Brexit has been blamed for ruining Brits' plans to move to Spain following the announcement by the country's prime minister to ban non-EU property purchases.

In his speech, the UfM Secretary General Kamel recalled that the Barcelona Process was a bold and visionary initiative to transform the Mediterranean region into a space of dialogue, peace, and prosperity. However, he added, the 30th anniversary provides an opportunity to reflect on the achievements, as well as the shortcomings.

U.S. president Donald Trump has apparently confused Spain for a member of the BRICS bloc of developing economies, causing some head-scratching and jitters over possible tariffs in Madrid.

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.

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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.

Headlines circulating this week suggest British tourists could be unwelcome on Spanish soil – so what’s the reality?

Housing shortages and rising prices have provoked people to protest against tourists in several cities such as Barcelona and Seville, as foreign buyers and mass tourism are seen as contributing factors to the crisis.

Spain has introduced new regulations that could affect some tourists visiting the country for their summer holidays this year. However, a rule change brought in at one of its most popular resorts prompted panic and confusion after it was mistakenly characterised as a “tourist ban”.

The new measures, incorrectly dubbed a 'Spain tourist ban' by some, are aimed at reducing the impact of excessive tourism in some areas.

The European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) has signed a procurement contract for Europe’s first quantum annealer. Qilimanjaro Quantum Tech is the chosen vendor for the system, dubbed MareNostrum-Ona. The quantum annealer will integrate into Spain’s MareNostrum 5 supercomputer and launch with at least 10 qubits in 2025.