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 Spanish woman on holiday with her husband died in the Paris gas explosion on Saturday, a source with the Spanish foreign ministry said. https://www.thelocal.es/20190112/death-toll-reaches-three-as-spanish-woman-dies-from-paris-gas-explosion-injuries Sat, 12 Jan 2019 16:45:35 +0100 death-toll-reaches-three-as-spanish-woman-dies-from-paris-gas-explosion-injuries Spain will quickly ratify a global pact aimed at taming climate change, a step which had been delayed by months of political paralysis, Environment Minister Isabel Garcia Tejerina said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20161112/spain-vows-to-quickly-ratify-climate-pact Sat, 12 Nov 2016 17:35:20 +0100 spain-vows-to-quickly-ratify-climate-pact Concerns about terrorism in the wake of the Paris terror attacks sees support shift back towards traditional two parties, a new poll shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20151123/paris-terror-attacks-pushes-spanish-voters-towards-more-experienced-parties Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:02:52 +0100 paris-terror-attacks-pushes-spanish-voters-towards-more-experienced-parties Flags are flying at half mast and a minute’s silence was held around Spain at midday as Spaniards came out in support of their northern neighbours after Friday’s horrific terror attacks, which left 129 dead. https://www.thelocal.es/20151116/spain-pays-tribute-to-victims-of-paris-terror-attacks Mon, 16 Nov 2015 11:58:09 +0100 spain-pays-tribute-to-victims-of-paris-terror-attacks King Felipe VI will make his first state visit as king on Tuesday, speaking at France's National Assembly where he will pay tribute to the Spanish Republicans who liberated Paris after the Second World War. https://www.thelocal.es/20150324/felipe-to-honour-republicans-on-french-state-visit Tue, 24 Mar 2015 11:09:53 +0100 felipe-to-honour-republicans-on-french-state-visit French Islamist gunman Amedy Coulibaly, who killed five people during a siege on a Jewish supermarket in Paris, drove his family to Spain on January 1st so that they could fly to Istanbul without raising suspicions before entering Syria. https://www.thelocal.es/20150116/terrorist-brought-family-to-spain-for-syria-flight Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:02:00 +0100 terrorist-brought-family-to-spain-for-syria-flight Five years after it closed for a two-year renovation, Paris's Picasso museum — which houses one of the world's most extensive collections of the Spanish master's work — is to reopen its doors. https://www.thelocal.es/20140219/picasso-museum-reopens-doors Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:01:55 +0100 picasso-museum-reopens-doors Thousands of anti-abortionists took to the streets of the French capital on Sunday calling for France to adopt similar pro-life legislation to that drafted by the Spanish government last month. https://www.thelocal.es/20140120/viva-espaa-paris-pro-lifers-want-spains-abortion-law Mon, 20 Jan 2014 17:56:00 +0100 viva-espaa-paris-pro-lifers-want-spains-abortion-law It's official: Spain and France's leaders announced on Wednesday the launch of a direct fast-train service between Barcelona and Paris on December 15th. Tickets go on sale on Thursday with prices for a one-way ticket ranging from €59 ($80) to €170. https://www.thelocal.es/20131128/barcelonaparis-fast-train-tickets-go-on-sale Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:38:00 +0100 barcelonaparis-fast-train-tickets-go-on-sale A new high speed train linking Barcelona and Paris in just six and half hours could be up and running as early as mid-December making the French capital more accessible than ever. https://www.thelocal.es/20131121/barcelonaparis-high-speed-train-set-for-launch Thu, 21 Nov 2013 16:40:00 +0100 barcelonaparis-high-speed-train-set-for-launch Pablo Picasso's stepdaughter has seen over 400 artworks by the Spanish artist stolen from her in recent years, a French newspaper reported on Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130712/they-has-stolen-over-400-picasso-works Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:03:00 +0200 they-has-stolen-over-400-picasso-works At least 32 flights between Spain and France have been cancelled because of a strike by French air traffic controllers. https://www.thelocal.es/20130611/french-air-traffic-strike-causes-flight-chaos Tue, 11 Jun 2013 15:08:46 +0200 french-air-traffic-strike-causes-flight-chaos Catalan radio station RAC-1 has dispelled fears that the Argentinian star would be out for approximately three weeks following a hamstring injury sustained on Tuesday night's game against PSG. https://www.thelocal.es/20130403/catalan-radio-messi-out-for-ten-days-not-three-weeks Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:38:00 +0200 catalan-radio-messi-out-for-ten-days-not-three-weeks