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 brother-in-law of Spain’s King Felipe walked out of prison on Thursday after being granted a two-day release from jail each week, sparking outrage over his special treatment. https://www.thelocal.es/20190919/public-outrage-over-two-day-jail-release-of-kings-disgraced-brother-in-law Thu, 19 Sep 2019 17:43:12 +0200 public-outrage-over-two-day-jail-release-of-kings-disgraced-brother-in-law The disgraced brother-in-law of King Felipe VII has opted for a small prison outside the city of Avila to serve out his sentence, where he will be the only male inmate. https://www.thelocal.es/20180618/iaki-urdangarin-chooses-womens-prison-to-serve-his-time Mon, 18 Jun 2018 15:02:01 +0200 iaki-urdangarin-chooses-womens-prison-to-serve-his-time The Spanish king's brother-in-law was jailed Monday after losing an appeal against a graft conviction, the prison authorities said. https://www.thelocal.es/20180618/behind-bars-kings-brother-in-law-jailed Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:54:48 +0200 behind-bars-kings-brother-in-law-jailed Iñaki Urdangarin has been given five days to report to the penitentiary of his choice to serve out a five-year, 10-month sentence. https://www.thelocal.es/20180613/urdangarin-kings-brother-in-law-told-to-report-to-jail-within-five-days Wed, 13 Jun 2018 14:58:16 +0200 urdangarin-kings-brother-in-law-told-to-report-to-jail-within-five-days Iñaki Urdangarin, the disgraced husband of Princess Cristina, King Felipe VI's older sister, and now faces jail after he lost his Supreme Court appeal, according to court sources. https://www.thelocal.es/20180612/urdangarin-spanish-kings-brother-in-law-loses-appeal Tue, 12 Jun 2018 12:23:16 +0200 urdangarin-spanish-kings-brother-in-law-loses-appeal Spain's Princess Cristina on Thursday took the stand in a landmark corruption case centred on her husband's business dealings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/spains-princess-cristina-takes-stand-in-tax-evasion-trial Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:52:41 +0100 spains-princess-cristina-takes-stand-in-tax-evasion-trial Princess Cristina's husband told a Spanish court on Thursday that palace officials were aware of his business dealings at the Noos Institute, an organisation he once headed which is at the centre of major fraud trial. https://www.thelocal.es/20160303/princess-husband-admits-palace-new-about-deals-trial Thu, 03 Mar 2016 17:57:28 +0100 princess-husband-admits-palace-new-about-deals-trial A Spanish court refused on Friday to drop a case against Princess Cristina, who is on trial charged for tax evasion in a corruption scandal centred on her husband's business dealings. https://www.thelocal.es/20160129/spanish-court-refuses-to-drop-case-against-princess-cristina Fri, 29 Jan 2016 13:54:03 +0100 spanish-court-refuses-to-drop-case-against-princess-cristina Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband went on trial Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/all-citizens-equal-before-the-law-as-princess-cristina-goes-on-trial-for-fraud Mon, 11 Jan 2016 15:48:59 +0100 all-citizens-equal-before-the-law-as-princess-cristina-goes-on-trial-for-fraud A tall and dapper former handball player with two Olympic medals to his name, Iñaki Urdangarin turned from "ideal son-in-law" to the black sheep of Spain's royal family when he landed in court in a corruption case. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/spanish-kings-brother-in-law-from-olympic-glory-to-royal-shame Mon, 11 Jan 2016 14:13:36 +0100 spanish-kings-brother-in-law-from-olympic-glory-to-royal-shame Spain's Princess Cristina and her husband go on trial on Monday under intense global media scrutiny in a landmark corruption case that has outraged the country and sullied the monarchy's reputation. https://www.thelocal.es/20160111/spain-princess-cristina-to-stand-trial-in-landmark-corruption-case Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:06:32 +0100 spain-princess-cristina-to-stand-trial-in-landmark-corruption-case A Spanish court on Thursday authorised Princess Cristina, the sister of Spain's King Felipe VI, and her husband to sell their seven-bedroom Barcelona mansion for just under €7 million ($8 million) to pay a court bond. https://www.thelocal.es/20150205/spanish-princess-to-sell-mansion-to-pay-court-bond Thu, 05 Feb 2015 17:16:00 +0100 spanish-princess-to-sell-mansion-to-pay-court-bond Spain's Princess Cristina will stand trial on charges of tax fraud but accusations of money laundering against her have been dropped, judges in Majorca announced on Friday, although she could still avoid being the first royal to face court. https://www.thelocal.es/20141107/princess-escapes-corruption-charges-on-appeal Fri, 07 Nov 2014 11:55:00 +0100 princess-escapes-corruption-charges-on-appeal Infanta Cristina's imminent move to Geneva will cost the Spanish State and Catalan bank La Caixa almost half a million euros a year to cover the cost of her salary, her four children's education and renting the family home. https://www.thelocal.es/20130826/princesss-swiss-move-to-cost-480k-a-year Mon, 26 Aug 2013 19:42:41 +0200 princesss-swiss-move-to-cost-480k-a-year