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 non-European Union residents.

Barcelona have secured their passage into the last 16 of the Champions League with six wins and one defeat to date. Liverpool, who beat Lille 2-1, top the league stage from Barca in second, and are the only other side to be assured to skip the playoff round at this stage.

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.

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.

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.

FC Barcelona hoped that the renovation work at the Camp Nou stadium would be advanced enough so that games in half of the 2024-25 season would be played there. The club has been playing for a few years at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys,

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Flick relies on Lewandowski in attack, supported by the trident composed of Yamal, Gavi and Raphinha on the three-quarter. Pedri and Casadò to form the midfield dam. In goal, after Szczesny’s recent uncertainties, Peña could be reconfirmed.

De la Fuente will act as central forward, with Cruz and one of Raba and Brasanac as outside midfielders. Defense headed by Nastasic, between the posts Dmitrovic. Athletic Bilbao (4-2-3-1): Simon; Yuri,

Israel’s Cease-Fires in Lebanon and Gaza Appear Fragile Israeli forces killed at least 15 people and injured dozens more in southern Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese officials said. In Gaza, Israel ...