A Year Into Catalonia’s Rent Cap, Rents Dip, Listings Vanish and Everyone Claims Victory
Rents in Barcelona have fallen nearly 5 percent since the cap took hold, but the supply of long-term apartments has shrunk and seasonal rentals have surged.
Portugal Says It Has Cleared a Backlog of 400,000 Immigration Cases. Migrants Say Not So Fast.
The migration agency reports that nearly every pending residency application has received a decision, but lawyers and workers describe a wave of refusals and appointments that never come.
