In a further move to potentially limit property purchases by foreigners in Spain, Barcelona city council is exploring ways to ban investment funds and non-residents from buying homes in the Catalan capital that won't be used for residential purposes.

Barcelona's mix of affordable cost of living and quality of life has helped create a vibrant startup community — and become a hotbed for the creation of surveillance technologies.

Spain is planning a raft of measures to address its brewing housing crisis, including an up to 100% tax on properties bought by people who are neither citizens nor residents of the European Union.

Barcelona’s town hall has pledged to completely ... on homes bought by non-European Union residents by up to 100%. Non-EU residents bought 27,000 properties in Spain in 2023, Sánchez said ...

A new report from the European Court of Auditors (ECA) has concluded that air pollution in the EU continues to be a danger to health and that, despite recent improvements, member states might fail to meet future targets unless ‘existing and additional’ measures are effectively implemented.

Copa del Rey, the domestic competition in Spain where top Liga clubs can compete with third division teams (and sometimes they surprise), hosts the round of 16 games this week. And, as expected, most of the 16 remaining teams come from the top-flight.

After wide scale anti-tourism protests over the summer, Barcelona is trying to turn a negative into a positive by spending some of the money raised from the city's tax on visitors to tackle issues ...

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Major cities — Athens, Kraków, and Barcelona were those selected by the ECA — are failing to tackle noise and air pollution. The authors attribute this to the lengthy infringement processes of the European Commission, city authorities’ misuse of funds EU, and local resistance to measures such as low-emission zones and green spaces.

Public anger is growing as locals are being priced out of home ownership with rents being driven up by gentrification and landlords shifting to more lucrative, short-term tourist rentals, especially in urban and coastal areas.

Spain is working on implementing a tax as high as 100 percent for houses purchased by non-EU citizens to mitigate its housing crisis.

A tourist fresh back from a trip to Barcelona has shared details of her less-than-friendly welcome to the Spanish city. Famed for its rich culture centred on delicious food, stunning architecture ...