The Local Spain 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 court orders Shakira to stand trial in tax fraud case A Spanish court has ordered Colombian music superstar Shakira to stand trial in a tax fraud case at a date yet to be determined, court documents showed on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20220927/spanish-court-orders-shakira-to-stand-trial-in-tax-fraud-case Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:55:41 +0200 spanish-court-orders-shakira-to-stand-trial-in-tax-fraud-case Prosecutors in Spain call for eight-year sentence for Shakira Prosecutors in Barcelona said Friday that they would seek a prison sentence of more than eight years against global music superstar Shakira, after she rejected a plea deal on accusations of tax evasion. https://www.thelocal.es/20220729/prosecutors-in-spain-call-for-eight-year-sentence-for-shakira Fri, 29 Jul 2022 13:23:28 +0200 prosecutors-in-spain-call-for-eight-year-sentence-for-shakira Shakira reveals losing voice was 'darkest moment' of her life The Barcelona-based Colombian superstar Shakira says temporarily losing her voice two years ago was "the darkest moment" of her life, and which affected her "deeply". https://www.thelocal.es/20191105/shakira-says-losing-voice-was-darkest-moment-of-her-life Tue, 05 Nov 2019 13:22:28 +0100 shakira-says-losing-voice-was-darkest-moment-of-her-life Spain court clears Shakira of plagiarism of hit song La Bicicleta A Spanish court said Thursday it had cleared Colombian superstars Shakira and Carlos Vives of accusations they plagiarised part of their Grammy award-winning hit "La Bicicleta". https://www.thelocal.es/20190516/spain-court-clears-shakira-of-plagiarism Thu, 16 May 2019 15:20:20 +0200 spain-court-clears-shakira-of-plagiarism Shakira to be questioned over alleged tax fraud in Spain Colombian superstar Shakira will be questioned by a court near Barcelona on June 12th for allegedly evading €14.5 million ($16.5 million) in taxes. https://www.thelocal.es/20190226/shakira-to-be-questioned-in-june-over-alleged-tax-fraud Tue, 26 Feb 2019 13:44:46 +0100 shakira-to-be-questioned-in-june-over-alleged-tax-fraud Shakira pays €20 million to settle Spanish tax debt Superstar Shakira has handed over more than €20 million ($24.6 million) to tax authorities in Spain, a report said Tuesday, accused of not paying taxes despite being a resident between 2011 and 2014. https://www.thelocal.es/20180227/shakira-pays-20-million-to-spanish-taxman-avoid Tue, 27 Feb 2018 16:33:42 +0100 shakira-pays-20-million-to-spanish-taxman-avoid Waka Waka: Shakira faces tax probe in Spain Shakira is facing a tax evasion probe by Spain’s inland revenue over earnings she failed to declare when she first became resident in Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20180123/shakira-faces-tax-probe-in-spain Tue, 23 Jan 2018 11:42:45 +0100 shakira-faces-tax-probe-in-spain Shakira gives birth to second son Pop superstar Shakira and Barcelona defender Gerard Piqué welcomed their second child into the world on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.es/20150130/shakira-gives-birth-to-second-child Fri, 30 Jan 2015 11:01:00 +0100 shakira-gives-birth-to-second-child Shakira asks press to leave her son alone Colombian pop star Shakira wants the press to leave her nearly two-year-old son with Spanish footballer Gerard Piqué alone, she said in an interview published on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20141201/shakira-asks-press-to-leave-her-son-alone Mon, 01 Dec 2014 10:32:00 +0100 shakira-asks-press-to-leave-her-son-alone Pep paid detective to trail Shakira lover Online newspaper El Confidencial reports that Barça's ex manager Pep Guardiola hired private detectives to spy on key defender Gerard Piqué at the beginning of his romance with superstar Shakira. https://www.thelocal.es/20130226/pep-put-detective-on-piques-heels Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:49:00 +0100 pep-put-detective-on-piques-heels