Thursday August 15th is a public holiday across Spain. This should technically mean that everything closes, but on this occasion there are many exceptions regarding supermarkets and popular retail stores. The Local Barcelona News…

If you need to sell up fast in Spain, there are several things you can do to speed up the process, from making sure you put your property on the market at a fair price to being open to negotiation. The Local Barcelona News…

In this week’s Inside Spain, we look at how foreigners are pushing up Spain’s population to record levels and why city dwellers moving to the Spanish countryside are taking it out on ‘noisy’ cows. The Local Barcelona News…

Spanish police said on Thursday they had dismantled a global people-smuggling network that brought Indian, Pakistani and Bolivian migrants to Europe and North America. The Local Barcelona News…

Americans in Europe have the opportunity to make their voices heard on issues such as taxation for US nationals living abroad by filling out a short survey sent out by the White House Office of Public Engagement. The Local Barcelona News…

If you want to rent a boat in Spain, it’s important to understand the rules on licences, types of boats and what exactly you can do with them. The Local Barcelona News…

Climate activists on Tuesday spray-painted a mansion on the Spanish holiday island of Ibiza belonging to Argentina football star Lionel Messi to highlight the “responsibility of the rich for the climate crisis”. The Local Barcelona News…

If you’re a non-resident in Spain, but you want to make some big financial purchases here such as buying a property or a car, you’ll need what’s known as a non-resident NIE number. Here’s how to apply. The Local Barcelona News…