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 and Poland might have run afoul of European Union rules with their tax cuts on fuels aimed at curbing the economic impact of the Middle East war, the European Commission said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20260409/eu-warns-spain-over-tax-cuts-on-fuels Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:23:08 +0200 eu-warns-spain-over-tax-cuts-on-fuels Forty years ago to the day an event took place that changed the course of Spanish history: the country signed the Treaty of Accession to the European Economic Community (EEC), as it was known then, now the European Union. https://www.thelocal.es/20250612/how-joining-the-eu-40-years-ago-catapulted-spain-into-modernity Thu, 12 Jun 2025 16:05:18 +0200 how-joining-the-eu-40-years-ago-catapulted-spain-into-modernity Spain's approach to illegal immigration is emerging as an outlier in the European Union as the bloc shifts to the right with tougher measures against irregular arrivals. https://www.thelocal.es/20241023/far-right-gains-in-eu-make-spain-a-migration-outlier Wed, 23 Oct 2024 14:07:10 +0200 far-right-gains-in-eu-make-spain-a-migration-outlier A row in Spain over millions of tiny plastic pellets washed up on its northwestern beaches escalated to the European Parliament on Thursday as Spanish MEPs called for an EU law to tackle the problem. https://www.thelocal.es/20240118/spains-plastic-pellet-crisis-spills-over-into-eu-parliament Thu, 18 Jan 2024 14:16:50 +0100 spains-plastic-pellet-crisis-spills-over-into-eu-parliament A major European Union military exercise underway in southern Spain is a crucial step in developing the bloc's rapid reaction force, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20231017/first-ever-eu-military-exercises-underway-in-spain Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:16:50 +0200 first-ever-eu-military-exercises-underway-in-spain Leaders of the EU's 27 nations met to tackle the divisive question of migration at a summit in the Andalusian city of Granada on Friday, two days after agreeing a reform package furiously opposed by Warsaw and Budapest. https://www.thelocal.es/20231006/eu-leaders-primed-for-clash-over-migration-at-spain-summit Fri, 06 Oct 2023 14:05:41 +0200 eu-leaders-primed-for-clash-over-migration-at-spain-summit Spain will take on the EU's rotating presidency this weekend with Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez visiting Kyiv to show steadfast European support for Ukraine as it battles Russian forces, officials said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20230630/spain-to-kick-off-eu-presidency-with-pm-visit-to-ukraine Fri, 30 Jun 2023 11:37:31 +0200 spain-to-kick-off-eu-presidency-with-pm-visit-to-ukraine Spain assumes the EU's rotating presidency on Saturday in an important milestone for the pro-Europe nation although all eyes are on an upcoming snap election that could topple the left-wing government. https://www.thelocal.es/20230629/spain-takes-over-eu-presidency-with-all-eyes-on-national-election Thu, 29 Jun 2023 11:23:22 +0200 spain-takes-over-eu-presidency-with-all-eyes-on-national-election The Spanish government on Wednesday lambasted the European Commission's proposed price cap on wholesale natural gas, set so high that critics have questioned if it would ever be used. https://www.thelocal.es/20221124/its-a-joke-spain-slams-eu-gas-price-cap Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:21:22 +0100 its-a-joke-spain-slams-eu-gas-price-cap The European Commission on Friday urged Spain's leftist government and the conservative opposition to end a years-long stalemate and renew a key judicial body. https://www.thelocal.es/20220930/eu-urges-spain-to-renew-key-judicial-body Fri, 30 Sep 2022 17:06:24 +0200 eu-urges-spain-to-renew-key-judicial-body