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 Catalan separatist Marta Rovira, who fled Spain last month to escape charges over the region's breakaway bid, said in an interview published Thursday she planned to settle in Switzerland for good. https://www.thelocal.es/20180413/a-new-life-in-switzerland-for-catalan-separatist-marta-rovira Fri, 13 Apr 2018 11:33:05 +0200 a-new-life-in-switzerland-for-catalan-separatist-marta-rovira Anna Gabriel, a pro-independence former member of the Catalan parliament, says she has not sought to flee justice in choosing Swiss exile, but on the contrary wants to see justice done. https://www.thelocal.es/20180223/exiled-catalan-pro-independence-lawmaker-demands-justice Fri, 23 Feb 2018 12:39:59 +0100 exiled-catalan-pro-independence-lawmaker-demands-justice A bus carrying 17 Swiss tourists overturned on Monday on Spain's Gran Canaria island, killing one Swiss passenger and seriously injuring two others, police said. https://www.thelocal.es/20140310/swiss-tourist-killed-in-canary-bus-crash Mon, 10 Mar 2014 15:50:00 +0100 swiss-tourist-killed-in-canary-bus-crash A Swiss woman who kidnapped her seriously ill ten-month-old son and then went on the run allegedly killed the baby in a Spanish hospital on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20140123/swiss-woman-stabs-sick-baby-to-death-in-spain Thu, 23 Jan 2014 14:11:00 +0100 swiss-woman-stabs-sick-baby-to-death-in-spain The scandal-hit former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP)on Friday asked the judge investigating him to give him access to €5,000 ($6,000) a month so he can pay his bills. https://www.thelocal.es/20130906/corrupt-official-asks-judge-for-cash-lifeline Fri, 06 Sep 2013 19:25:00 +0200 corrupt-official-asks-judge-for-cash-lifeline Spanish and Swiss police said on Tuesday they had smashed a South America-linked cocaine ring, leading to 19 arrests. https://www.thelocal.es/20130903/spain-sniffs-out-coke-dealing-gangsters Tue, 03 Sep 2013 15:59:53 +0200 spain-sniffs-out-coke-dealing-gangsters Mountaineer, father, weight loss king: there's a lot more to Luis Bárcenas, the scandal-hit ex-treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party, than meets the eye. Join The Local as we take a peek behind the curtains at the man they used to call Tarzan. https://www.thelocal.es/20130723/barcenas-profile Tue, 23 Jul 2013 20:00:00 +0200 barcenas-profile The ex-treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party (PP), Luis Bárcenas was remanded in custody without bail on Thursday in the latest development in one of two ongoing corruption cases against the official. https://www.thelocal.es/20130628/top-official-sent-to-prison-in-corruption-case Fri, 28 Jun 2013 11:40:18 +0200 top-official-sent-to-prison-in-corruption-case A Spanish court refused on Wednesday to extradite a former HSBC employee to Switzerland where he is wanted for allegedly stealing banking data that exposed thousands of suspected tax dodgers. https://www.thelocal.es/20130508/spain-rejects-swiss-data-thief-handover-plea Wed, 08 May 2013 16:18:16 +0200 spain-rejects-swiss-data-thief-handover-plea A Spanish prosecutor on Monday opposed the extradition of a former HSBC employee to Switzerland, where he is wanted for stealing banking data that exposed thousands of suspected tax dodgers. https://www.thelocal.es/20130416/spain-snubs-call-for-bank-whistle-blower-handover Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:12:00 +0200 spain-snubs-call-for-bank-whistle-blower-handover The former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party Luis Bárcenas refused to answer questions on Friday from a judge investigating claims he made under-the-table payments to top party officials, including Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. https://www.thelocal.es/20130322/top-official-plays-dumb-over-corruption-claims Fri, 22 Mar 2013 16:13:45 +0100 top-official-plays-dumb-over-corruption-claims Spain has the world's fourth most competitive travel and tourism sector, the World Economic Forum said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20130307/spain-tourism Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:55:00 +0100 spain-tourism The scandal-hit former treasurer of Spain's ruling Popular Party has seen his passport confiscated by a judge investigating a major corruption scandal. https://www.thelocal.es/20130226/judge-blocks-exits-for-barcenas Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:03:00 +0100 judge-blocks-exits-for-barcenas Swiss food giant Nestle said on Monday it had stopped using a Spanish meat supplier after tests showed there was horse DNA in products supposedly containing pure beef. https://www.thelocal.es/20130225/nestle-bucks-toledo-horsemeat-supplier Mon, 25 Feb 2013 17:49:49 +0100 nestle-bucks-toledo-horsemeat-supplier