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. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced the plan this week to tackle housing affordability and high rents in the Southern European

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.

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.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Barcelona Ronald Araújo has given the green light to join Juventus this month, so the Bianconeri are now pushing for a loan move with his club.

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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.

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

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.

Air and noise pollution are among the most pressing environmental and health challenges faced throughout the EU, particularly in urban areas. More than 300 million people in the EU are estimated to be exposed to harmful pollutants in the air and around 90 million people to harmful noise levels.

Liverpool winger Luis Diaz has reportedly rejected a contract offer as he still hopes to join Barcelona, while the Catalan giants are also in the frame to sign Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres.

Milan still hope to sign Marcus Rashford from Manchester United, but several sources in Italy claim Barcelona are strongly interested in the Englishman, so the Rossoneri could get defensive