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 health minister slammed US "interference" on Thursday after an official urged an investigation into the euthanasia of a paraplegic woman whose long legal battle with her father captured attention. https://www.thelocal.es/20260403/spains-health-minister-blasts-us-interference-over-controversial-euthanasia-case Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:25:35 +0200 spains-health-minister-blasts-us-interference-over-controversial-euthanasia-case Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has posted a video of himself with a red cap reminiscent of that of the 'Make America Great Again' movement, a nudge at Donald Trump at a time when relations between the US and Spain are particularly strained. https://www.thelocal.es/20260330/make-science-great-again-spains-pm-defies-trump-with-maga-style-cap Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:55:02 +0200 make-science-great-again-spains-pm-defies-trump-with-maga-style-cap Spain on Wednesday doubled down on its opposition to Washington's use of its bases against Iran, after the White House Press Secretary said Madrid had "agreed to cooperate with the US military". https://www.thelocal.es/20260304/spain-denies-us-claim-its-now-willing-to-cooperate-militarily-on-iran Wed, 04 Mar 2026 22:13:15 +0100 spain-denies-us-claim-its-now-willing-to-cooperate-militarily-on-iran US President Donald Trump threatened Tuesday to sever all trade with Spain after it refused to let US planes use its bases to attack Iran, while also lashing out at Britain for not cooperating more. https://www.thelocal.es/20260304/theyre-terrible-trump-threatens-to-cut-all-trade-with-spain-over-nato-and-iran Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:43:30 +0100 theyre-terrible-trump-threatens-to-cut-all-trade-with-spain-over-nato-and-iran Spain's reluctance to allow the US to launch attacks on Iran from American military bases on Spanish soil has reawakened interest in the purpose of these installations, their location and their history. https://www.thelocal.es/20241010/where-are-the-uss-military-bases-in-spain-and-why-are-they-there Thu, 10 Oct 2024 11:53:33 +0200 where-are-the-uss-military-bases-in-spain-and-why-are-they-there Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities has already seen some success with the ATRAE (Attract) programme, persuading 37 top international scientists to come and work here with the promise of €1 million each in funds. https://www.thelocal.es/20260202/spain-attracts-top-scientists-fleeing-trump-and-other-leaders-slashing-rd Mon, 02 Feb 2026 12:24:06 +0100 spain-attracts-top-scientists-fleeing-trump-and-other-leaders-slashing-rd As US President Donald Trump attempted to rewrite the international order, Spain did not attend the so-called 'Board of Peace' presentation and confirmed it will not form part of the organisation for now, preferring to wait for an EU position. https://www.thelocal.es/20260122/spain-will-not-attend-trumps-board-of-peace-presentation Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:05:39 +0100 spain-will-not-attend-trumps-board-of-peace-presentation For US nationals planning a move to Spain, picking the Spanish city, town or region that's most suited to them is hard. So where can Americans find the Spanish Seattle, the Castilian New Orleans or the Iberian Hawaii? https://www.thelocal.es/20241018/us-spain-city-comparison-a-guide-to-help-americans-decide-where-to-move-to Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:51:46 +0200 us-spain-city-comparison-a-guide-to-help-americans-decide-where-to-move-to Spain on Saturday offered to mediate in the crisis between the United States and Venezuela after US attacks on Caracas and the announced capture of President Nicolas Maduro. https://www.thelocal.es/20260103/spain-offers-to-mediate-for-peaceful-solution-in-venezuela Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:04:03 +0100 spain-offers-to-mediate-for-peaceful-solution-in-venezuela Spain's leftist Labour Minister, Yolanda Díaz, has called for a so-called 'Trump Tax' on tech companies so they pay tax in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20251118/spanish-minister-calls-for-trump-tax-to-make-us-tech-giants-pay-in-spain Tue, 18 Nov 2025 13:58:06 +0100 spanish-minister-calls-for-trump-tax-to-make-us-tech-giants-pay-in-spain US nationals are buying property in Spain at record highs and paying more than other foreigners, new market data has shown. https://www.thelocal.es/20251106/american-buyers-hit-historic-highs-in-spanish-property-market Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:29:11 +0100 american-buyers-hit-historic-highs-in-spanish-property-market President Donald Trump has again threatened Spain, saying on Tuesday he was considering tariffs on the country as a punishment for failing to meet the five percent of GDP defence spending goal he engineered within Nato. https://www.thelocal.es/20251015/trump-says-spain-should-be-punished-in-second-threat-over-nato-spend Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:05:37 +0200 trump-says-spain-should-be-punished-in-second-threat-over-nato-spend Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met US President Donald Trump in Egypt on Monday, sharing a typically Trump-like handshake and managing to avoid a diplomatic incident just days after Washington threatened to throw Spain out of Nato. https://www.thelocal.es/20251014/spains-pm-gets-the-trump-handshake-in-first-meet-since-nato-threat Tue, 14 Oct 2025 12:40:54 +0200 spains-pm-gets-the-trump-handshake-in-first-meet-since-nato-threat President Donald Trump suggested Thursday that Spain be expelled from Nato over its failure to match the higher defence spending requirement he has engineered. https://www.thelocal.es/20251010/trump-says-spain-should-be-thrown-out-of-nato-over-low-defence-spend Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:12:07 +0200 trump-says-spain-should-be-thrown-out-of-nato-over-low-defence-spend A new report has revealed that 7 in 10 American tourists plan to visit Spain in the coming three years, consolidating it as the number one European destination that US nationals want to visit or move to currently. https://www.thelocal.es/20251003/americans-crush-on-spain-70-of-us-tourists-plan-to-visit-in-next-three-years Fri, 03 Oct 2025 12:41:22 +0200 americans-crush-on-spain-70-of-us-tourists-plan-to-visit-in-next-three-years It's been around nine months since US President Donald Trump announced that Cuban-American businessman Benjamin León Jr. would be the new ambassador to Spain, but he still hasn't taken up his post. https://www.thelocal.es/20251002/why-has-the-us-not-had-an-ambassador-in-spain-for-over-a-year Thu, 02 Oct 2025 17:29:46 +0200 why-has-the-us-not-had-an-ambassador-in-spain-for-over-a-year Warriors, wizards and other costumed characters flooded the streets of Málaga in southern Spain on Thursday for the opening of the first San Diego Comic-Con held outside the United States. https://www.thelocal.es/20250925/spain-hosts-first-san-diego-comic-con-held-outside-us Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:57:24 +0200 spain-hosts-first-san-diego-comic-con-held-outside-us The southwestern region famed for its Roman ruins and being where Spanish conquistadors hail from is leading all regions of Spain in terms of growth of the American tourist market. https://www.thelocal.es/20250829/americans-swap-usual-tourism-hubs-in-spain-for-unknown-extremadura Fri, 29 Aug 2025 10:33:15 +0200 americans-swap-usual-tourism-hubs-in-spain-for-unknown-extremadura Spain has decided against purchasing US-made F-35 fighter jets and will instead opt for European-made options, the defence ministry said Wednesday, amid calls by Donald Trump for the EU to make investments worth $600 billion in the US. https://www.thelocal.es/20250806/spain-dumps-trumps-f-35-fighter-jets-for-european-models Wed, 06 Aug 2025 18:24:11 +0200 spain-dumps-trumps-f-35-fighter-jets-for-european-models Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Monday he backed a European Union trade deal with the United States but "without any enthusiasm". https://www.thelocal.es/20250728/spanish-pm-says-backs-eu-us-trade-deal-without-any-enthusiasm Mon, 28 Jul 2025 16:15:22 +0200 spanish-pm-says-backs-eu-us-trade-deal-without-any-enthusiasm