Taxi driver unions protest against Uber’s return to Barcelona

Taxi cabs move along one of the avenues in Barcelona (Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Hundreds of yellow-and-black taxi cabs disrupted traffic in Barcelona on Thursday to protest against the return of the ride-hailing giant Uber to the north-eastern Spanish city after a two-year hiatus.

The US-based multinational was driven out of the streets of Barcelona in February 2019, when regional authorities ordered that rides arranged through mobile apps had to be hired at least 15 minutes in advance.