Protesters Camped Out Across Spain Demand Passage of Housing Measures
Protesters say the measures would shield vulnerable tenants and curb abusive rent hikes as parliament prepares a Friday vote.
- Thousands of protesters camped out on Madrid's main square and in other Spanish cities on Wednesday, demanding parliament swiftly approve new measures to protect tenants and curb the acute housing crisis.
- Demonstrations were ignited last week by the dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home of more than seven decades. Public outcry later led her landlord, Urbagestion, to allow her to stay.
- In Burjassot, dozens gathered on Wednesday to block the eviction of university professor Daniel Gonzalez, and facing the protest, court officials agreed to postpone his eviction for at least 10 days.
- Spain's government passed two decrees protecting vulnerable tenants on Tuesday; veterinarian Gonzalo Sanchez called the measures "crumbs," though the Tenants' Union labeled the move a "historic victory."
- The fragmented lower house faces a vote on Friday on the decrees, with critics expecting rejection of the stronger measures. Pharmaceutical worker Julio Gomez remains in Madrid's Puerta del Sol, vowing to stay "as long as it takes.
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Thousands of protesters encamped in Madrid's main square and other Spanish cities demanded on Wednesday that Parliament rapidly approve new measures to protect tenants and contain the country's severe housing crisis. The protests were triggered last week by the dramatic eviction of a 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid, where she had lived for over seven decades. The case drew attention to the growing pressure on long-standing tenants in m…
Protesters camped out across Spain demand passage of housing measures
The approval of the housing decree in the Council of Minister is not enough for the campers, who will maintain the protests until Friday and prepare new mobilizationsThe small letter of the measures of the housing decree: compensation for eviction, temporary rent and extensions Since September 26 the march for the housing in Madrid became a crowd camped in the Puerta del Sol, thousands of people have taken the squares throughout Spain as a prote…
Large demonstrations and protest camp in the city centre: Why the housing crisis in Spain is causing such turmoil.
Thousands of protesters have camped out in Madrid and other Spanish cities, demanding that Parliament immediately approve measures by Pedro Sanchez’s government to protect tenants and tackle the housing crisis. The government approved two “Maricarmen Decrees” on Tuesday, which include extending protections for vulnerable tenants from evictions until 2030, but their implementation depends on the fragmented Spanish Parliament, with protesters sayi…
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