News Summary:
Spain's government plans to introduce changes to its royal decree on migrant regularisation, requiring proof of a clean criminal record, with modifications largely incorporating adjustments requested by the Council of State and set for cabinet approval on April 13, 2026. Catalonia, meanwhile, experienced a slowdown in international tourist arrival growth in 2025, reaching only 1.2% to nearly 20 million arrivals, following its post-pandemic recovery, as of January 24, 2026. Earlier, on September 25, 2025, Catalonia's planned tourist tax increase was postponed until at least April 2026. The Catalan News Agency (ACN) confirmed this postponement, which had been under negotiation since the year's beginning between the Socialist government, left-wing Comuns, and pro-independence Esquerra Republicana (ERC). Previously, ACN analyzed 2024 city council data, coinciding with European Mobility Week, revealing that some parts of Barcelona's Gran Via and Aragó Streets recorded around 50,000 vehicles per day, approximately 2,000 per hour, as of September 15, 2025.
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