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The most discussed topics on Burbuja.info - Foro de economía, actualidad y política., summarised in English: Spanish news, economy, housing and society as Spain talks about them.

• TV clash between De Quinto and Espinar over a gifted flat
  The TV clash between Marcos de Quinto and Ramón Espinar starts over a gifted flat and ends in insults: key moments and background.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 68 replies
• Mass rent revisions arrive as supply hits record low
  The first mass rent revision since the pandemic arrives with supply at record lows: some contracts are going from 850 to 1,100 euros.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 253 replies
• Spain's PSOE targets tourist flats with 21% VAT and empty homes with new tax
  PSOE raises VAT on tourist flats to 21%, taxes empty homes and creates a levy on non-EU non-residents
  Sep 29, 2026 · 229 replies
• Federico Jiménez Losantos leaves EsRadio: Carlos Cuesta to take over
  Federico Jiménez Losantos leaves EsRadio for health reasons, with Carlos Cuesta stepping in amid nepotism and subsidy criticism
  Sep 29, 2026 · 223 replies
• Mussolini declared war as France was already collapsing
  On 10 June 1940, Italy declared war on France and the UK with a three-paragraph note. Greece, Africa and Gibraltar changed the plan.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 78 replies
• E-scooter on fire. Put that in your room and run.
  Fire risk from e-scooters is real, and their batteries can burn. A recent incident highlights the danger.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 6 replies
• Wallapop and haggling: selling at €3 works out at €6 an hour
  A €3 listing, already €10 off, gets a €2.20 offer. Second-hand selling forces you to work out what the time spent really costs
  Sep 29, 2026 · 291 replies
• Spanish sex workers flee to Switzerland for safety and more money
  More than half of those in prostitution in Spain are Latin American migrants, an official study says, while Spanish women emigrate to Switzerland.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 212 replies
• Spain climbs to 12th in global GDP, but per capita lags at 24th
  Spain climbs to 12th in global GDP with unemployment below 11%, but GDP per capita sits 24th out of 54 countries
  Sep 29, 2026 · 330 replies
• Gaza: From Hostages to an Evidence-Free Conspiracy Narrative
  The Israel-Hamas conflict began with the October 7 hostages and descended into conspiracy theories and biblical prophecies with no evidence.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 310 replies
• Germany's minimum wage is double Spain's, but the shopping basket is no pricier
  Germany's minimum wage tops 2,000 euros and Spanish goods sell cheaper there, but meat, fish and fresh produce break the comparison
  Sep 29, 2026 · 201 replies
• Rallo's liberalism: perfect if bicycles had wheels
  Rallo's video 'Arreglando España' strings together conditionals on pensions, housing and immigration. Is that how economic liberalism works?
  Sep 29, 2026 · 327 replies
• Bilbao will not get AVE high-speed rail until 2033 after 30 years of construction
  The Basque Y began in 2006 and the latest date for AVE to reach Bilbao is 2033: 30 years of construction, a 22 km tunnel and a French section with no date.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 285 replies
• Carnivore diary: 1,500 calories and zero carbs a day
  A June 2025 carnivore diary: 1,500 calories a day, zero carbs and total cholesterol 193, with fat, not protein, as the key.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 209 replies
• Arabic place names in Spain: the legacy of al-Andalus
  Spain's Arabic place names stretch from Al to Guad and Ben to Medina, amid disputed etymologies and an unresolved identity debate.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 216 replies
• Fresno: one clean shot ends elderly woman's hostage ordeal
  A Fresno officer shot and killed a woman holding a knife to an elderly woman's neck after six orders to drop it, body-camera footage shows.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 206 replies
• Quarterly record for electric cars: 8% of May sales
  May ends with 19.4% plug-in passenger cars but only 8% pure electrics: a quarterly record, with the leading model selling 465 units
  Sep 29, 2026 · 214 replies
• Good morning in 2026: coffee, silver on the slide and a decree
  An espresso, silver losing value and a pending decree: 2026's morning greeting works as the day's economic thermometer.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 16 replies
• Feijóo: 'Change of initials, not policies,' say his critics
  Feijóo faces more than electoral criticism: he's accused of continuing PSOE's path on taxes, spending and immigration, with VOX backing his investiture.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 210 replies
• Ayuso, Mahou beers and the vote that rewards the neighbourhood
  Ayuso's remark about having a few Mahou beers reopens the debate over her colloquial style, between vulgarity and electoral connection in Madrid
  Sep 29, 2026 · 238 replies
• Persistent Contrails: Physics vs. the Fumigation Suspicion
  Persistent contrails coincide with an uptick in air traffic, according to the debate. Water-vapour physics explains much of the phenomenon.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 252 replies
• The MARICA decree is finally here
  Spain is preparing a housing decree with measures against vulture funds, tax breaks for tenants and aid for landlords. We break down the key points.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 2 replies
• Switzerland: The 'dark side' video that splits the narrative
  The video 'The Dark Side of Switzerland' cross-references crime reports with asylum seekers' origins, reopening the debate on security and integration.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 42 replies
• Sharing a bunk bed: the cost of leaving home in Madrid
  Housing costs in northern Madrid are pushing young people to share rooms, while the debate shifts to immigration and construction.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 70 replies
• Tourist bitten in Ethiopia in July 2024 dies of rabies
  An unvaccinated 44-year-old tourist dies in intensive care a year after being bitten by a dog in Ethiopia. Spain has been rabies-free since 1978.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 241 replies
• Queues in Spain for the new Nintendo Switch 2
  Switch 2 arrives in Spain with queues. Debate cites 500 euros per console and 80 per game while housing remains out of reach.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 235 replies
• Mathematics II: the exam that divides engineers
  An engineer calls the Selectividad (Spain's university entrance exam) Mathematics II exam 'enough to make you cry' for asking for eigenvalues
  Sep 29, 2026 · 240 replies
• Foreign homebuying triples while young buyers collapse
  Foreign home purchases triple while young buyers collapse: the battle over banning, taxing or deregulating the market
  Sep 29, 2026 · 286 replies
• YouTuber with 180.000 subscribers: ‘Nobody wants to work’
  Why she can’t find anyone to renovate her bathroom. Why is it so hard to find someone? Because the conversation about the labour market…
  Sep 29, 2026 · 208 replies
• PP fails to fill Bernabéu: between 45,000 and 50,000 attendees
  PP rally in Madrid draws 45,000-50,000 people, little more than half the Bernabéu's capacity, in a metro area of 3.5 million.
  Sep 29, 2026 · 226 replies