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 The winner of the US presidential race is still not clear but across the Atlantic in Spain another battle is being fought out between Trump and Biden. https://www.thelocal.es/20201104/pants-down-and-facemasks-on-trump-and-biden-go-head-to-head-in-spains-bizarre-christmas-tradition Wed, 04 Nov 2020 16:17:36 +0100 pants-down-and-facemasks-on-trump-and-biden-go-head-to-head-in-spains-bizarre-christmas-tradition At the time of writing, the outcome of the 2020 US presidential election is not clear, but we would like to know how Americans in Spain feel about it all. Fill out the form below if you would like to share your thoughts. https://www.thelocal.es/20201104/americans-in-spain-how-do-you-feel-about-the-us-election Wed, 04 Nov 2020 13:18:05 +0100 americans-in-spain-how-do-you-feel-about-the-us-election US President Donald Trump has announced a travel ban from most European countries in response to the coronavirus spread. https://www.thelocal.es/20200312/trump-imposes-travel-ban-from-europe-over-coronavirus-outbreak Thu, 12 Mar 2020 08:50:29 +0100 trump-imposes-travel-ban-from-europe-over-coronavirus-outbreak Farmers had just begun harvesting olives in southern Spain when US President Donald Trump soured the mood with the announcement that Washington would slap hefty tariffs on their produce https://www.thelocal.es/20191014/trump-puts-squeeze-on-spanish-olive-oil-producers Mon, 14 Oct 2019 11:17:01 +0200 trump-puts-squeeze-on-spanish-olive-oil-producers The US government has released a list of Spanish goods that will be subject to extra tariffs in its ongoing battle with the EU over aircraft subsidies. https://www.thelocal.es/20191003/cava-queso-olive-oil-and-mariscostrump-slaps-extra-tarriffs-on-spanish-produce Thu, 03 Oct 2019 17:14:20 +0200 cava-queso-olive-oil-and-mariscostrump-slaps-extra-tarriffs-on-spanish-produce Spain's foreign minister on Wednesday lashed out at Washington's decision to lift a ban on lawsuits in US courts over property confiscated by Cuba, calling the move an "abuse of power" that would lead to a "legal battle". https://www.thelocal.es/20190508/spain-slams-cowboy-trump-over-cuba-and-venezuela Wed, 08 May 2019 14:30:33 +0200 spain-slams-cowboy-trump-over-cuba-and-venezuela President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the EU, vowing to impose tariffs on billions in imports over subsidies to the aviation giant Airbus, suddenly escalating a transatlantic skirmish that is more than a decade old. https://www.thelocal.es/20190410/us-vows-to-put-tariffs-on-products-including-spanish-olive-oil-oranges-and-queso-in-row-over-airbus Wed, 10 Apr 2019 16:55:52 +0200 us-vows-to-put-tariffs-on-products-including-spanish-olive-oil-oranges-and-queso-in-row-over-airbus The leader of the Spanish far-right party Vox is following in the footsteps of Donald Trump with demands for a wall at the border to stop the flow of immigrants. https://www.thelocal.es/20190329/vox-wants-to-build-a-wall-to-stop-immigrants-coming-to-spain-and-they-want-morocco-to-pay-for-it Fri, 29 Mar 2019 18:23:03 +0100 vox-wants-to-build-a-wall-to-stop-immigrants-coming-to-spain-and-they-want-morocco-to-pay-for-it The European Union on Monday said it would launch proceedings at the World Trade Organization against US import duties on Spanish olives. https://www.thelocal.es/20190129/olive-oil-war Tue, 29 Jan 2019 10:50:12 +0100 olive-oil-war Former NATO chief Javier Solana said Monday his online application to enter the United States was turned down for having travelled to Iran where he took part in negotiations on a nuclear deal. https://www.thelocal.es/20180626/ex-nato-chief-solana-denied-entry-to-us-over-iran-trips Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:55:37 +0200 ex-nato-chief-solana-denied-entry-to-us-over-iran-trips President Donald Trump expressed a desire to visit Spain when he received King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the White House. https://www.thelocal.es/20180620/i-wll-go-to-spain-trump-tells-king-felipe-vi Wed, 20 Jun 2018 15:44:48 +0200 i-wll-go-to-spain-trump-tells-king-felipe-vi Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will head to the United States next week and meet with President Donald Trump at the White House, the foreign ministry said Thursday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180608/king-felipe-to-meet Fri, 08 Jun 2018 12:30:27 +0200 king-felipe-to-meet The United States on Tuesday imposed additional import duties of up to 20 percent on ripe Spanish olives, saying they are sold at below fair value and harmed growers in California. https://www.thelocal.es/20180124/us-hits-spanish-olives-with-additional-import-duties Wed, 24 Jan 2018 09:51:02 +0100 us-hits-spanish-olives-with-additional-import-duties US President Donald Trump said it would be "foolish" for Catalans to try to leave Spain, urging the country to remain united ahead of a banned independence referendum Sunday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170927/trump-think-the-people-of-catalonia-would-stay-with-spain Wed, 27 Sep 2017 12:15:43 +0200 trump-think-the-people-of-catalonia-would-stay-with-spain US President Donald Trump and Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy will hold their first one-on-one talks on September 26th at the White House, Spain's government announced Friday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170902/trump-to-host-spanish-pm-rajoy-at-white-house Sat, 02 Sep 2017 17:42:55 +0200 trump-to-host-spanish-pm-rajoy-at-white-house US President Donald Trump on Friday said the world must use "whatever means necessary" to stop "radical Islamic terrorism," after twin attacks in Spain killed at least 14 people. https://www.thelocal.es/20170818/islamic-terrorism-must-stop-trump-says-after-spain-attacks Fri, 18 Aug 2017 18:18:39 +0200 islamic-terrorism-must-stop-trump-says-after-spain-attacks President Donald Trump has announced his nominee for the post of ambassador to Spain; Duke Buchan III, a hedge fund manager and horse-breeder who attended Spanish university as an exchange student. https://www.thelocal.es/20170804/trump-appoints-campaign-donor-and-hispanophile-as-new-us-ambassador-to-madrid Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:06:11 +0200 trump-appoints-campaign-donor-and-hispanophile-as-new-us-ambassador-to-madrid Spain's top-level National Court has okayed extraditing Stanislav Lisov, an alleged Russian hacker accused of creating an online banking malware, to the United States, it said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20170801/spain-court-allows-extradition-of-alleged-russian-hacker-to-us Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:51:59 +0200 spain-court-allows-extradition-of-alleged-russian-hacker-to-us An Algerian-Irish man extradited from Spain appeared before a US magistrate on Friday, the first foreigner sent to the United States to answer terror charges since President Donald Trump took office. https://www.thelocal.es/20170722/spain-extradites-first-foreigner-to-face-us-terror-charges-under-trump Sat, 22 Jul 2017 17:46:36 +0200 spain-extradites-first-foreigner-to-face-us-terror-charges-under-trump In Washington's latest move against what it considers unfair trade, authorities launched an investigation Thursday into whether Spanish olive imports are improperly subsidized, hurting American companies. https://www.thelocal.es/20170714/trump-administration-goes-after-spanish-olive-imports Fri, 14 Jul 2017 12:52:14 +0200 trump-administration-goes-after-spanish-olive-imports