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128 arrested after night of unrest and looting in Barcelona

Protesters threw stones and other heavy objects at officers, whilst several groups erected barricades, set fire to rubbish bins and smashed shop windows.

Euronews · Oct 25

‘A direct cultural threat’: your questions on the rise of the right across Europe answered

With support for far right politics well established across Europe, how might upcoming elections shape its future? Europe correspondents Jon Henley and Ashifa Kassam answered Reddit users’ questions about their reporting from the continent

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16

‘Athens cannot operate as a giant hotel’: mayor vows to rescue capital from overtourism

Haris Doukas warns that with 700,000 residents and 8 million tourists, people are being pushed out of their neighbourhoods

The Guardian - UK · Apr 25

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‘We have a new role’: mayors across the world increasingly taking on society’s biggest challenges

From Budapest to Barcelona, New York to Paris, mayors are increasingly being thrust on to the political frontlines as they face down the rise of the far right

The Guardian - UK · Jan 6

Why young people are the big losers in Europe’s dysfunctional housing system

The EU has unveiled its first-ever housing strategy, but can it rescue a generation shut out of affordable living?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 17, 2025

Europe’s housing costs akin to ‘new pandemic’, warns Barcelona mayor

Jaume Collboni and 16 other city leaders urge EU to unleash billions in funding as it prepares to tackle crisis

The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2025

'It's good that Israel doesn't appear on the list' - Barcelona mayor expecting calmer Tour de France 2026 Grand Départ after protest-marred Vuelta

City council had demanded exclusion of Israel-Premier Tech from race but identity change alleviates tensions

Cycling News · Oct 24, 2025

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Spain’s housing crisis deepens: residents’ anger is rising

Millions across Europe are being priced out of housing, with Spain at the heart of the crisis. Euronews’s international correspondent Valérie Gauriat reports from Barcelona, where skyrocketing rents and property speculation are pushing residents to the brink.

Euronews · Aug 6, 2025

Across Europe, the financial sector has pushed up house prices. It’s a political timebomb

We’ve been living in a great experiment: can finance provide basic human rights such as housing? The answer is increasingly no, says researcher and writer Tim White

The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025

Barcelona mayor defends ban on tourist flats saying ‘drastic’ action needed to cut housing costs

Jaume Collboni determined to follow through with plan that he says will return 10,000 properties to city’s residents

The Guardian - UK · Nov 19, 2024

Spain wants to replace affordable holiday rentals with luxury hotels

Spain is the world’s second-most visited country after France

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2024

American comedian says Europe is ‘over,’ sparking viral debate

Amid growing anti-tourism protests from European locals, one TikTok user believes it’s ‘time to accept your fate, Europe’

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

Barcelona mayor compares city to theme park as he defends strict tourism rules

The city is bracing for a potentially record 2024

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2024

Huge overtourism protest as Spain’s second most popular region calls for change

Carrying makeshift models, protesters walked through the streets with posters reading ‘no to mass tourism’

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

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The Independent UK · Jul 21, 2024

Barcelona to raise tourist tax for cruise passengers

The move is part of a recent raft of measures aimed at cracking down on ‘mass tourism’ to the Catalan capital

The Guardian - UK · Jul 21, 2024

Barcelona plans to raise tourist tax for cruise passengers visiting for few hours

Move targeting those in city for less than 12 hours is latest measure from mayor to tackle effects of mass tourism

Fortune · Jul 9, 2024

Barcelona residents are so fed up with tourism they’re squirting visitors with water guns as they try to enjoy their meals

Locals argue that tourism isn't helping with soaring housing costs, precarious employment, and a lower quality of life.

Evening Standard · Jul 8, 2024

Why are protests happening in Barcelona? Catalans fire water pistols at tourists

Spanish people are angry at the growth of the short-term holiday lets market, which is creating a severe housing shortage

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The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2024

Tourists in Barcelona sprayed with water as overtourism protests escalate

Diners were drenched by disgruntled locals who called for holidaymakers to go home

The Guardian - UK · Jun 28, 2024

Thousands of Spaniards to descend on Málaga to protest against mass tourism

Demonstrators from popular destinations such as Granada and Seville to join protest amid anger at lack of housing

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2024

Barcelona plans to ban holiday apartment rentals to tourists by 2028

Top Spanish holiday destination seeks to rein in soaring housing costs and make city liveable for residents

Evening Standard · Jun 22, 2024

Barcelona plans to shut all holiday apartments by 2028 to cut housing costs

Barcelona will scrap the licences of the 10,101 apartments currently approved as short-term lets

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22, 2024

Barcelona to ban apartment rentals to tourists in bid to cut housing costs

Spanish city is one of Europe’s top destinations but its popularity has made housing increasingly unaffordable for residents

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2024

Barcelona reveals plans to scrap holiday rentals by 2028

Over 10,000 apartment owners will be banned from renting to tourists from 2028 under the city’s new plans

The Guardian - UK · Dec 18, 2023

Bollards and ‘superblocks’: how Europe’s cities are turning on the car

In Paris, Barcelona and Brussels, authorities are adopting varied approaches to the task of reducing congestion and pollution

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