Eighty-eight-year-old Spaniard Maricarmen Abascal can return to her apartment in central Madrid after being evicted. She lost the home, where she had lived for approximately 70 years, after her rent increased fivefold and became unaffordable for her. Der Standard ↗
Her eviction sparked mass protests, and Abascal became a symbol of the campaign for affordable housing. During the eviction she was carried out of the building on a stretcher, which further increased public pressure on the Spanish government. NOS ↗
A camp with hundreds of tents subsequently sprang up in Madrid's Puerta del Sol square. Protesters are demanding measures against rising rents and protection for people who cannot afford housing. The mobilization entered its third day and also spread to Barcelona.
The protests in Barcelona took place during a visit by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. At the same time, government officials were negotiating a decree intended to respond to the housing crisis. The government admitted that the negotiations could last all day, with the Socialist Party facing pressure to adopt concrete measures. El Pais ↗
The government described the case of Maricarmen Abascal as a turning point. The aim is to present a new package of measures as soon as possible and prevent a wider social explosion. Further developments will depend on the outcome of the negotiations and on whether the government manages to push through the planned changes. El Mundo ↗
Housing affordability protests spread from Madrid to Barcelona
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Van één uitzetting naar honderden tenten op Madrileense Puerta del Sol
NOS
| 07:37 29.09.
87-Jährige Spanierin darf nach Zwangsräumung wieder in ihre Wohnung
Der Standard
| 08:38 29.09.
Acampada en Sol por la vivienda, en directo | El Gobierno reconoce que va a ser “un lunes muy largo” de negociaciones para sacar adelante el decreto
El Pais
| 09:37 28.09.
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