The capital has recently become the most expensive city in Spain per square metre — and change is happening fast. Some are questioning if its identity is in jeopardy

Vitaly Gariev/UnsplashWe’ve all been there – splitting a bill at dinner, covering a mate’s coffee, or sending a quick transfer for concert tickets. It’s part of modern social life. As money becomes increasingly digital and instantaneous, we no longer need to worry about doing maths in our heads or fussing about changing notes and coins.

Start-up sees margin slide as its costs rise sharply

The farmers’ protests dominating Greece’s national roads and border crossings have become the defining domestic challenge of this festive period for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. In a televised interview on Monday, he sought to project steadiness: no cabinet reshuffle, no retreat from fiscal discipline, and no tolerance for what he defines as tactics that paralyse the country.