260408/spains-alicante-to-unveil-plans-for-new-city-park-with-housing Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:53:38 +0200 spains-alicante-to-unveil-plans-for-new-city-park-with-housing Indonesia has deported UK fugitive Steven Lyons, who was arrested on the resort island of Bali last month for alleged transnational drug trafficking and money laundering in Spain, immigration officials said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260408/indonesia-deports-scottish-crime-boss-wanted-in-spain-on-drug-charges Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:55:23 +0200 indonesia-deports-scottish-crime-boss-wanted-in-spain-on-drug-charges If the sky in your part of Spain has turned yellow or orange, the visibility is poor and the air is stuffier, then it’s highly likely it’s calima. But what is this atmospheric phenomenon and is it bad for your health? https://www.thelocal.es/20220315/weather-in-spain-what-is-calima-and-is-it-bad-for-you Tue, 15 Mar 2022 12:05:31 +0100 weather-in-spain-what-is-calima-and-is-it-bad-for-you The Spanish island of Tenerife will have new flights to two Canadian cities starting this autumn, making it the only direct flight link between the Canary Islands and North America. https://www.thelocal.es/20260407/new-canada-tenerife-flight-route-to-launch-in-october-2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:25:41 +0200 new-canada-tenerife-flight-route-to-launch-in-october-2026 New advice from Spain's Immigration Ministry has revealed that Ukrainians will not be included in the government's controversial mass regularisation process that could see as many as 800,000 undocumented migrants given residency rights in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20260407/ukrainians-to-be-excluded-from-spains-mass-regularisation-of-migrants Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:53:53 +0200 ukrainians-to-be-excluded-from-spains-mass-regularisation-of-migrants A week of legal reckoning for Spain's two main political groups began Monday as a former conservative interior minister went on trial for allegedly spying on an ex-party treasurer who threatened to expose corruption. https://www.thelocal.es/20260406/spains-ex-interior-minister-on-trial-accused-of-spying-to-protect-party Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:06:18 +0200 spains-ex-interior-minister-on-trial-accused-of-spying-to-protect-party A corruption trial of a former right-hand man to Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez begins on Tuesday in a politically explosive case that has threatened to topple the Socialist-led government. https://www.thelocal.es/20260405/spanish-pm-sanchez-under-fire-as-former-top-aide-faces-corruption-trial Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:32:25 +0200 spanish-pm-sanchez-under-fire-as-former-top-aide-faces-corruption-trial The price of diesel fuel has rocketed by more than 30 percent across Europe since the start of the Middle East war highlighting the continent's dependence on imported energy and the lingering prominence of diesel on the car market. https://www.thelocal.es/20260404/european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices Sat, 04 Apr 2026 16:17:02 +0200 european-drivers-choke-on-rising-diesel-prices