Protesters Camped Out Across Spain Demand Passage of Housing Measures
The measures would ban evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030 and could help more than five million people, the health minister said.
- Thousands of protesters have set up over 100 tents in Madrid's Puerta del Sol and other Spanish cities, demanding that parliament swiftly approve stronger tenant protections and halt evictions.
- The demonstrations were ignited last week by the dramatic eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home of seven decades, sparking public outrage.
- Participants including 30-year-old waiter Whalfryd Cruz share stories of precarious living conditions, with Cruz noting that "young people can't afford to move out" due to soaring rents.
- Spain's leftist minority government passed two housing decrees on Tuesday, including a ban on evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, though implementation hinges on parliamentary approval Friday.
- Health Minister Monica Garcia noted the measures could provide relief to more than five million people, yet the government must secure votes from smaller parties to pass the legislation.
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'I can't build a future': The voices of Spain's housing camp protesters
Under the threat of eviction or with soaring rents gobbling up a large chunk of their salaries, protesting campers in Madrid and Barcelona are sharing their struggles and calling for action to tackle Spain's housing crisis.
Rodríguez: “I understand that the text that has come out of the Council of Ministers cannot please everyone” The BOE publishes the second housing decree with the automatic extension of contracts The protest at the Puerta del Sol faces its sixth day a few hours from the deadline set by Ayuso to request eviction
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…
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