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The Future European Housing Law Fuels the Struggle over the Ban on Tourist Flats in Barcelona

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Far from being clear, the future of the more than 10,000 licensed tourist flats that Barcelona wants to eradicate is still full of unknowns. The proposal of the European Commission’s Affordable Housing Regulation that will be announced this week will be key in the continuity or not of this tourist activity in municipalities with housing crises.

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The first deputy mayor, Laia Bonet, has emphasized that the European proposal recognizes that housing rules can be modified when circumstances require.Other news: Barcelona delivers 30 floors to social entities for people in vulnerable situations

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Far from being clear, the future of the more than 10,000 licensed tourist flats that Barcelona wants to eradicate is still full of unknowns. The proposal of the European Commission’s Affordable Housing Regulation that will be announced this week will be key in the continuity or not of this tourist activity in municipalities with housing crises.

·Barcelona, Spain
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(ACN/Editorial Office) Laia Bonet, first deputy mayor, has stated that the proposed affordable housing law that the European Commission plans to present tomorrow is an endorsement of the policies in this area of the Barcelona City Council. Bonet has defended that the text shows that the European Commission “understands that it must be possible to change the rules of the […]

The Association of Tourist Apartments of Barcelona (Apartur) considers that the proposal of the European Commission's Affordable Housing Regulation, which will be released this week, "questions the decision of the Barcelona City Council to eliminate the tourist flats of the city in 2028", reports in a statement this Tuesday. According to the entity, the [...] La entrada Apartur states that the European standard "questions" eliminate tourist flat…

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Forbes España broke the news on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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