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 Passport-sized royal portrait lands cheeky Catalan councillors in court One republican-minded town in Catalonia came up with a nifty way around a law that requires the portrait of the monarch to be displayed in every council chamber. https://www.thelocal.es/20160107/council-sued-over-tiny-portrait-of-spanish-king Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:43:08 +0100 council-sued-over-tiny-portrait-of-spanish-king Vandals topple statue of disgraced politician A statue of former Catalan president Jordi Pujol - currently under fire for admitting he has hidden millions in offshore bank accounts – has been pulled to the ground in the town where it was erected in 2011. https://www.thelocal.es/20140930/statue-of-disgraced-catalan-leader-pulled-down-jordi-pujol Tue, 30 Sep 2014 15:06:00 +0200 statue-of-disgraced-catalan-leader-pulled-down-jordi-pujol