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POLITICSOct 7Is Colau a candidate for all of Spain?La ex alcaldesa de Barcelona es una soberanista que votó 'sí' a la independencia el 9-N y que dirigió una dura campaña contra el Rey mientras gobernó LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 7Maricarmen changed SpainEl legado de la mujer desahuciada en Madrid interpela a toda la sociedadEl País
POLITICSOct 7Evicted 87-year-old woman Maricarmen, heart of Spain’s housing protests, has diedMaricarmen ⁠Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose ⁠dramatic eviction last month sparked mass ⁠housing protests in Spain that ultimately led to an early election, has died, Madrid’s tenants’ union said on Wednesday, provoking an outpouring of grief and anger on the streets of the capital. Abascal had been in hospital since her eviction on ‌September 23 from her home of more than 70 years, when police and social workers removed her by stretcher. Since then, protests have included activists camping...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 7Evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests dies: tenant unionMaricarmen ​Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction sparked housing ​protests in Spain, has died, Madrid's tenants' union said on Wednesday. Abascal's eviction sparked a series of ​protests ‌across Spain in the past couple ⁠of weeks, including activists camping on one of Madrid's main ‌squares, and calls for tackling a ⁠mounting housing crisis. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 7The 87-year-old evicted pensioner who sparked Spain housing protests diesMaricarmen Abascal had been hospitalized with exhaustion after her eviction, which triggered national demonstrations over Spain's chronic housing crisis.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 7Evicted Spanish pensioner at heart of Spain’s housing protests diesMaricarmen Abascal (87) had become a symbol of Spain’s housing crisisIrish Times World
POLITICSOct 7Evicted pensioner Maricarmen Abascal, heart of Spain's housing protests, diesFrance 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 7Maricarmen, symbol of Spain's housing protests, diesThe 87-year-old woman had withstood four eviction attempts in the past decade. In a final message from her hospital bed, she urged protesters: "Fight!"EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Maricarmen Abascal, the woman who had been evicted and sparked a wave of housing protests in Spain, has diedShe was 87 years old. She had been forced to leave her apartment in the Retiro neighborhood, from where she was taken out on a stretcher. Her case generated a wave of demonstrations that led to an early call for national elections by Pedro Sánchez.Clarín
POLITICSOct 7Woman, 87, whose eviction triggered snap election in Spain following housing protests has diedAn 87-year-old woman, whose eviction from her home sparked major protests in Spain and was partly responsible for a snap election, has died.Sky News World
POLITICSOct 7Spain Supreme Court judge lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after Constitutional Court rulingA judge of Spain’s Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted the national arrest warrants against former Catalan regional president Carles Puigdemont, removing the immediate legal obstacle to his return to Spain after nearly nine years abroad. Pablo Llarena, the investigating magistrate in the court’s Criminal Chamber, issued the order setting aside the national search, capture and […] The post Spain Supreme Court judge lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant after Constitutional Court ruling appeared first on JURIST - News .jurist · united states of america
POLITICSOct 7Housing crisis provokes Spain's first general strike in 14 yearsIt is scheduled for November 11, shortly before the anticipated general elections on the 29th of that month. Protests against forced evictions and unaffordable rents have put President Pedro Sánchez against the wall.Clarín
POLITICSOct 7Puigdemont welcomes Spain's amnesty but warns it is not the solution for CataloniaThe Catalan pro-independence leader, who has lived in self-imposed exile in Waterloo for nine years, hailed the Supreme Court's move to lift his arrest warrant over alleged embezzlement linked to the 'procés'.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Where is Spain headed after the snap election announcement?Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez is taking a gamble by calling an early election in Spain. The housing crisis, migration and the rise of the right-wing populist Vox party are all likely to dominate the campaign.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 7Can Puigdemont return to Spain?El Constitucional avala la amnistía de la malversación del ‘procés’ y acerca el regreso del expresidente catalán, aunque el Supremo aún debe aplicar la medida a su casoEl País
POLITICSOct 7Individuals, companies, or large holders: who owns housing in Spain?La gente con una sola casa o entre dos y cinco supone más del 90% del parque inmobiliario, según los datos del Catastro. Los grandes tenedores suman más de un millón de pisosEl País
POLITICSOct 6Catalan separatist Puigdemont to return to Spain after warrant liftedSpain's Constitutional Court ruled an amnesty law for Catalan separatists applied to the politician.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Puigdemont maintains uncertainty about his return after the Constitutional Court's ruling: "Today nothing is solved between Catalonia and Spain"El expresidente de la Generalitat reivindica “el sentido político” de sus nueve años huido en Bélgica y no despeja cuándo regresará a EspañaEl País
POLITICSOct 6Spain Clears Way for Separatist Leader to Return to CataloniaThe Spanish Supreme Court canceled an arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, who has been living in self-imposed exile in Belgium.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6Spain court lifts Puigdemont arrest warrant, clearing way for his return home ahead of November electionsCatalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont fled Spain in 2017 after launching an independence bid. The court's decision means he can return home without fear of arrest after almost a decade in exile.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Spain approves new emergency housing measuresThe Spanish government has approved a pair of emergency housing decrees, including extended eviction protections and limits on property speculation, after major protests rocked Barcelona.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 6Catalan separatist leader Puigdemont set for Spain return after arrest warrant liftedA Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November. Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena made the move after Spain’s Constitutional Court backed extending a 2024 amnesty law to include the crime of embezzlement. The law was aimed at easing tensions in the wealthy northeastern region following its failed 2017 independence bid, Spain’s worst political crisis...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6A Pensioner’s Eviction Dragged Down Spain’s Leader. Will It Also Save Him?The eviction of the woman in Madrid last month helped unravel Pedro Sánchez’s government. It also gave him an election platform.NYT World
POLITICSOct 6With Pedro Sánchez at the helm, Spain’s socialist stronghold is crackingGood morning. It’s Tuesday, and my name is Angela Skujins. On today’s docket: election tremors in Spain, combating sexualised deepfakes, and how Brussels bigwigs plan to thwart the bloc’s ‘Trojan horses’.EuroNews [en]
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