Violent, noisy clashes erupt on the streets of Madrid Thursday as taxi drivers continue with their strike against ride-sharing services which began Monday.

"A group of around 30 taxi drivers briefly blocked the M-40 beltway near the Ifema convention center, which is currently hosting a major tourism fair, Fitur," said the filmer. He added that hundreds of cab drivers brought traffic to a standstill around Ifema as part of their own ongoing protest against ride-hailing services.

In Madrid, the open-ended strike that began on Monday continues. A group of around 30 taxi drivers briefly blocked the M-40 beltway near the Ifema convention center, which is currently hosting a major tourism fair, Fitur. Also, hundreds of cab drivers brought traffic to a standstill around Ifema as part of their own ongoing protest against ride-hailing services.

Authorities in Madrid are trying to come up with a similar decree to the one developed by the Catalan government. But conflicting viewpoints between city officials, of the leftist Ahora Madrid party, and their regional counterparts, of the Popular Party (PP), have been preventing progress.

A draft decree produced by the regional government says that users of ride-hailing services will have to book their vehicles in advance, but does not propose any specific time periods. This decision is left up to municipal authorities. But Madrid Mayor Manuela Carmena feels that the regional government should at least define a minimum and maximum period to work with.

Underlying the conflict is the fact that last summer, as taxi drivers staged major strikes in Madrid and Barcelona, the central government transferred regulatory powers over VTC licenses to the regions, passing along the problem of what to do about ride-sharing services.