Catalunya doubled their tourist tax.  Catalonia has approved a new law that doubles the tax on tourists in the entire region. It will come into force from April 1. Tourist taxes in Barcelona, the capital of the region, jumped 100 percent yesterday.  For  luxury five-star hotels the nightly tourists tax doubled from €3.5 to €7 yesterday.  READ MORE Spain’s rental …

After evading the police for more than two weeks, a SPANISH woman who was convicted of murdering her newborn baby has been arrested. Yolanda M. Moreno was arrested on Wednesday night after she fled the prison instead of reporting for her sentence.  According to Europa Press the 26-year old woman has been found guilty of murdering her child after she …

The Trump administration wants answers from Spain after Noelia Casillo, 25, decided to end her life through euthanasia in the last week. The State Department has instructed the US Embassy to Madrid to launch an investigation into how the Spanish police handled the sexual assaults against Castillo, which led her to attempt suicide and left her paralysed. A leaked diplomatic …