Protesters Camped Out Across Spain Demand Passage of Housing Measures
The measures would ban some evictions until 2030 and cap rent increases, and officials say they could affect more than 5 million people.
- 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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After the ongoing protests due to the forced removal of a retired woman in Madrid, the parliament is now voting - among other things, it is about stronger tenant protection and cheaper rents. By Hans-Günter Kellner.
Diario de Cádiz
The Executive rejects withdrawing the texts and Junts demands to draw up a new decree to address the housing crisis The BOE publishes the second housing decree with automatic extension of contracts and compensation if it resolves Junts re
Madrid, Oct 1 (EFE).- The government has decided not to withdraw any of the two decrees on housing that will be voted on this Friday in Congress after Junts had asked for that removal or, otherwise, will vote against them and will not be validated. Sources of the executive have indicated [...] Entry The government agrees not to withdraw any of the two decrees on housing was first published in HolaNews.
Social collectives intensify the protest in the streets prior to the vote in Congress.
The popular people insist on voting against the two texts and denounce that two contradictory models will be in place for a few hours, which will have legal consequences.
Also with the support of Podemos, the first decree is in the hands of Junts, which meets in the evening to decide what to vote on.
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