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 Tens of thousands of Spaniards rallied across the country on Saturday to demand better pensions as unions accused the government of seeking to privatise retirement benefits. https://www.thelocal.es/20180318/spaniards-rally-for-better-pensions Sun, 18 Mar 2018 05:11:06 +0100 spaniards-rally-for-better-pensions Brits living in Spain could find themselves falling victim to a clampdown on expats using the UK's National Health Service. https://www.thelocal.es/20150417/british-expats-fall-victim-to-nhs-clampdown Fri, 17 Apr 2015 14:56:18 +0200 british-expats-fall-victim-to-nhs-clampdown A transsexual has won a ten-year-long battle to receive a widow's pension after she was repeatedly denied the right to one for not having had any children with her de facto partner. https://www.thelocal.es/20130429/spanish-transsexual-bags-widow-pension Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:06:00 +0200 spanish-transsexual-bags-widow-pension Spain's government said on Friday it will tighten conditions for older workers and those seeking early retirement to save €5 billion ($6.5 billion) as part of its crisis cost-saving measures. https://www.thelocal.es/20130316/spain-curbs-early-retirement-to-save-cash Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:29:00 +0100 spain-curbs-early-retirement-to-save-cash