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 It is a ruling that will strike fear in the hearts of grown up kids across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20190906/spanish-millennial-loses-case-to-force-parents-to-pay-for-his-upkeep Fri, 06 Sep 2019 13:57:59 +0200 spanish-millennial-loses-case-to-force-parents-to-pay-for-his-upkeep One region of Spain has officially recorded more dogs than children, a trend that as falling birthrates show, is soon likely to repeated across Spain. https://www.thelocal.es/20190304/declining-birth-rates-in-spain-number-of-dogs-outgrows-the-one-of-children-and-adolescents-in-asturia Mon, 04 Mar 2019 14:07:11 +0100 declining-birth-rates-in-spain-number-of-dogs-outgrows-the-one-of-children-and-adolescents-in-asturia A new report shows young Spaniards are finding it harder than ever to fly the nest. https://www.thelocal.es/20160704/80-percent-of-20-something-spaniards-still-live-at-home Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:08:39 +0200 80-percent-of-20-something-spaniards-still-live-at-home An overwhelming majority of Spaniards are still living at home with mum and dad - and this number seems to be increasing, according to a new report. https://www.thelocal.es/20160301/80-of-spanish-young-adults-live-at-home-with-parents Tue, 01 Mar 2016 13:36:48 +0100 80-of-spanish-young-adults-live-at-home-with-parents Spain has a special word for the huge proportion of its youth population who neither work nor study and their plight is a key concern for Spanish voters. https://www.thelocal.es/20151211/spains-lost-generation-the-drops-outs-facing-bleak-future-election Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:17:50 +0100 spains-lost-generation-the-drops-outs-facing-bleak-future-election The southern Spanish region had the highest unemployment rate in the entire European Union last year, according to a Eurostat report released on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20150422/andalusia-worst-for-unemployment-in-eu Wed, 22 Apr 2015 18:15:48 +0200 andalusia-worst-for-unemployment-in-eu Spain's unemployment rate sank 0.2 percent between January and February, to its lowest rate since January 2012, according to new EU figures. https://www.thelocal.es/20150401/spain-unemployment-rate-drops-but-remains-high-in-eu Wed, 01 Apr 2015 13:44:19 +0200 spain-unemployment-rate-drops-but-remains-high-in-eu The crisis is hitting young Spaniards hard with nearly half of all people aged 25—29 still living in the family home, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20140701/half-of-spaniards-aged-2529-live-with-parents Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:54:50 +0200 half-of-spaniards-aged-2529-live-with-parents A humorous new book is helping Spaniards make the massive leap from the family nest. The Local spoke to one of its authors to find out why the big move is so difficult. https://www.thelocal.es/20140603/spain-youth-unemployment-home-help-new-home-sapiens Tue, 03 Jun 2014 14:30:00 +0200 spain-youth-unemployment-home-help-new-home-sapiens Only two in every ten Spanish adults under the age of 30 are financially independent, a new study shows. https://www.thelocal.es/20130822/most-spaniards-under-30-too-poor-to-flee-the-nest Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:25:00 +0200 most-spaniards-under-30-too-poor-to-flee-the-nest A key education report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has highlighted a startling leap in the number of young Spaniards who are neither working nor studying. https://www.thelocal.es/20130626/study-shows-surge-in-spains-lost-generation Wed, 26 Jun 2013 14:28:00 +0200 study-shows-surge-in-spains-lost-generation