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 Spain's Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez will seek parliamentary approval to lead the country on March 2nd, speaker Patxi Lopez announced on Monday in a key step towards trying to unblock the current political stalemate. https://www.thelocal.es/20160215/march-2nd-socialist-chief-to-seek-approval-to-lead-spain Mon, 15 Feb 2016 15:06:18 +0100 march-2nd-socialist-chief-to-seek-approval-to-lead-spain The leader of Spain's anti-austerity party Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, on Friday proposed forming a government with the Socialists, making a left-wing governing alliance more likely after last month's inconclusive election. https://www.thelocal.es/20160122/spain-podemos-proposes-forming-government-with-socialists Fri, 22 Jan 2016 13:54:22 +0100 spain-podemos-proposes-forming-government-with-socialists From telegram bills to tapestry touch-ups, the budget for the Spanish parliament is full of surprises once you scratch below the surface. https://www.thelocal.es/20141223/eight-weird-ways-spanish-parliament-spends-your-money Tue, 23 Dec 2014 12:38:00 +0100 eight-weird-ways-spanish-parliament-spends-your-money Around 2,000 protesters were met by riot police outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid on Saturday in a protest that turned violent against the country's tough new Citizen Security Law. https://www.thelocal.es/20131216/protesters-take-to-streets-over-fascist-fines Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:28:00 +0100 protesters-take-to-streets-over-fascist-fines Spain's Parliament has decided to stop offering subsidized cocktails and mixed drinks at its cafeteria after a public outcry at the cheap drinks prices being offered to the nation's politicians. https://www.thelocal.es/20130606/spains-mps-say-farewell-to-cheap-gin-and-tonics Thu, 06 Jun 2013 20:00:30 +0200 spains-mps-say-farewell-to-cheap-gin-and-tonics Police have arrested four members of anarchist groups suspected of plotting to set fire to a bank ahead of a demonstration planned on Thursday in Madrid against the economic crisis, the government said. https://www.thelocal.es/20130425/cops-bust-bank-burners-in-madrid-raid Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:35:00 +0200 cops-bust-bank-burners-in-madrid-raid In this edition of Spanish Face of the Week, meet Ada Colau, the anti-evictions activist who decided not to throw her shoes at her political enemies. https://www.thelocal.es/20130226/ada-colau-fighting-on-the-home-front Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:32:00 +0100 ada-colau-fighting-on-the-home-front Catalonia's controversial bullfighting ban may soon be a thing of the past after the Spanish parliament agreed to talks on whether the sport is an "asset of cultural of interest". https://www.thelocal.es/20130213/mps-challenge-bullfight-bans Wed, 13 Feb 2013 18:17:00 +0100 mps-challenge-bullfight-bans