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 foreign minister claimed on Monday that the Catalan independence crisis had cost the country "a billion" euros as fallout from the turmoil continued to hamper growth in the wealthy region. https://www.thelocal.es/20180101/spanis-foreign-minister-says-catalan-crisis-cost-1-bn Mon, 01 Jan 2018 12:50:27 +0100 spanis-foreign-minister-says-catalan-crisis-cost-1-bn Real Madrid launched a staunch defence of star forward Cristiano Ronaldo on Tuesday, demanding respect for the three-time World Player of the Year amid allegations he hid millions of euros earned from image rights in tax havens. https://www.thelocal.es/20161207/real-madrid-demand-respect-for-exemplary-ronaldo-after-tax-fraud-allegations Wed, 07 Dec 2016 10:07:57 +0100 real-madrid-demand-respect-for-exemplary-ronaldo-after-tax-fraud-allegations The group, including one pregnant woman, was rescued after several hours in the water according to Spanish authorities. https://www.thelocal.es/20160202/25-migrants-saved-from-sinking-ship-off-spanish-coast-refugee Tue, 02 Feb 2016 15:33:59 +0100 25-migrants-saved-from-sinking-ship-off-spanish-coast-refugee Spanish wine conglomerate Codorníu says environmentalists are wrong to claim that the creation of new company vineyard in California will do away with over 150 acres of redwood forest. https://www.thelocal.es/20131106/spanish-winemaker-slams-us-redwood-claims Wed, 06 Nov 2013 18:53:00 +0100 spanish-winemaker-slams-us-redwood-claims Eviction procedures in Spanish courts for unpaid mortgages and rent hit a fresh record last year, a court oversight body said Friday, as a sharp economic downturn and record unemployment continued to take a toll. https://www.thelocal.es/20130322/spain-evictions-hits-new-record-in-2012 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 17:57:00 +0100 spain-evictions-hits-new-record-in-2012