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 A British MEP has claimed the British government sabotaged Madrid's 2020 Olympic and Paralympic bid as a way of applying pressure on Spain over their dispute with Gibraltar. https://www.thelocal.es/20140520/uk-sabotaged-madrid-olympics-bid-claims Tue, 20 May 2014 16:52:00 +0200 uk-sabotaged-madrid-olympics-bid-claims The organizing committee for Madrid's failed Olympics 2020 bid is hoping to recoup some cash by selling off furniture and electronics items including phones and laptops. https://www.thelocal.es/20131127/madrid-flogs-off-remains-of-failed-olympic-bid Wed, 27 Nov 2013 19:00:00 +0100 madrid-flogs-off-remains-of-failed-olympic-bid The mayor of Barcelona has stirred up the rivalry between Madrid and the Catalan capital by saying his city is the only one in Spain that can compete with "spectacular" Istanbul and Tokyo. https://www.thelocal.es/20130910/only-barcelona-is-olympics-worthy-in-spain Tue, 10 Sep 2013 15:02:00 +0200 only-barcelona-is-olympics-worthy-in-spain Spain is laughing its way to recovery from Madrid's failed Olympic bid by parodying the city mayor's English language speech to the Olympic bosses in which she said there was "nothing quite like a relaxing cup of cafe con leché" in the city's main square. https://www.thelocal.es/20130909/madrid-mayors-cafe-con-leche-goes-viral Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:10:00 +0200 madrid-mayors-cafe-con-leche-goes-viral A united Spain is prepared for the fight for Madrid to win the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games, the bid's president Alejandro Blanco told AFP in an interview. https://www.thelocal.es/20130529/a-madrid-olympics-means-jobs-for-young-people Wed, 29 May 2013 12:54:00 +0200 a-madrid-olympics-means-jobs-for-young-people