Barcelona agrees to raise tourist tax up to €4
Visitors could be charged more to spend the night in the city if parliament makes the necessary changes to legislation
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Business & economic news from Barcelona and Catalonia
Free Now to invest €30m in new Barcelona innovation center
Directors of the ride hailing company say more than half of taxi drivers are willing to incorporate more flexibility in their work
Record 8 million visit Barcelona between January and August
Council welcomes increase in numbers but warns tourism in city must be managed "more efficiently"
‘€10 million’ hit to Catalan tourism due to Thomas Cook insolvency
The British tour operator was forced to cancel 42 flights in Catalonia in the coming days, affecting thousands
Catalan exports went up 8% in July
Foreign sales from Catalonia accounted for 27% in Spain as a whole
Iberia say 7% of ground staff participate in Sunday’s strike
The second day of ground staff strike in Barcelona airport passes by without incidents of note
Vueling cancels over 200 flights in Barcelona airport
Iberia ground staff strike continues this weekend, affecting thousands of passengers
Foreign investment in Catalonia up 16% in first half of 2019
Figures show recovery in amount put into Catalan economy from abroad, reaching €1.2bn in first six months
Catalonia strengthens commercial ties with Uruguay
“We will be strong allies” stresses foreign minister Alfred Bosch
Spain blocks Catalan and Occitania governments' Mediterranean 5G Corridor project
Foreign ministry vetoes initiative for motorway for smart and self-driving vehicles over concerns about references to Catalonia as a "country"
Iberia ground staff announce future strikes
Strikes to take place every Monday between September 30 and November 18
Passengers at Barcelona airport up in August despite month of strikes and delays
The cumulative tally for 2019 is 5.2% up from last year, reaching 35.5 million travellers
Supreme Court limits evictions to 12 missed installments
Spanish judges set doctrine after EU court labelled previous ruling on mortgages “abusive”
Barcelona still Europe's most popular port for cruise ships
With 1.63 million passengers, the amount of passengers grows 1.93% but number of vessels falls to 420
Billions at stake after ECJ advocate says Spain's mortgage pricing could be abusive
European Court of Justice opens door to compensation after deciding banks may have misled customers over loans tied to fixed index
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