street vendors

The reality of summer work in rural Lleida and the street sellers who set up shop in Barcelona

Union contrasts their 'Top Manta' product and with "exploitative" practices of major brands

Vendors cast doubt on meeting with council’s potential to find a solution to the conflict

The city council met with ‘top manta’ representatives on Wednesday

City representatives will soon sit with illegal street sellers to discuss their claims of "persecution and repression" by local authorities

Irregular street sellers demonstrate on Rambla in response to crackdown by local authority

With the new police crackdown on illegal selling, spokesman says sellers have no alternative and calls on mayor to "remember her promises" 

Hundred officers from three forces will work together on "permanent" effort to disrupt illegal street selling in key areas of city center

Complaints regarding prostitution in Barcelona have decreased in 2012 but the penalties for drinking on the street and street vending have increased. The Local Police filed 1,091 complaints for offering, asking for or having sexual relations on the street in Barcelona, a 39% decrease compared to 2011 figures. Furthermore, there was a 7.7% decrease in noise-related incidents; 16.6% in public spaces. The number of fines issued for drinking on the street increased by 2.26%.

Councils of el Vendrell and Calafell negotiate with blanket street vendors in a move to regulate their activities and to avoid illicit competition with local businesses