On Wednesday 14 May, the S&D Group in the European Parliament proposed regulating short-term tourist accommodation across the EU when it presented a study it had commissioned. The study, which is similar to a legislative proposal, aims to close the regulatory loopholes in the sector, which give rise to a number of problems: housing shortages, rising rents, displacement of residents, online discrimination and a lack of health and safety measures for consumers.
Spanish MEP Laura Ballarin has...