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 court on Friday acquitted King Felipe VI's sister, Princess Cristina, of charges that she helped her husband evade taxes, in a case that shamed the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20170217/princess-cristina-absolved-in-royal-fraud-trial-but-husband-jailed Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:25:49 +0100 princess-cristina-absolved-in-royal-fraud-trial-but-husband-jailed Princess Cristina of Spain could face jail when she learns the verdict Friday in her trial over claims she helped her husband evade taxes. https://www.thelocal.es/20170217/verdict-due-in-spanish-royals-fraud-trial Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:06:45 +0100 verdict-due-in-spanish-royals-fraud-trial A Spanish court on Wednesday wrapped up the embezzlement trial of the Spanish king's brother-in-law and his wife, accused of tax evasion, ahead of a verdict expected in a few months' time. https://www.thelocal.es/20160622/princess-cristina-awaits-verdict-as-fraud-trial-ends Wed, 22 Jun 2016 18:53:12 +0200 princess-cristina-awaits-verdict-as-fraud-trial-ends Spain's Princess Cristina on Thursday took the stand in a landmark corruption case centred on her husband's business dealings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/spains-princess-cristina-takes-stand-in-tax-evasion-trial Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:52:41 +0100 spains-princess-cristina-takes-stand-in-tax-evasion-trial Princess Cristina's husband told a Spanish court on Thursday that palace officials were aware of his business dealings at the Noos Institute, an organisation he once headed which is at the centre of major fraud trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/princess-husband-admits-palace-new-about-deals-trial Thu, 03 Mar 2016 17:57:28 +0100 princess-husband-admits-palace-new-about-deals-trial A Spanish court refused on Friday to drop a case against Princess Cristina, who is on trial charged for tax evasion in a corruption scandal centred on her husband's business dealings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160129/spanish-court-refuses-to-drop-case-against-princess-cristina Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:54:03 +0100 spanish-court-refuses-to-drop-case-against-princess-cristina Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband go on trial on Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/spain-princess-cristina-to-stand-trial-in-landmark-corruption-case Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:06:32 +0100 spain-princess-cristina-to-stand-trial-in-landmark-corruption-case A Spanish court on Thursday authorised Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, and her husband to sell their seven-bedroom Barcelona mansion for just under €7 million ($8 million) to pay a court bond. https://www.thelocal.es/20150205/spanish-princess-to-sell-mansion-to-pay-court-bond Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:16:00 +0100 spanish-princess-to-sell-mansion-to-pay-court-bond Spain's Princess Cristina is said to have come to an agreement over the sale of her luxury villa in Barcelona, although a judge will have still to sign off on the sale. https://www.thelocal.es/20150121/scandal-hit-princess-set-to-sell-mansion Wed, 21 Jan 2015 13:06:00 +0100 scandal-hit-princess-set-to-sell-mansion Spain's Princess Cristina is to be tried in court for tax fraud in what is a first for the Spanish royal family, the judge overseeing the case said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141222/spanish-princess-to-go-to-court-on-fraud-charges Mon, 22 Dec 2014 11:01:00 +0100 spanish-princess-to-go-to-court-on-fraud-charges Spain's Princess Cristina has paid a civil bond totalling €587,000 ($730,000) owed in a fraud case against her into the wrong bank account, prompting Spaniards to take to Twitter to lampoon the scandal-hit royal. https://www.thelocal.es/20141217/princess-pays-fraud-bond-into-wrong-account Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:43:00 +0100 princess-pays-fraud-bond-into-wrong-account Spanish King Felipe VI's sister, Princess Cristina, appealed Wednesday against tax and money-laundering charges that threaten to land her in an unprecedented criminal trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20140702/breaking-kings-sister-appeals-fraud-charges Wed, 02 Jul 2014 15:57:00 +0200 breaking-kings-sister-appeals-fraud-charges A top anti-corruption prosecutor on Thursday appealed a 'biased' ruling that would see Spain's Princess Cristina, the sister of King Felipe, appear in court on tax fraud and money laundering charges. https://www.thelocal.es/20140626/lawyer-to-appeal Thu, 26 Jun 2014 13:02:00 +0200 lawyer-to-appeal A transcript of the recent court appearance by Spain's Princess Cristina reveals that the king's youngest daughter provided some 550 evasive answers to the judge's questions about possible fraudulent business dealings on her part. https://www.thelocal.es/20140220/evasive-princess Thu, 20 Feb 2014 17:40:00 +0100 evasive-princess A judge will quiz Spanish King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter the Infanta Cristina on Saturday over fraud allegations in a corruption scandal — a historic first for the troubled royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20140207/d-day-princess-cristina-spain Fri, 07 Feb 2014 10:52:00 +0100 d-day-princess-cristina-spain Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy boldly defended the embattled youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos during a rare television interview on Monday, saying he was "convinced" she would be found innocent by the courts. https://www.thelocal.es/20140121/i-am-convinced-the-princess-is-innocent-spanish-pm Tue, 21 Jan 2014 10:43:00 +0100 i-am-convinced-the-princess-is-innocent-spanish-pm A judge on Monday brought forward the date for Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina to appear in court for questioning as a fraud suspect to February 8th after the princess abandoned plans to appeal the summons. https://www.thelocal.es/20140113/judge-brings-forward-court-date-for-innocent-princess Mon, 13 Jan 2014 15:22:00 +0100 judge-brings-forward-court-date-for-innocent-princess Spanish King Juan Carlos's youngest daughter, the 'black sheep' Princess Cristina, has seen her efforts to keep a low profile thwarted after being hurled into the centre of a corruption scandal that has outraged the nation. https://www.thelocal.es/20140108/meet-cristina-spains-wayward-princess Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:19:00 +0100 meet-cristina-spains-wayward-princess Spain's Princess Cristina, the youngest daughter of King Juan Carlos, will appeal a summons to appear in court to answer questions in a long-running fraud case involving her husband, her lawyer said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140107/spanish Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:47:00 +0100 spanish A far-right group launched a fraud lawsuit on Friday against Spanish King Juan Carlos's daughter Cristina, the latest twist in a case that has plunged his family into scandal. https://www.thelocal.es/20131216/far-right-group-launches-fraud-case-against-princess Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:58:00 +0100 far-right-group-launches-fraud-case-against-princess