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Europe

Sagrada Familia, Barcelona’s famously incomplete church, will finally erect its central tower over 100 years after it began

By Joseph Wilson and The Associated Press
September 19, 2025
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Environment

Death of 51-year-old Barcelona street sweeper from heatstroke stirs labor unrest in Southern Europe

By Joseph Wilson, Derek Gatopoulos, Trisha Thomas and The Associated Press
July 24, 2025
Tourism is increasing over prepandemic levels, overwhelming popular destinations
Travel & Leisure

Tourism is increasing over prepandemic levels, overwhelming popular destinations

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July 20, 2025
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Companies

The mastermind behind Europe’s hottest new car brand is leaving Volkswagen in a shock departure

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April 1, 2025
Renault and WeRide’s driverless bus put to the test on Barcelona streets
Tech

Renault and WeRide’s driverless bus put to the test on Barcelona streets

By Hernan Munoz, Joseph Wilson and The Associated Press
March 17, 2025
Andres Torres cooks in Guatemala with a local family over an open flame.
Lifestyle

A Barcelona restaurant-NGO hybrid could offer a solution to the city’s over-tourism problem

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March 12, 2025
Color-changing smartphones, connected cars and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of Mobile World Congress 2025
Tech

Color-changing smartphones, connected cars and smart contact lenses: the gadgets of Mobile World Congress 2025

By Valentin Bontemps, Mona Guichard, Tom Barfield and AFP
March 5, 2025
AI optimism and Trump trade tensions will be the trending topics at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Tech

AI optimism and Trump trade tensions will be the trending topics at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona

By Mona Guichard, Valentin Bontemps, Tom Barfield and AFP
March 3, 2025
Gerard Pique, President of Kings League and Ibai Llanos, President of Porcinos FC attend the Final Four of the Kings League Tournament 2023 at Spotify Camp Nou on March 26, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.
Success

Barcelona legend Gerard Piqué thinks he’s created the perfect sport for Gen Z’s falling attention span

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February 27, 2025
People in Barcelona board the subway train
Tech

Electric cars in Barcelona are now being charged every time subway trains 200 feet beneath them hit the brakes

By Joseph Wilson and The Associated Press
December 18, 2024
A cruise ship anchored offshore in Greece
Lifestyle

Anti-tourist backlash in Europe causes cruise ships to change course

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December 3, 2024
A person walking past Pret A Manger in London.
Retail

Europe’s next big IPO is a €1.5-billion Spanish family business that makes the bread for Starbucks and Pret A Manger

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October 7, 2024
European cities are trying to shun young ‘drunk’ tourists in favor of big spenders, but there are concerns the move could be ageist
Lifestyle

European cities are trying to shun young ‘drunk’ tourists in favor of big spenders, but there are concerns the move could be ageist

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July 23, 2024
Demonstrators put symbolic cordon on a bar-restaurant window during a protest against mass tourism on Barcelona's Las Ramblas alley, on July 6, 2024.
Life

Barcelona residents squirt tourists with water guns — ‘Go home!’

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July 9, 2024
Puig Company CEO Marc Puig is also a member of the founding family’s third generation.
Retail

Spanish CEO took 50 top employees to Harvard to chalk out a growth plan—10 years later the group is set to IPO in Europe’s largest offering of the year

By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga and Bloomberg
April 25, 2024

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