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 Looking for somewhere to spend your gap year? The Local explores the wealth of experiences Spain has to offer. https://www.thelocal.es/20160818/eight-reasons-gap-year-spain Thu, 18 Aug 2016 10:13:29 +0200 eight-reasons-gap-year-spain Spain’s King Felipe VI announced this week that at long last a globally recognized Spanish language certificate had been developed to test the proficiency across all Spanish speaking countries. https://www.thelocal.es/20150702/spanish-proficiency-test-launched-at-last Thu, 02 Jul 2015 16:19:47 +0200 spanish-proficiency-test-launched-at-last For the first time since Catalonia’s independence drive began to pick up momentum in 2012, more people are against independence from Spain than in favour of such a move, a new poll run by the regional government shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20141219/most-catalans-say-no-to-independence-poll-spain-politics Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:25:00 +0100 most-catalans-say-no-to-independence-poll-spain-politics More than half of all Spaniards are in favour of the legalization of the sale and use of marijuana for adults despite a general toughening on people's stance towards drugs, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20141211/only-one-in-two-spaniards-think-smoking-is-dangerous Thu, 11 Dec 2014 14:32:00 +0100 only-one-in-two-spaniards-think-smoking-is-dangerous