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 Tuesday acquitted former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato and all other defendants of fraud and falsifying the books during the botched 2011 floatation of Spain's Bankia, a symbol of the country's banking crisis. https://www.thelocal.es/20200929/former-imf-chief-rato-acquitted-in-spain-bank-trial Tue, 29 Sep 2020 15:08:49 +0200 former-imf-chief-rato-acquitted-in-spain-bank-trial Spain's conservative opposition party is engulfed in a scandal involving allegations an informant was paid out of state coffers to spy on a party bigwig in a case that could taint a former prime minister. https://www.thelocal.es/20200915/spains-right-rattled-by-suspected-spying-case Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:08:37 +0200 spains-right-rattled-by-suspected-spying-case The brother-in-law of Spain’s King Felipe walked out of prison on Thursday after being granted a two-day release from jail each week, sparking outrage over his special treatment. https://www.thelocal.es/20190919/public-outrage-over-two-day-jail-release-of-kings-disgraced-brother-in-law Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:43:12 +0200 public-outrage-over-two-day-jail-release-of-kings-disgraced-brother-in-law A court in Spain on Wednesday acquitted the country's main opposition conservative Popular party (PP) of destroying computer hard drives that allegedly had incriminating information on a corruption case. https://www.thelocal.es/20190905/partido-popular-spanish-conservative-party-acquitted-of-destroying-evidence Thu, 05 Sep 2019 15:04:55 +0200 partido-popular-spanish-conservative-party-acquitted-of-destroying-evidence Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato said Tuesday Spain's central bank knew all that was going on at Bankia as he testified for the first time in a trial over the alleged fraudulent listing of the bank he once led. https://www.thelocal.es/20190109/ex-imf-head-rato-on-trial-points-finger-at-spain-central-bank Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:16:55 +0100 ex-imf-head-rato-on-trial-points-finger-at-spain-central-bank Spanish health minister Carmen Monton resigned Tuesday after reports of alleged irregularities in her educational qualifications, the second top official in the Socialist government to step down since it was formed in June. https://www.thelocal.es/20180912/spanish-health-minister-resigns-over-mastergate-scandal Wed, 12 Sep 2018 11:31:25 +0200 spanish-health-minister-resigns-over-mastergate-scandal The disgraced brother-in-law of King Felipe VII has opted for a small prison outside the city of Avila to serve out his sentence, where he will be the only male inmate. https://www.thelocal.es/20180618/iaki-urdangarin-chooses-womens-prison-to-serve-his-time Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:02:01 +0200 iaki-urdangarin-chooses-womens-prison-to-serve-his-time The Spanish king's brother-in-law was jailed Monday after losing an appeal against a graft conviction, the prison authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20180618/behind-bars-kings-brother-in-law-jailed Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:54:48 +0200 behind-bars-kings-brother-in-law-jailed Iñaki Urdangarin has been given five days to report to the penitentiary of his choice to serve out a five-year, 10-month sentence. https://www.thelocal.es/20180613/urdangarin-kings-brother-in-law-told-to-report-to-jail-within-five-days Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:58:16 +0200 urdangarin-kings-brother-in-law-told-to-report-to-jail-within-five-days Former IMF chief Rodrigo Rato stands trial on Monday accused of overseeing a "corrupt system" that helped him and other executives misuse funds on hotels, parties and luxury shopping when he was a Spanish bank boss. https://www.thelocal.es/20160926/ex-imf-boss-rato-on-trial-over-bankers-luxury-sprees Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:35:42 +0200 ex-imf-boss-rato-on-trial-over-bankers-luxury-sprees A report released by Spain’s interior ministry on Thursday revealed that nearly seven Spaniards were arrested for corruption charges every day last year. https://www.thelocal.es/20160218/seven-people-are-arrested-each-day-in-spain-for-corruption Thu, 18 Feb 2016 18:18:31 +0100 seven-people-are-arrested-each-day-in-spain-for-corruption A report this week showed that Spain has slipped yet further down a ranking of the most corrupt nations in the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20160128/nine-spanish-corruption-scandals-that-will-take-your-breath-away Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:22:19 +0100 nine-spanish-corruption-scandals-that-will-take-your-breath-away Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy is scrabbling to cling to power, but a relentless series of scandals engulfing his conservative Popular Party may well be the final blow to his hopes. https://www.thelocal.es/20160128/fresh-corruption-cases-harm-spain-pms-last-ditch-power-bid Thu, 28 Jan 2016 12:14:39 +0100 fresh-corruption-cases-harm-spain-pms-last-ditch-power-bid A Spanish prelate has been arrested for allegedly stealing and leaking classified Vatican documents in the second such scandal to hit the secretive institution in three years. https://www.thelocal.es/20151102/spanish-prelate-arrested-in-return-of-vatileaks-scandal Mon, 02 Nov 2015 15:34:49 +0100 spanish-prelate-arrested-in-return-of-vatileaks-scandal Spain's Infanta Cristina and her husband have sold their Barcelona mansion, reportedly worth nearly €7m ($8 million), in a fraud scandal that has embarrassed the monarchy, a court said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150618/cristina-flogs-mansion-to-raise-bail Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:07:24 +0200 cristina-flogs-mansion-to-raise-bail A Spanish judge Monday took a step towards seizing the assets of Cristina, sister of King Felipe VI, pending her trial in a fraud scandal that has shamed the royal family. https://www.thelocal.es/20150505/spain-princess-risks-asset-seizure-in-fraud-case Tue, 05 May 2015 10:54:28 +0200 spain-princess-risks-asset-seizure-in-fraud-case Spain's two main political parties on Tuesday agreed to introduce limited controls on the journeys that MPs and senators can claim on expenses, and to regularly publish global data on costs, moves described by opponents as "clearly inadequate". https://www.thelocal.es/20141118/political-parties-promise-travel-expenses-crackdown Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:17:00 +0100 political-parties-promise-travel-expenses-crackdown The president of Spain's Extremadura region on Friday said he was the victim of a "political lynching" after critics accused him of spending public money for flights to the Canary Islands to visit his attractive Colombian lover. https://www.thelocal.es/20141114/regional-leader-denies-love-flights-to-canaries-jose-antonio-monago Fri, 14 Nov 2014 15:15:00 +0100 regional-leader-denies-love-flights-to-canaries-jose-antonio-monago Top Spanish film director Pedro Almodóvar has apologized after he suggested people in Spain's Galicia region were backward during an angry attack on Spain's banks. https://www.thelocal.es/20141023/pedro-almodovar-sorry-over-illiterate-galician-gaffe Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:18:00 +0200 pedro-almodovar-sorry-over-illiterate-galician-gaffe Spanish authorities are taking a tougher line against dirty dealing by the country's long untouchable political elite as a lengthy economic downturn fuels public outrage. https://www.thelocal.es/20141023/credit-card-scandal-reignites-anger-against-political-class Thu, 23 Oct 2014 13:26:00 +0200 credit-card-scandal-reignites-anger-against-political-class