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POLITICSOct 5Spain's PM Sanchez calls snap election after housing crisis protestsPedro Sánchez has been Europe's voice of dissent on U.S. foreign policy. Back home, the plight of an 87-year-old woman has ignited public anger.CNBC
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5Spain’s Sánchez calls snap elections for Nov. 29With housing topping voters’ concerns, the prime minister is hoping the affordability crisis can help him defy the polls and extend his time in power.Politico Europe
POLITICSBREAKINGOct 5Spain's Sánchez calls snap election for 29 November after housing defeatSánchez spent the weekend in consultations, seeking to capitalise politically on Spain's growing housing crisis, while a migration crisis in Ceuta and corruption cases involving figures close to his Socialist Party piled pressure on his government.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 4Sánchez in talks with coalition partners on reflection day: will he call elections in Spain?The Spanish prime minister is weighing an early election after parliament rejected his housing plans, amid protests over the weekend. 29 November is the earliest possible date.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 4Spain protests flare after housing bill rejected: Will it cause snap poll?Measures pushed by Spain's leftist government fail to pass parliament as the protests spread.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 4Tens of thousands march in Spain over housing crisisMADRID: Tens of thousands of people marched in Madrid and other Spanish cities on Saturday to demand affordable housing, a day after lawmakers rejected the government's relief meas...kuwaittimes · kuwait
POLITICSOct 4Protests over housing flare in Spain after relief measures rejectedTens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, a day after lawmakers rejected relief measures for tenants.thestandard_hk · hong kong
POLITICSOct 3Housing crisis in Spain: growing citizen indignation puts Pedro Sánchez in checkDiscontent over the absence of laws protecting tenants is spreading among different sectors of the country. A transversal movement that could bring down the government, cornered at the same time by the right in Parliament.Clarín
POLITICSOct 3Protests over housing crisis flare in Spain after relief measures rejectedHousing has for years been a top concern for Spaniards as supply falls short of demand, with rents and house prices rising as elsewhere in the European Union.newindianexpress · india
POLITICSOct 3Protests over housing flare in Spain after relief measures rejectedSpain housing protests swell after lawmakers reject tenant relief, with 70,000 to 500,000 marching as anger over soaring rents deepens.channelnewsasia · indonesia
POLITICSOct 3Tens of thousands of people across Spain protest against housing crisisIn Spaanse steden zijn vandaag opnieuw duizenden mensen de straat op gegaan om te protesteren tegen de woningcrisis. In totaal stonden er in het hele land meer dan vijftig demonstraties gepland. De grootste was in hoofdstad Madrid. Vier kleinere demonstraties kwamen allemaal samen op het beroemde Plaza de Cibeles, in het centrum van de stad. Volgens de organisatie waren er meer dan 500.000 mensen aanwezig, de autoriteiten spreken van 70.000. Gisteren haalden twee voorstellen van de regering om de crisis aan te pakken geen meerderheid in het parlement. Daarmee kwam het kabinet van premier SánchNOS Buitenland
POLITICSOct 3Nearly 500,000 people protest in Madrid over Spain's housing crisisThousands take to the streets across Spain as protesters call for a general strike after parliament rejects two government housing decrees.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 3Tens of thousands protest in Spain after failed housing reformsLatest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 3Protesters Demand Affordable Housing In Spain After Rejected Relief MeasuresMarcos Sainz, a librarian of 26, used to rent a two-bedroom apartment with friends for a monthly rent of 900 euros ($1,000) but complains today a one-bedroom flat often costs 1,000 euros or half the median monthly salary in Madrid. The post Protesters Demand Affordable Housing In Spain After Rejected Relief Measures appeared first on Channels Television.Channels TV
POLITICSOct 3Spain: Massive protests after housing bills voted downOrganizers estimated that 500,000 people turned out in the streets of Madrid to demand affordable housing. Similar protests were held in around 50 other Spanish cities.DW News [en]
POLITICSOct 3Thousands protest in Madrid and across Spain after parliament rejects tenant protectionsAfter an 87-year-old woman was evicted from her home following a 275% rent increase, a new law promising greater relief measures for tenants was rejected.Le Monde [en]
POLITICSOct 3Tens of thousands protest against Spain's housing crisisTens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Spanish cities in protest at the country's housing crisis in the wake of the forcible eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal.Sky News World
POLITICSOct 3Fresh protests over housing flare in Spain after lawmakers reject relief measuresTens of thousands of protesters marched in Madrid and other cities in Spain on Saturday to demand affordable housing, fuelled by anger at lawmakers who narrowly rejected measures put forward by the government of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to strengthen protection for tenants.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 3A cry for housing brings tens of thousands of demonstrators to the streets in Spain and demands a general strike: 'It's not about ideology, but about decency'Las protestas concluyen de forma pacífica excepto en Valencia, donde ha habido altercados. En Cataluña se suspenden las marchas por las lluvias LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 3Thousands protest across Spain over housing crisis: harsh criticism of Pedro Sánchez and call for "general strike"Las multitudinarias marchas fueron convocadas después del rechazo en el Congreso a los decretos que había firmado el Gobierno para intentar afrontar la problemática habitacional del país.Clarín
POLITICSOct 3Protesters across Spain demand action over housing crisisMore than 50 protests took place on Saturday after the government failed to get emergency legislation through parliament.BBC World
POLITICSOct 3Feijóo urges Sánchez not to "bluff" any more with early elections because Spain has the "right to decide now" LeerEl Mundo
POLITICSOct 3Spain faces housing protests in more than 50 cities after parliament rejects tenant protectionsThe eviction of an 87-year-old woman has turned anger over rents that have nearly doubled in ten years into a threat to Pedro Sánchez's minority government.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 3The right and wrong lessons to learn from Spain’s housing crisisEvictions and spiralling rents are the symptom, not the underlying diseaseFinancial Times