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Over-tourism backlash: In Instragram-favorite cities and towns across Europe, some residents have reached their limit with massive crowds of tourists.
In 2024, there were around 94 million tourists in Spain, compared to its 48 million population. [15] [16] The international tourist expenditure in 2024 was around 126 billion euros. [17] [clarification needed] Tourists to Spain can believe that their patronage is the main or only cause for the existence of local jobs in the areas they visit. [3]
Venice is finally pushing back. Last April, day-trippers to the city started having to pay a 5-euro entry fee , and large cruise ships have been banned from entering the Venice lagoon.
Map of the status of the isthmus according to the Spanish position. Spain does not acknowledge British sovereignty over Gibraltar, as they consider that the only part that was ceded was the fortified perimeter of the city, and the rest had no territorial jurisdiction (the literal phrase of the treaty is "the Catholic King wills, and takes it to be understood that the above-named propriety be ...
Various ethnic groups in Europe are seeking greater autonomy or independence. In the European Union (EU), several of these groups are members of the European Free Alliance (EFA). In some cases, the group seeks to unify into a different state – in cases where this does not involve the creation of a new state entity, this is considered to be ...
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[citation needed] The location of the checkpoint does not conform to the border recognised by Spain. The airport is a military area where civilian aircraft are permitted to operate. Spain claims the airfield is occupied illegally by the UK. The UK claims its sovereignty extends over the isthmus area on which the airfield is built.
The UK left the EU on 31 January 2020, having formally notified the EU in March 2017 of its intention to do so. Gibraltar is not part of the UK, but unlike all other British Overseas Territories, it was a part of the European Union along with the UK. It participated in the Brexit referendum and it ceased, by default, to be a part of the EU upon ...