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 Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez's Socialists seek to avoid a drubbing in the key region of Andalusia on Sunday, following a string of electoral losses ahead of next year's national vote. https://www.thelocal.es/20260515/spains-pm-faces-key-andalusia-vote-after-series-of-defeats Fri, 15 May 2026 09:46:42 +0200 spains-pm-faces-key-andalusia-vote-after-series-of-defeats Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Thursday said Barcelona star Lamine Yamal had made Spain "proud" for waving a Palestinian flag at a victory parade that sparked Israeli accusations of "inciting hatred". https://www.thelocal.es/20260515/spains-pm-proud-of-barcas-yamal-in-palestinian-flag-row Fri, 15 May 2026 09:24:24 +0200 spains-pm-proud-of-barcas-yamal-in-palestinian-flag-row Voters in Spain's most populous region are set to head to the polls this weekend. But who's running, what do the polls say, and what could the results of Andalusia's regional election mean for national politics? https://www.thelocal.es/20260326/qa-who-will-win-andalusias-elections-and-why-does-it-matter-for-spain Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:20:48 +0100 qa-who-will-win-andalusias-elections-and-why-does-it-matter-for-spain As Ceuta and Melilla are brought back into the international spotlight via a US Congress report, The Local considers how these two cities in North Africa became Spanish and why do they remain so to this day? https://www.thelocal.es/20220328/why-are-ceuta-and-melilla-spanish Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:35:45 +0200 why-are-ceuta-and-melilla-spanish Whether it be US Congressional budget reports, Israeli newspaper columns or shifting geopolitics, there are some suggesting that Spain's sovereignty claims on its two autonomous cities in North Africa could be coming under threat. https://www.thelocal.es/20260508/will-trump-threaten-spains-sovereignty-over-ceuta-and-melilla Fri, 08 May 2026 09:22:44 +0200 will-trump-threaten-spains-sovereignty-over-ceuta-and-melilla US President Donald Trump is withdrawing troops from Germany and has threatened to do the same in Spain. The impact of such an exit would be considerable, especially where the US military is stationed, but is it likely to ever happen? https://www.thelocal.es/20260507/what-would-be-the-impact-on-spain-if-the-us-military-left Thu, 07 May 2026 15:58:33 +0200 what-would-be-the-impact-on-spain-if-the-us-military-left An American citizen has applied for political asylum in Spain's Balearic Islands, claiming that he fears returning to the US due to his politics. https://www.thelocal.es/20260507/american-tourist-seeks-asylum-in-spain-due-to-genuine-fear-of-trump Thu, 07 May 2026 12:58:15 +0200 american-tourist-seeks-asylum-in-spain-due-to-genuine-fear-of-trump The US has given the European Union an ultimatum - grant access to sensitive police data or else lose access to visa-free travel for EU citizens. https://www.thelocal.es/20260506/us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:51 +0200 us-threatens-to-scrap-eu-visa-waivers-over-data-sharing-demands Vox leader Santiago Abascal stated on Monday that in the regions where his party governs, public funds earmarked for migration policies will be used to finance "return tickets" and repatriations of undocumented immigrants. https://www.thelocal.es/20260505/spains-far-right-plans-to-pay-migrants-return-tickets-with-public-money Tue, 05 May 2026 14:08:52 +0200 spains-far-right-plans-to-pay-migrants-return-tickets-with-public-money Spain’s Socialist government has spoken out against the PP and Vox’s plans to give 'national priority' to Spaniards over foreigners in terms of access to public services, warning it will create "first and second-class citizens". https://www.thelocal.es/20260504/inhumane-spains-ruling-socialists-slam-spaniards-first-plan Mon, 04 May 2026 11:47:49 +0200 inhumane-spains-ruling-socialists-slam-spaniards-first-plan In the western Spanish village of Almaraz, the uncertain future of the country's biggest nuclear power plant casts a shadow over the livelihoods of 4,000 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20260504/itll-be-a-desert-village-fights-closure-of-spains-largest-nuclear-plant Mon, 04 May 2026 06:45:28 +0200 itll-be-a-desert-village-fights-closure-of-spains-largest-nuclear-plant Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez had no ties with an alleged corruption scheme whose trial has rocked the left-wing government, a key defendant in the case told a court on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260501/spanish-pm-had-no-link-to-graft-scheme-ex-govt-official-tells-trial Fri, 01 May 2026 16:46:13 +0200 spanish-pm-had-no-link-to-graft-scheme-ex-govt-official-tells-trial Spain's main opposition conservative party united with the far right to have its leader re-elected in the region of Aragón on Wednesday, their latest alliance before next year's general election. https://www.thelocal.es/20260430/far-right-remain-in-power-in-spains-aragon-region Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:23:35 +0200 far-right-remain-in-power-in-spains-aragon-region Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez headed a criminal organisation that rigged public contracts and illegally funded his Socialist party, a defendant in a trial that has threatened the government told a court on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260429/spains-pm-accused-of-being-crime-kingpin-at-corruption-trial Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:18:44 +0200 spains-pm-accused-of-being-crime-kingpin-at-corruption-trial French President Emmanuel Macron has called on Andorra to "move forwards" on decriminalising abortion during a visit to the principality, which maintains one of Europe's last total bans on abortion. https://www.thelocal.es/20260428/macron-urges-andorra-to-move-forwards-on-decriminalising-abortion Tue, 28 Apr 2026 16:49:08 +0200 macron-urges-andorra-to-move-forwards-on-decriminalising-abortion Spain's centre-right PP has made a regional pact with far-right Vox that establishes a 'national priority' to put Spaniards first for benefits and state aid. The clause creates legal debate and perhaps even a view to future immigration policy on a national level. https://www.thelocal.es/20260427/what-is-the-spanish-rights-national-priority-policy-for-spaniards Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:16:30 +0200 what-is-the-spanish-rights-national-priority-policy-for-spaniards Spain's top criminal court on Monday removed Catalan nationalist figurehead Jordi Pujol from a corruption trial owing to the declining health of the 95-year-old, a titan of modern democratic Spanish politics. https://www.thelocal.es/20260427/catalan-nationalist-titan-95-spared-graft-trial-on-health-grounds Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:17:26 +0200 catalan-nationalist-titan-95-spared-graft-trial-on-health-grounds Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez today stressed his country was a "reliable member" of Nato, after a report by the Pentagon suggested the United States was considering trying to expel Spain over its refusal to support operations in the Middle East war. https://www.thelocal.es/20260424/pm-stresses-spain-is-reliable-nato-member-after-us-expulsion-threat Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:44:51 +0200 pm-stresses-spain-is-reliable-nato-member-after-us-expulsion-threat Spain's far-right Vox party returned Wednesday to the regional government of Extremadura after reaching a deal with the conservative Popular Party (PP), renewing their alliance ahead of a general election expected in 2027. https://www.thelocal.es/20260422/spains-far-right-vox-returns-to-power-in-extremadura Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:37:30 +0200 spains-far-right-vox-returns-to-power-in-extremadura Once again intervening in Spanish politics, billionaire tech titan Elon Musk has accused Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez of "high treason". https://www.thelocal.es/20260421/musk-accuses-spanish-pm-of-high-treason-for-migrant-amnesty-measure Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:20:32 +0200 musk-accuses-spanish-pm-of-high-treason-for-migrant-amnesty-measure