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We thought that the law against the so -called spam had not served at all. But we already have the first fine of 5,000 euros

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Facing telephone spam is complicated, it seems even impossible. Nor the Robinson list nor the Call filters They manage to eradicate them completely. In 2023 we thought we were close to the arrival of The antispam lawbut hopes were diluted today We continue to receive commercial calls. It has taken two years, but something could happen: already They have fined the first company to make unwanted calls. The case. It happened in July 2023, only one month after the law entered into force. The Digital Marketing company Adverbis Spain SL made a call to an individual, who was also registered in the Robinson list. So far as normal, except that this person decided to report him to the Spanish Agency for Data Protection that, two years later, has sanctioned the company with 5,000 euros. Notice a spammers. Although we have talked about Other telephone spam finesthis is the first that applies after the entry into force of the new law. For two years the feeling that the law had not served at all was installed among users and it seems that spammers also, since Calls increased shortly after. It has taken a long time, but this fine feels an important precedent and could be the change we had waiting. The law. The known as antispam law establishes that companies cannot make commercial calls without prior consent And it establishes fines that could reach two million euros, depending on the size of the company that commits the infraction. In the case of Adverbis Spain, it is a small company, so the fine is much lower, but if the offender is a larger operator can find a sanction of many more figures. How to report. We have already seen that, although they take, denounce the AEPD works. Yes too You receive commercial calls and want to reporton your website you have a section called “Receipt advertising phone calls” Where can you do it. You have to take screenshots in which the phone is seen from which they call us and record the call as proof. Image | Mikhail Nilov, Pexels In Xataka | Spam calls are a problem for everyone and Apple knows. Its solution with iOS 26 has been stopping braking

ASML, Airbus and Mistral are planted before Brussels. They ask that the application of the law of AI and notify the risks delay

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Europe already has its great artificial intelligence law. What is missing, according to several companies, are the concrete rules to apply it. Only one month after the first standards for the most advanced models, more than 45 large companies – among them ASML, Airbus or Mistral – enter into force – They have signed an open letter asking Brussels to “stop the clock” and postpone their entry into force two years. They point to an unrealistic calendar and the difficulty of competing with the United States or China. What exactly is EU’s artificial intelligence law? The European Union Artificial Intelligence Law entered into force on August 1, 2024after having been politically approved by the European Parliament and the Council in December 2023. It is the first comprehensive regulation of the world focused on this technology, and regulates from how the models are trained to what contexts can be used. The key is in its approach to risk levels: the greater the potential impact, more legal obligations. And what exactly Asml, Airbus, Mistral and the rest ask? They demand a pause two years before the most demanding parts of the law enter into force, especially those that affect high -risk systems and the general purpose models, whose first section is scheduled for August 2025. The reason: The standard is too complex, overlaps with other regulations and still lacks key guides for its application. ASML headquarters in Veldhoven Among those guides is the code of good practices, that had to have been published in spring and still does not be ready. Companies argue that without that document, and with this level of uncertainty, the law can become a brake for European innovation. “This situation puts at risk not only the development of European leaders, but the ability of all industries to deploy the scale required by global competition,” They warn. They also ask that regulatory quality prioritize against speed, and warn that continuing without changes would send a wrong message to the seriousness of Europe in its commitment to technological competitiveness. The names behind this initiative. The request does not arise from an isolated startup or from an informal group of companies. Behind is the EU AI Champions Initiative, a group that groups more than 60 European companies that claim to be committed to the development of a competitive AI and aligned with the EU values. Among its members are names such as ASML, Airbus, Mistral AI, Mercedes-Benz, BNP Paribas, Siemens Energy, Lufthansa, Philips or Publicis. Of course, not all members of the US Ai Champions Initiative signed the letter published this week. Images | Sigmund | Rawpixel | ASML In Xataka | After strictly regulating AI, the European Union has identified a problem: it has been too European Union

The Accessibility Law enters into force this month and wants to change everything. From the ATM to Amazon

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As of June 28, many things will change, from the ATM menu, through the gas station’s payment terminal, to the website where you make your purchases online. The reason? It is the day that the European Directive on Accessibility. The objective of this standard is to facilitate the use of these elements, especially by people who have Some type of disability sensory or motor. Products and services it affects. The text details products that will have to adapt to the new frame. Banks automatic ATMs are an example, but will affect all types of hardware equipment and also at the software level. These are the main ones: Computer equipment for general use: computers, tablets, smartphones and their operating systems. Self -service terminals: ATMs, ticket vending machines, shift dispensers and their operating systems Telecommunications: smartphones and other equipment to access telecommunication services. Also telephone and internet services. Electronic readers Audiovisual Communication Services: As streaming or digital television platforms, Transport services: Websites, mobile applications, electronic tickets and real -time information about the trip. Electrical, water or gas services. Banking services for consumers. Electronic books and software for reading. Electronic commerce: online stores and sales platforms. Emergencies: 112 calls. The three commandments of accessibility. The regulations affect countless equipment and the requirements vary for each of them. However, all have a common framework that has three major objectives: that they are available by more than one sensory channel (visual, auditory or tactile), that are easy to understand and that can be perceived by all users. ATMs, payment terminals and the like. ATMs that meet the regulations must meet a series of specific requirements. For example, they will have to offer an auditory option for blind users, in addition to allowing the use of headphones for a matter of privacy. The keys and controls must be noticeable to touch and the screen and all its elements will have the proper contrast. Image: CaixaBank Web pages and online stores do not get rid. In this case, apply the UNE Standards 139803 and WCAG 2.2. The requirements A must meet (there are three levels, for example for public websites they will have to meet the AA level). Some of these requirements include that the page give us alternatives to the text (videos, images and audio), which can be navigated using only the keyboard, that the structure is easy to understand, with expansable texts up to 200%, well -labeled buttons and forms (nothing to ‘click here’, the user has to know where it goes) or that all the images have alternative text to be described to blind users. Online trade pages such as Amazon must meet the same requirements as web pages, but they must also make the purchase process accessible through a sound and visual notice, for example by adding something to the cart or paying the purchase. Another aspect is that they will have to facilitate details about the accessibility of the products they sell. Amazon already has a section where these requirements detail To their sellers, but we still do not know what changes will make on their website from the 28th. We have contacted them to learn more details and update when we have an answer. The hardware still has margin, the websites no. The application of the standard is June 28, but that does not mean that all affected products and services will change that day. In the case of ATMs and the like, those that were installed before that date may continue to be used “until the end of their useful life from the economic point of view, although without exceeding ten years after their commissioning.” There are 47,000 ATMs in Spain and the cost of updating each unit could amount to 3,000 euros. Of course, all who install new ones must comply with the regulations and also the entities must inform their users of which they are updated and which are not. However, according to SHOPPRESthis margin would only apply to hardware products that are already in the market, online stores must adapt on the 28th of this month, except for an exception: to be a microenterprise. To be considered microenterprise, it must have less than 10 people on staff, provided that less than 2 million euros per year is billed. Of course, online stores that are launched after June 28 must already meet the requirements. The magnifying glass of iOS There is already much advanced. Many companies have already integrated these standards in their products, so on the 28th we will not see a radical change everywhere. For example, in banking, Ing already meets The standard UNE 139803: 2012 on its website, although they do not mention anything of the ATMs and the attention offices. In the case of Caixabank, the entity highlights that Your ATMs are accessible (although without detailing whether they comply with the new standard). In the case of computer equipment or devices such as smartphones or tablets, operating systems such as iOS, Android either Windows They have numerous as a magnifying glass to expand the content, screen readers, contrast settings and size for the text and much more. Of course there are lags that must take advantage of the new standard if they do not want to face a fine. This is the case of state websites, if we look at the last Web Accessibility Observatory Reportthe thing did not paint well in the late 2024. More than half of the websites did not even comply with level A. Cover image | Pxhere In Xataka | Why the fines from Europe to Google are so relevant to the future of your privacy, we tell you in this video

Japan expired its nuclear power plants after Fukushima. He has just reversed with a overwhelming law

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14 years after Fukushima disasterJapan has pressed the reset button in its nuclear policy with a new law that It has just come into force and will allow the nuclear reactors to operate beyond 60 years. Energy Pendulazo. Behind him 2011 disasterJapan imposed a strict limit to the useful life of nuclear power plants: they could operate for 40 years, with a possible extent to 60 years if they exceeded rigorous security tests. Now, that barrier has vanished as a solution to the energy challenges facing the country. Stop the clock. The law introduces an ingenious formula To extend the useful life of Japanese nuclear centrals: the periods in which a reactor has been inactive due to “unpredictable circumstances” will now not count in their operating age. This includes stops for security reviews or judicial suspensions, provided they are not due to a negligence of the operator. The clearest example is that of reactor 1 of the Central de Takahama. Inaugurated in 1974, he is the oldest in the country. After Fukushima, He was standing for about 12 years. With the new law, that time “does not count”, which would allow it, in theory, to continue working until 2047, reaching a useful life of 72 years. Of course, the new law is accompanied by a strengthening of supervision. The reasons for change. The 180 degree turn in Japanese nuclear policy responds to a perfect geopolitical storm. The Russian invasion of Ukraine shook world energy markets, evidencing the dangerous Japan dependence on imported fossil fuels. On the other hand, the government provides for a massive increase in electrical demand promoted by artificial intelligence and the manufacture of semiconductors, two strategic sectors for the future of the country. As a fourth world economy and fifth CO2 issuer, Japan has the ambitious objective of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. Nuclear energy, free of direct emissions, is now an indispensable tool to achieve it. The new Japanese energy mix. The road map is clear: Japan aspires to Renewables are the main source of energy By 2040, but nuclear energy will play a fundamental role. For that same date, the country expects atomic energy to represent about 20% of the country’s energy supply, a gigantic leap from 5.6% of 2022. Image | Hirorinmasa (CC by-SA 3.0) In Xataka | The largest nuclear power plant in the planet is a beast with seven reactors. Is ready to return after Fukushima

Spacex has always been 10 years ahead of the competition. The problem is that in China that law no longer applies

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The Falcon 9 rocket has turned 15 this week. In December they will do 10 years of their first landing. Eight ago that was first reused. More than 400 reusations later, Spacex still has no competition. But the competition will not arrive staggered, it will arrive suddenly and will do so from China. The Boyante China Space Industry He is living an authentic effervescence in the development of reusable rockets. Operations? Even none, but far from being projects on paper, there are already several companies that have successfully completed vertical take -off and landing tests with prototypes that mix technologies inspired by Falcon 9 with more modern ones, anticipating the entry into Starship service. These advances, which remind the first days of the Grasshopper and Starhopper Spacex prototypes, are not only aimed at deploying mega-constellations of Chinese satellites, but also to compete in the global release market. Assembly of astrophysic Daniel Marín (Eureka) with Chinese VTVL prototypes Space Epoch: This relatively young company (founded in 2019), hit the table on May 28, 2025. Its VTVL Yuanxingzhe 1 (YXZ-1) prototype, 4.2 meters in diameter and made of stainless steel, made a leap of 2.5 kilometers high, threatening controlled in the sea. According to Eureka, it was The first Chinese VTVL prototype to make controlled amelizer: He had no landing train and was designed to perch and sink slowly, a strategy that Space Epoch plans for recovery From the first stage of its orbital rocket Yuanxingzhe 1. Once operational, this rocket intends to place more than 10 tons in low orbit. The prototype is propelled by a longyun Ly-70 engine of methane and liquid oxygen. Landspace: One of the most advanced private, Landspace is developing the Zhuque-3a two -stage rocket of methane and liquid oxygen built in stainless steel, with a height of 76.6 meters, comparable to Falcon 9. Its VTVL prototype performed An impressive 10 -kilometer altitude In September 2024 (Eureka mentioned a second jump of the ZQ-3 VTVL-1 at this point on September 11, while other sources point to the end of August for a similar milestone). This flight included the first realer in flight of an engine during the descent in China, landing successfully. Landspace aspires to a first orbital launch of Zhuque-3 in 2025, with recovery of the first stage by 2026. ISPACE: Another private pioneer, Ispace, is working on its reusable Hyperbola-3 rocket. To do this, his Hyperbola-2y (SQX-2Y) test vehicle completed several VTVL jumps at the end of 2023: one of 178 meters in November and another of 343 meters in Decemberboth with successful landings. These trials were crucial to validate the technology of their Metallox engines and guidance systems. ISPACE plans the first flight of Hyperbola-3 by 2025 and the recovery of its first stage in 2026. Deep Blue Aerospace: This Nanjing-based company develops the Nebula-1 (Xingyun-1), a fluid oxygen rocket and oxygen. Already in May 2022, its demonstrator VTVL completed a 1 kilometer jump with successful landing. In September 2024, a major prototype tried a jump with greater altitude (between 5 and 10 km), But he suffered a hard landing due to a problem with thrust controlalthough the company considered that many objectives of the essay were met. Deep Blue Aerospace also has the Nebula-2 in its plans, a Heavy Class-class launcher 9. Sast (Shanghai Academy of SpaceFlight Technology): This state entity, part of CASC (China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation), is leading government effort in reusable rockets. Its VTVL prototype, sometimes called Longxing 1 and associated with the future CZ-12A or CZ-12R (a reusable version of the CZ-12), has also made remarkable jumps. On June 23, 2024, this prototype, propelled by three longyun Ly-70 engines (the same as Space Epoch), reached 12 kilometers of altitude on a test flight from Jiuquan. Subsequently, on January 19, 2025, a second prototype tried an even more ambitious leap of 75 kilometers from Haiyang, but was lost during the flight. Galactic Energy: Known for its CERES-1 rocket, Galactic Energy is developing pallas-1, a fluid oxygen rocket and oxygen with a first reusable stage. Although he has not yet made a VTVL jump with a full rocket prototype, In August 2023 he carried out a vertical landing test using a reaction motor proof vehicle (nicknamed “Firebird”) to validate control algorithms. They expect the first orbital launch of Pallas-1 (in disposable mode) between the late 2025 and early 2026. Linkspace: It was the first Chinese private company to focus on reusable rockets. Already in August 2019, its RLV-T5 prototype made a 300-meter leap with successful landing, a pioneering milestone for Chinese startups. Although its subsequent progress has been slower compared to its competitors, its initial role was fundamental. Space Pioneer: This company is developing the Tianlong-3, a Falcon 9 class launcher designed from the beginning for reuse. Although he has not yet performed a VTVL test, the company has advanced in the construction and proof of the Tianhuo-12 engines and the first stage of the rocket. Its first orbital launch is expected between 2024 and 2025 (without attempted recovery on the first flight), closely followed by VTVL landing tests. Vertical landings ‘Made in China’ The list does not end there, which draws a trend: China not only wants to match Spacex’s reuse capacity, but is cultivating a robust ecosystem to compete directly with Elon Musk’s company. The objectives: reduce launch costs, increase cadence for the deployment of new mega-constellations (Like Guowang, the Chinese answer to Starlink) and, ultimately, cut distances with the company that is launching 80% of the total mass that is put into orbit. So, although Spacex remains the indisputable reference in the reuse of orbital rockets, the question is no longer whether it will have a serious rival in China, but which of this growing legion of contenders, in addition to the CASC itself, will be the first to consistently replicate the feat of landing and reuse orbital rockets as something routine. The race is in full swing, and landing platforms on land and sea … Read more

Health has just confirmed that the new tobacco law goes after the terraces. And it is not the only environment that wants smokeless

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Terrazas, Marquesinas, University Campus, Teaching Centers, Sports Facilities and Labor Vehicles will be some of the new environments where smoking will be prohibited. At least that’s what the Ministry of Health seeks, that is working to reform the current anti -tabaco legislation, with the objective of “protecting public health and” denormalizing tobacco consumption in shared spaces. ”The plan is part of a broader strategy that seeks to reduce the impact of smoking, a threat that, according to Minister Mónica García, causes 30 % of cancers. A commitment that had been paused for years. The measure is not new, but so far it had not left the drawer. In 2021 a draft had already been written With proposals in this line, also including an increase in tobacco taxes and a stricter regulation of vapeo. That plan, prepared with the recommendations of scientific and medical societies, was two years paralyzed until Minister Mónica García, who took possession in November 2023he boost him again. Click to see the message of the Minister of Health in X Social consensus has changed. The idea of ​​prohibiting smoking on terraces was one of the most controversial when it began to consider, but public acceptance data has evolved over time. A survey of The Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (SEMFYC) pointed out in 2022 that 72 % of the population would agree to expand these smokeless spaces, including part of the smoking citizenship. Although without mentioning a specific survey, Health has pointed out that the measures raised “are backed by a majority of citizens.” New devices, same regulation. One of the most relevant changes posed by the reform is Normative comparison of electronic cigarettes and tobacco devices heated with conventional tobacco. In practice, that implies that these products will have the same restrictions of use in public spaces, without exceptions. The text that develops this aspect already It has been sent To the European Union for its evaluation, within the usual procedure. The challenge: convert the draft into law. For now, the reform is in the elaboration phase and must overcome several filters. First, the approval in the Council of Ministers, and then a parliamentary process where the support of other political forces will be needed. Everything can change in that process. Even so, the ministry insists on the importance of progressing quickly. A national strategy for 2030. The fight against smoking is part of a more ambitious national strategy. The objective shared with the Spanish Association against Cancer is clear: achieve the first generation of young Spaniards free of tobacco by the year 2030. For this, in addition to expanding smokeless spaces, Health plans to promote the unique packaging, finance treatments to quit smoking from the National Health System and advance measures that hinder the access of young people to tobacco. Not only physical health: also mental health and equity. Exposure to tobacco smoke does not affect all people equally. The Ministry puts the Focus on vulnerable groupsas minors or pregnant people, and raises this reform from an equity approach. Every person, argues healing, has the right to safe environments no longer to be involuntarily exposed to smoke. Images | Sara Kurfeß | Obaid Awan In Xataka | We have discovered something as bad for your health as smoking or drinking a lot of alcohol: not exercise

The European Chips Law will fail. The European Court of Accounts believes that it is very unlikely to succeed

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On February 8, 2022 Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced that the old continent wants to be a fundamental actor in The semiconductor industryand the first step to achieve it requires manufacturing 20% of the planet chips in 2030. The CHIPS ACT Directive mobilizes up to 43,000 million euros between public and private investment to make it possible, and the still little tangible Integrated circuit plants that Intel and TSMC have programmed on German soil are two key pieces on this itinerary. Despite its similarities, the US plan paints better than that of Europe. The country led by Donald Trump has an integrated circuit manufacturing infrastructure more solid than that of the old continent. In addition, Intel, TSMCSamsung, Texas Instruments and Globalfoundries are some of the companies that are already putting new avant -garde plants on American soil. And the US government seems to be determined to invest all the money that is needed to achieve the leadership position to which it aspires. The Court of Accounts report gives Europe a reality bathroom Europe needs to be ambitious if it wants to increase its relevance in the semiconductor industry. Have Asml and Intel facilities, Globalfoundries, and presumably in the future also of TSMC, within its borders he plays in his favor. However, the speech of European leaders, among which are Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner of Internal Market and Services, seems to be focused on the quantity, and is not enough. The quality understood as the capacity of a chip to deliver added value is also fundamental. The automotive and appliance industry are two of those that are essentially nourished by relatively simple integrated circuits, and it is important that Europe produces them. However, it is also essential that In European soil, avant -garde chips are manufactured such as those that require, for example, data centers and research centers artificial intelligence (AI). Otherwise Europe will continue to depend on the plants located abroad to be competitive in this strategic ecosystem. “We are currently far from the pace necessary to meet our ambitions. The 20% objective was basically an aspiration” As we have anticipated in the holder of this article, the European Court of Accounts, which is nothing other than “the financial guardian” of the European Union, has published A very thorough report in which he argues that the objective of achieving a 20% share in the world market of integrated circuits in 2030 seems unattainable. And this means that “it is very unlikely that the European Union achieves its objective.” At the current situation, as we have verified in the first paragraphs of this article, this conclusion is perfectly credible. The Court of Auditors points out some interesting ideas in which we are being briefly stopped. Annemie Turtelboom, the head of this audit, He maintains that “The European Union needs a dose of reality in its strategy for the microchips sector (…) This is a field that changes rapidly, is characterized by its intense geopolitical competence, and currently We are far from the necessary rhythm To fulfill our ambitions. The 20% objective was basically an aspiration. To achieve this, our production capacity would have to be four times higher in 2030 and we are far from achieving those figures at the current speed. “ However, the production capacity they currently have and will have chips manufacturers established in Europe in Europe is not the only problem. The Court of Accounts points something that is important that we do not overlook: access to raw materials that are necessary to produce semiconductors, such as Rare earths; The cost of energy and geopolitical tensions further hinder the European Union plan. And, of course, the Chinese chips industry, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and the US will not stop their growth, so these countries will not easily give market share. We will see what happens during the next five years, but objectively the panorama does not paint well for Europe. Image | TSMC More information | European Court of Accounts In Xataka | We already know what the chips that will arrive until 2039 will be. The machine that will manufacture them is close

The US has just signed its first crypto law

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In the middle of the Tariff storm and the changing Scenario of the commercial war with China, Donald Trump has had time to repeal one of the most important laws of IRS (Internal Revenue Service) About the Defi world. Thus signs its first American law related to the crypto scope, one that completely repeals the extension of tax report obligations to decentralized finance platforms. IRS legislation. In 2023, at the end of his mandate, Biden established The first National Strategy of the United States Towards the Critpo world. Signed a bill that It harden The fiscal declaration requirements by the Defi platforms. All under the position of “dealing with the risks and taking advantage of the potential benefits of digital assets and their underlying technology.” These requirements were designed to regulate statements to entities that “regularly make sales of digital assets.” Among them, wallet suppliers and other non -custodian platforms. Treat them as banks. This was wanted to establish that decentralized financial platforms had the same fiscal declaration requirements as centralized banks or traditional stock market runners. The new rule required that finance platforms report both transactions and user information to the IRS, the federal instance of the United States government in charge of tax collection and compliance with tax laws. Completely repealed. Four years later, Trump signs a resolution that eliminates the norm of the IRS aimed at Defi platforms, revoking the tax regulations imposed by the previous administration. It is officially the first effort in favor of the crypto world materialized by the new government. “The IRS Defi Broker Rule unnecessarily hindered American innovation, violated the privacy of Americans and was destined to overwhelm the IRS, which does not have the infrastructure to handle during the tax season, with an excess of new presentations. By repealing this rule, President Trump and Congress have given the IRS the opportunity to focus on the duties and obligations he already has with US taxpayers instead of creating a new series of bureaucratic obstacles, ”. Mike Carey, member of the Republican Party.” The Trump administration considers the newly repealed norm as a “bureaucratic obstacle.” A little more anonymous, but not quite. The repeal of the IRS rule by Trump does not eliminate the obligation to declare cryptocurrency profits. Eliminates the obligation by the platforms to collect and report transactions directly to the IRS. The Defi Broker rule required that asset wallet suppliers to submit reports to the IRS about operations. Something that will no longer have to do. The entry into force of the new reform has been accompanied by a slight rise from Bitcoin and other crypto, in a positive trend during these last hours. The next step. Uploaded the first step, the Trump administration He now heads towards Stablecoins. During the crypto held at the White House on March 6, the Treasury Secretary, Scot Besent, clarified that turning the dollar into the dominant currency went on to rely on Stablecoins. The Stablecoins They usually have a value of 1: 1, that is, a cryptocurrency equals a dollar. This parity allows them to maintain stable value, avoiding the volatility of other crypts. The Trump administration wants to foster its use to reinforce the dollar … and for pure personal interest of the president. Trump’s crypto. World Liberty Financial, cryptocurrency company supported by Trump and his family, announced on March 25 the creation of USD1a stablecoin linked to the US dollar. It is a project in which an obsession of the President materializes again: to enter personally in the crypto market. Prior to his appointment he launched $ Trumpa memecoin whose tokens distribution was at 10% public provision and 89% in the hands of companies linked to the president. Image | Xataka In Xataka | The United States loves Christmas. Now it has a serious problem because whoever manufactures it is China

Valencia promised them happy with his new law to regulate tourist floors. Until “the 11 -day trap” arrived “

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Made the law, made the trap. In His attempt To tackle the proliferation of tourist floors, the Valencian Community has encountered an unexpected (not so) challenge: the picaresque of the homemade, who have found in The new law that regulates the sector a loophole that allows them to rent floors to tourists by receiving more lax standards. The key is in something in principle as innocent as the duration of the rooms. To be more precise in themselves last more or less than 10 days. There are those who already talk about “The 11 -day trap”. What happened? The news I advanced it A few weeks ago the newspaper Levante-EMV: Airbnb have begun to announce apart from Valencia with a common denominator, the minimum time of stay required to their tenants. It doesn’t matter in which street they are located, how they are decorated, their surface, whether or not they have seen the sea or if they are more or less expensive. In all the same is repeated and invariable condition: minimum stay of 11 nights. Not one less. Are they many homes? A few. At the end of February Levante-EMV He pointed out that only in Airbnb could be consulted “tens” of housing located in residential blocks of Valencia (sometimes located in thirds or fourth plants) that were offered under that condition: a minimum stay of 11 days. A quick search on the same platform shows that ads are still like this. Moreover, there are businesses that They have decided Start applying the same criteria. And why 11 days? To understand it you have to use Valencian legislation. To be more precise of Decree Law 9/2024a text approved in August and that updated the 2018 standard on vacation rentals. Your goal, like He moved in 2024 The Valencian government is “to improve the regulation” of tourist floors and “offer legal certainty” to users and homemade. The key is what is a ‘tourist floor’ for the new regulations. Where the temporary barrier comes into play. When modifying article 65, the document Clarify That the “housing for tourist use” are those that (among other conditions) “are given in conditions of immediate availability, for tourist purposes, for a time less than or equal to 10 days, computed continuously to the same tenant.” What does that mean? That vacation homes are associated with that temporal horizon: 10 days. Anyone who is rented for longer would remain out of that categorywhich requires also having a tourist license. In practice it is a legal route that allows homemade to announce their homes on platforms such as Airbnb as something else: Seasonal rentals. According to the urban lease law (Lau) The latter are the rentals that are not destined to cover “the permanent need for housing of the lessee.” The Moncloa already It has been proposed Work in their regulation to prevent them from being used to dodge the requirements that apply to conventional rentals and benefit people for whom they are really intended, such as students. Why is it important? Because one of the objectives of the regulatory change applied in August 2024 in the Valencian Community was precisely to stop the increase in tourist homes, a rental modality that has gone winning strength in Spain and Tense (even more) the market residential. It was recognized by the regional government itself by arguing what it was looking for with the new regulations, in addition to “stopping unfair competition” or giving greater “transparency” to the sector. “The proliferation of this modality (…) has meant its exponential and uncontrolled increase in certain areas, which determines the need to adopt urgent measures to stop a phenomenon that, if not acting immediately, can generate problems that are exponentially aggravated,” reasoned In 2024 the Generalitat Valenciana. There are experts who They already question that the new law has been right when specifying what a home for tourist use is. Have you had consequences? Yes. Or at least reactions. After The news of Levant The Federation of Neighborhood Associations of Valencia (FAAVV) has demanded that the Generalitat regulations be changed as soon as possible He has jumped Already to the Valencian political debate. “Instead of proposing clear limits to the activity and assuming the responsibility of inspecting and sanctioning create endless ambiguous and contradictory assumptions,” laments the FAAVV. “The norm must be changed because it does not help to contain the threat of tourist floors against residential rental and create legal confusion and insecurity.” And what does the government say? The Ministry of Tourism has already warned that the fact that a rent is not considered tourist does not mean that it should not comply with certain standards, such as the deposit of a bond, and that in those cases in which a fraud is appreciated those responsible are exposed to sanctions that can reach 10,000 or even 100,000 euros, depending on the characteristics of the case. However, they are open to make certain adjustments in the standard. “The law was approved in August. Now that it has been working for a while we will review everything, see if there is any type of dysfunction and act,” Recognize The regional government, which also ensures that the vision of this temporal framework (the 10 -day stays) varies from one locality to another. A few weeks ago, the Generalitat discharged 886 homes of the Tourism Registry for lacking NIF/NIE, And he warned: It is the first phase of a process that will end up affecting 34,000 homes. Images | Giuseppe Bucola (Unsplash) In Xataka | If the question is whether tourist floors take the price of rentals, we already have the answer: more than 30%

A Venezuelan invented a city without law in the middle of an island. Now the millionaires who followed him do not know how to escape

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In recent history there are several examples of projects of private for profit that sought to redifing the concept of governance and economic development combining libertarian, neoliberal and corporatist principles in the same cocktail shaker. ShenzhenIn China, it began as a special economic zone in 1980 and grew from being a fishing village to a metropolis with a GDP of 482 billion dollars. And there we have Neom in Saudi Arabiaalthough it is about to see that this future is confirmed. In any case, none as prosperous. A radical experiment. Located on the island of Roatán, Honduras, Prospera It was conceived as A libertarian citywith an independent fiscal and regulatory structure Designed to attract investorstechnological entrepreneurs and defenders of the free market. Created by the Venezuelan Erick Brime, a former manager of Investment Funds, the community operates under its own legal code, minimum tax rates and a digital judicial system administered by Arizona’s retired judges. With a 1% corporate tax rate And without capital gains taxes, the enclave was presented as an alternative to the Honduran system, seeking to demonstrate that the free market economy and the minimum government intervention can generate prosperity. Millionaires to the race. As we said, since its foundation in 2017, the city attracted the interest of Silicon Valley investors. There, people like Brian Armstrong (CEO of Coinbase) and Peter Thiel, who saw in prosperous space for technological and financial innovation. The community also became a meeting point for Biohackers and cryptocurrency, organizing conferences with the motto “Make Death Optional” and facilitating the installation of biotechnology and nuclear energy companies. However, the ambition of the project soon crashed with the political and social reality of Honduras, triggering a crisis that now threatens to dismantle its existence. Millionaires who look so happy do not know how to get out. The collapse of the legal framework. Prospera’s existence was possible thanks to the Employment and Economic Development Law (Zedes), approved during the mandate of former president Juan Orlando Hernández. What happened? That Hernández was arrested and convicted in the United States for drug trafficking, and her successor, President Xiomara Castro, went on to qualify the project as a creation of a “narco-regime.” In 2024, the Supreme Court of Honduras declared unconstitutional the law of the Zedesquestioning the legality of Prospera. Given this threat, Brime sue Honduras for 11,000 million of dollars before an international arbitration tribunal, claiming that the revocation of its special status constitutes an illegal expropriation. At the same time, hundreds of thousands of dollars have been spent in Lobby in the United States Congress seeking to press the Government so that sanction Honduras if it does not protect investment Foreign in Prospera. The community is revealed. In addition, the problem for these “investors” was aggravated when the rejection of the central government of the “city” added local leaders and indigenous communities In Roatán. Moreover, the Crawfish Rock community, which borders Prospera, has denounced that the project represents A threat to its territory and way of life. Tensions about access to water and territorial expansion have resulted in clashes between prosperous employees and local residents. A regulatory paradise. If you wonder why so many millionaires came to Brime, the answer is in one of the most controversial prosperous aspects: Your self -regulation modelwhere companies can choose between regulations from 36 different countriesSo even create their own regulations, provided they hire civil liability insurance. Hence, it has become a refuge for high -tech and biomedicine sectors, including startups on extreme longevity and prohibited experimental therapies in the United States. Who is it? Bloomberg had A few days ago in a special about the city that among the companies that have established operations in Prospera Oklo stand outa startup backed by Sam Altman that develops small nuclear reactors, biotechnology companies, some dedicated to unregulated medical treatments, and a large amount of Investors in cryptocurrenciesattracted by the possibility of paying taxes with Bitcoin. In any case, and despite its success by attracting private capital, the lack of a clear tax framework has generated those Frictions with the local government. The mayor of Roatán, Ron McNab, has criticized that Prospera uses the island’s infrastructure Without paying municipal taxeswhich aggravates urban problems such as lack of roads, drainage and safety. Model expansion. As Prospera’s viability in Honduras has become more uncertain, Brime and businesswoman Magatte Wade have launched a new project: Africa prosperan attempt to replicate the model in African countries. Apparently, Sub -Saharan Africa is seen as a fertile land for this type of projects due to its rapid urban growth and high demand for private investment. Of course, Wade has emphasized that his intention is to avoid mistakes made in Honduras and work in collaboration with local governments. A libertarian utopia. Thus, which began as an experiment in self -government has evolved in A legal, political and social struggle With the Honduran government and the premises In “Weapons” against this invented city. While Brime and his allies press for the international recognition of Prospera, local resistance and government actions have turned their dream and that of investors into a nightmare with a figure to settle: 11,000 million dollars. The curious thing about this story is that, far from trying to put an end, Prospera’s fate could be replicated in other places and, if necessary, determine the future of other autonomous cities worldwide. If you manage to survive and give you the right, a precedent will sit for many other similar projects. If it fails, it will reinforce skepticism about The viability of these libertarian enclaves in countries with fragile political and economic contexts. What seems clear is that the confrontation between Prospera and Honduras is far from ending, exposing fundamental challenges of private cities: can a corporation replace a state? Or maybe the big question: how far does the right of a community come to self -govern? Image | Zaha Hadid In Xataka | How much money Elon Musk has: how the fortune of the man who plans … Read more

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