35,000 bars closed in Spain between 2010 and 2023, according to data from the INE, the National Institute of Statistics. What is lost when a bar closes? This is what Hugo Subtil, an expert researcher in economic policy and professor at the University of Zurich, has studied in France.

Barcelona City Council will extend the ban on booze tours throughout the city and 24 hours a day. This was announced this Wednesday by the Deputy Mayor for Economy, Jordi Valls, who believes these types of activities—which consist of promoting alcohol consumption through a tour of a series of establishments—are not welcome in the city: "We are not interested in some travel websites presenting these tours as experiences in the city," he explained.