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 After spending his first night in a tent in central Madrid, David Muller-Plantenberg said he would remain there as long as needed to press the government to tackle Spain’s housing crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20260927/housing-protesters-dig-in-for-long-stay-in-madrid-square Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:34:44 +0200 housing-protesters-dig-in-for-long-stay-in-madrid-square After recent regional election breakthroughs by the Alternative for Germany (AfD), here is an overview of radical, nationalist and far- and hard-right parties' positions across Europe in recent years. https://www.thelocal.es/20260926/breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe Sat, 26 Sep 2026 15:11:29 +0200 breakthroughs-for-the-radical-and-far-right-in-europe Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham met with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sánchez this week, two of the only centre-left leaders remaining in Europe. What's in store for British nationals in Spain, the re-join campaign and UK-Spain relations? https://www.thelocal.es/20260925/what-will-change-for-brits-in-spain-with-burnham-as-new-uk-pm Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:22:57 +0200 what-will-change-for-brits-in-spain-with-burnham-as-new-uk-pm The leader of Spain’s conservative PP on Sunday reiterated his party’s calls for tougher citizenship and immigration policies, stating that he wants to “completely” close the country’s borders to foreigners who "live off others" or who break the law. https://www.thelocal.es/20260921/spains-opposition-wants-to-close-door-to-migrants-who-dont-work Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:58:46 +0200 spains-opposition-wants-to-close-door-to-migrants-who-dont-work Spain's conservative People's Party continues to toughen its stance on migration by proposing a law that would revoke the Spanish citizenship of naturalised foreigners who commit serious crimes in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20260916/pp-aims-to-revoke-spanish-citizenship-of-foreigners-who-commit-crimes Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:47:07 +0200 pp-aims-to-revoke-spanish-citizenship-of-foreigners-who-commit-crimes Italy said on Tuesday it had extended for another 15 days its border checks for travellers from Spain, drawing a tit-for-tat response from Madrid in the ongoing spat between the two EU members. https://www.thelocal.es/20260915/italy-and-spain-extend-tit-for-tat-border-checks-in-wake-of-migrant-rush Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:19:23 +0200 italy-and-spain-extend-tit-for-tat-border-checks-in-wake-of-migrant-rush Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Monday dismissed as Netflix-worthy allegations he was being blackmailed by Morocco over the migration crisis in Spain's North African territory of Ceuta. https://www.thelocal.es/20260915/spains-pm-denies-being-blackmailed-by-morocco Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:35:06 +0200 spains-pm-denies-being-blackmailed-by-morocco The unending migration crisis in Spain's north African territory of Ceuta is inflicting potentially terminal damage on Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ahead of next year's general election, analysts say. https://www.thelocal.es/20260912/can-spains-sanchez-survive-ceuta-migrant-crisis Sat, 12 Sep 2026 09:23:08 +0200 can-spains-sanchez-survive-ceuta-migrant-crisis Healthcare, housing, family rights, protection of minors, freedom of expression and more - Pedro Sánchez's leftist government is looking to pass numerous bills ahead of the 2027 general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20260909/eight-key-laws-that-could-be-passed-this-political-year-in-spain Wed, 09 Sep 2026 10:37:23 +0200 eight-key-laws-that-could-be-passed-this-political-year-in-spain Spain's interior ministry apologised to journalists and denied muzzling the media on Tuesday after a report revealed it had secretly compiled a list of reporters and their political opinions. https://www.thelocal.es/20260909/spains-interior-ministry-in-press-freedom-row-over-journalist-blacklist Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:41:48 +0200 spains-interior-ministry-in-press-freedom-row-over-journalist-blacklist A points-based visa system, 'national priority' for Spaniards in housing and welfare, tougher citizenship rules? These are just some of the possible outcomes of a PP-Vox coalition, which polls suggest is possible following next year's general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20260904/what-a-pp-vox-government-would-mean-for-foreigners-in-spain Fri, 04 Sep 2026 11:10:25 +0200 what-a-pp-vox-government-would-mean-for-foreigners-in-spain As immigration dominates the public debate in Spain, the PP-Vox right-wing bloc has crossed an important threshold in the polls for the first time in three years, in turn suggesting the possible outcome of next year's general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20260907/spains-right-wing-bloc-polls-absolute-majority-amid-migrant-crisis Mon, 07 Sep 2026 10:58:51 +0200 spains-right-wing-bloc-polls-absolute-majority-amid-migrant-crisis Is climate change set for a comeback as a top EU priority, after a deadly summer of record-breaking heatwaves across Europe? https://www.thelocal.es/20260904/will-the-european-union-take-up-the-climate-fight-after-brutal-heatwaves Fri, 04 Sep 2026 10:10:40 +0200 will-the-european-union-take-up-the-climate-fight-after-brutal-heatwaves Italy and Spain announced on Monday a 15-day extension of reciprocal border checks imposed in a spat over a migrant rush last month into the Spanish north African territory of Ceuta. https://www.thelocal.es/20260831/italy-extends-schengen-ban-for-spain-for-15-days Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:32:19 +0200 italy-extends-schengen-ban-for-spain-for-15-days A community of some 30,000 mainly British and Spanish nationals in Orihuela Costa is demanding independence from the municipality of Orihuela and has even formed its own political party – the Orihuela Costa Independence Party (PIOC). https://www.thelocal.es/20260831/british-spanish-community-of-30000-seek-independence-in-spains-orihuela Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:11:29 +0200 british-spanish-community-of-30000-seek-independence-in-spains-orihuela Spain's Minister of Transport has tentatively thrown his hat in the ring as a potential successor to Pedro Sánchez when the leader of the PSOE steps down. https://www.thelocal.es/20260824/oscar-puente-future-leader-of-spains-socialists Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:25:09 +0200 oscar-puente-future-leader-of-spains-socialists Six EU countries are stepping up calls for a bloc-wide windfall tax on oil companies as profits soar due to the Middle East war, according to a letter seen by AFP Saturday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260823/six-eu-countries-urge-windfall-tax-on-energy-firms Sun, 23 Aug 2026 12:37:46 +0200 six-eu-countries-urge-windfall-tax-on-energy-firms The EU pushed back Friday at renewed trade pressure from the United States, as Washington said the bloc was enabling Chinese evasion of US tariffs and stepped up calls for it to roll back flagship green rules on businesses. https://www.thelocal.es/20260815/eu-pushes-back-as-us-revives-trade-pressure-on-bloc Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:54:42 +0200 eu-pushes-back-as-us-revives-trade-pressure-on-bloc Eurovision Song Contest organisers announced Wednesday that they were excluding any country in an armed conflict from hosting the competition, as the Bulgarian Black Sea city of Burgas will host Eurovision 2027. https://www.thelocal.es/20260813/eurovision-to-bar-countries-at-war-from-hosting Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:35:09 +0200 eurovision-to-bar-countries-at-war-from-hosting With border checks now in place both ways for people travelling between Italy and Spain, who exactly are they being applied to and what happens next? https://www.thelocal.es/20260810/whats-happening-with-border-checks-between-italy-and-spain Mon, 10 Aug 2026 14:22:04 +0200 whats-happening-with-border-checks-between-italy-and-spain