https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A Barcelona-based association of taxi drivers on Thursday announced it would lodge a legal complaint against ride-hailing services Uber and Cabify for fraud and other offences. https://www.thelocal.es/20190524/barcelona-taxi-drivers Fri, 24 May 2019 11:49:21 +0200 barcelona-taxi-drivers Global ride-hailing giant Uber on Tuesday launched in Madrid its first electric kick scooter rental service in Europe through its subsidiary Jump. https://www.thelocal.es/20190409/uber-jumps-into-electric-scooters-in-europe Tue, 09 Apr 2019 19:04:01 +0200 uber-jumps-into-electric-scooters-in-europe Spanish ride-hailing service Cabify said Wednesday it will return to Barcelona, a month after it suspended its services in Spain's second-largest city due to strict new regulations. https://www.thelocal.es/20190307/spains-cabify-to-return-to-barcelona-despite-restrictions Thu, 07 Mar 2019 12:43:45 +0100 spains-cabify-to-return-to-barcelona-despite-restrictions US ride-hailing service Uber and its main Spanish rival Cabify said Thursday they were suspending their services in Barcelona after local authorities passed new rules which severely restrict how they operate in the city. https://www.thelocal.es/20190131/uber-and-cabify-suspend-services-in-barcelona-due-to-new-regulations Thu, 31 Jan 2019 13:46:44 +0100 uber-and-cabify-suspend-services-in-barcelona-due-to-new-regulations Spanish riot police used cranes on Monday to clear a major thoroughfare in Madrid that was blocked by striking taxi drivers. https://www.thelocal.es/20190128/riot-police-and-cranes-sent-in-to-clear-taxi-strike-in-madrid Mon, 28 Jan 2019 12:47:45 +0100 riot-police-and-cranes-sent-in-to-clear-taxi-strike-in-madrid Barcelona taxi drivers called off a six-day strike Thursday after the regional government unveiled regulations to restrict ride-hailing services like Uber. https://www.thelocal.es/20190124/taxi-drivers-call-off-strike-in-barcelona Thu, 24 Jan 2019 13:18:51 +0100 taxi-drivers-call-off-strike-in-barcelona Uber and Cabify on Wednesday threatened to cease operations in Barcelona after the regional government unveiled new regulations which will severely restrict ride-hailing services, as taxis upped the pressure with a tense strike. https://www.thelocal.es/20190123/uber-and-cabify-threaten-to-pull-out-of-barcelona-over-new-ride-hailing-restrictions Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:30:53 +0100 uber-and-cabify-threaten-to-pull-out-of-barcelona-over-new-ride-hailing-restrictions A taxi strike against Uber-like services in Madrid has entered its third day just as one of the world's biggest tourism fairs opened, with hundreds of drivers protesting at the convention centre. https://www.thelocal.es/20190123/striking-madrid-taxis-up-pressure-as-tourism-fair-opens-in-madrid Wed, 23 Jan 2019 12:52:39 +0100 striking-madrid-taxis-up-pressure-as-tourism-fair-opens-in-madrid A taxi driver protesting in Madrid against Uber-like services was seriously hurt in a car accident on Tuesday as a strike continued in the Spanish capital and Barcelona with sporadic clashes. https://www.thelocal.es/20190123/taxi-driver-badly-hurt-in-spains-anti-uber-strike Wed, 23 Jan 2019 09:16:02 +0100 taxi-driver-badly-hurt-in-spains-anti-uber-strike Madrid taxi drivers began an open-ended strike Monday against online ride-hailing services like Uber, joining their counterparts in Barcelona who walked off the job three days ago. https://www.thelocal.es/20190122/spanish-taxi-strike-against-app-services-spreads-to-madrid Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:29:09 +0100 spanish-taxi-strike-against-app-services-spreads-to-madrid Dozens of taxis in Barcelona started an indefinite strike on Friday, blocking a major thoroughfare in protest against online ride-hailing services like Uber. https://www.thelocal.es/20190118/now-barcelona-taxis-go-on-strike-too Fri, 18 Jan 2019 19:25:06 +0100 now-barcelona-taxis-go-on-strike-too Taxis in Madrid are to go on an indefinite strike Monday against online ride-hailing services like Uber just two days before the Fitur international tourism fair kicks off in the Spanish capital. https://www.thelocal.es/20190118/madrid-taxis-to-strike-ahead-of-global-tourism-fair Fri, 18 Jan 2019 11:48:05 +0100 madrid-taxis-to-strike-ahead-of-global-tourism-fair Uber and Cabify drivers are set to protest in Madrid on Thursday against a planned government decree they fear could threaten some 60,000 jobs, one of Spain's main unions said Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.es/20180926/uber-and-cabify-drivers-poised-for-protest-in-madrid Wed, 26 Sep 2018 17:48:57 +0200 uber-and-cabify-drivers-poised-for-protest-in-madrid Spanish taxis late on Wednesday called off their days-long strike against online ride-hailing services like Uber after Madrid agreed to let regional governments regulate the sector. https://www.thelocal.es/20180802/taxi-strike-called-off Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:00:29 +0200 taxi-strike-called-off Taxi drivers across Spain were set to keep striking on Tuesday against ride hailing competitors such as Uber and Cabify, which they say unfairly threaten their livelihoods after government negotiations ended without a deal. https://www.thelocal.es/20180731/spain-taxi-strike-against-uber-to-continue Tue, 31 Jul 2018 11:24:40 +0200 spain-taxi-strike-against-uber-to-continue Taxi drivers in Madrid went on strike Saturday in solidarity with Barcelona cabbies protesting against "unfair competition" from Uber and Cabify. https://www.thelocal.es/20180728/madrid-taxis-join-barcelona-strike-against-uber-and-cabify Sat, 28 Jul 2018 17:45:37 +0200 madrid-taxis-join-barcelona-strike-against-uber-and-cabify Uber and Cabify suspended their services in Barcelona on Wednesday after some of their drivers were attacked during a taxi strike, the association representing the ride-hailing companies said. https://www.thelocal.es/20180726/in-pics-uber-cabify-barcelona-strike Thu, 26 Jul 2018 11:52:58 +0200 in-pics-uber-cabify-barcelona-strike A Spanish court has ruled that a Deliveroo rider should have been treated as an employee, and not as a self-employed contractor, in the first ruling over the rights of the online food group's staffers in the country. https://www.thelocal.es/20180605/pain-court-rules-against-deliveroo-in-landmark-case Tue, 05 Jun 2018 10:50:23 +0200 pain-court-rules-against-deliveroo-in-landmark-case Uber said on Tuesday it was back in Barcelona with 120 professional drivers after it was forced out three years ago over the suspension of its service that enables unregulated drivers to ferry passengers for money using their own cars. https://www.thelocal.es/20180314/uber-back-in-barcelona-with-licensed-service Wed, 14 Mar 2018 09:28:44 +0100 uber-back-in-barcelona-with-licensed-service The European Union's top court ruled on Wednesday that Uber is an ordinary transport service and not just a ride-hailing app, meaning that countries can regulate it. https://www.thelocal.es/20171220/taxi-or-app-uber-faces-big-eu-court-decision Wed, 20 Dec 2017 10:17:39 +0100 taxi-or-app-uber-faces-big-eu-court-decision