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Wars, European defence and the rise of the ultra-right: the issues that mark the visit of Macron to Spain

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, takes an official trip to Madrid between 29 and 30 September for a series of institutional and economic meetings. The visit will highlight the good relations with the Government of Pedro Sánchez, with whom it shares policies such as the defence of European sovereignty or the support of Ukraine, in the full rise of the ultra-right on the continent.

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Educators in Madrid manifest for low wages and lack of investment

The educational community of Madrid went out to the streets to call for a reversal of the cuts made following the 2008 economic crisis. The wages of the 69,000 Madrid educators have been reduced by 11.5 per cent as a result of inflation since 2010. In addition, the low investment per student compared to the regional average. The demonstration takes place two weeks after the PISA education report revealed Spain's worst historical results in mathematics, science and reading. Report from our correspondent, Marina Colorado.

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Protests in Spain after the eviction of Maricarren Abascal for the right to housing

The eviction of Maricarren Abascal, a 87-year-old woman expelled from her home after the purchase of the building by a real estate fund, generated protests in Madrid and Barcelona. Protesters set up tents and demanded better conditions for access to housing. In the face of social pressure, the Government of Pedro Sánchez seeks to speed up a decree to strengthen protection against evictions and limit the purchase of buildings by so-called "vulture funds" for tourist use.

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Activists protest in Spain and demand that Sanchez "decree Maricarsen" for housing

Activists from the 'Sindicat de Llogares' cut off several accesses to Barcelona hours before the visit of the President of the Government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez. The union asks you to commit to the adoption of the so-called "Maricarsen decree" on Tuesday in the Council of Ministers. Maricarren is a 87-year-old woman who was evicted from the apartment where she lived for decades. Activists fear that superficial measures will be adopted that do not give a real solution to the housing crisis. From Barcelona, our correspondent, Elise Gazengel, tells us the details of what the activities require.

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A housing deficit that could reach the million in 2028: what do Spanish protesters ask?

According to the Central Bank, Spain has a housing deficit of 750,000, which could continue to grow, while some 120,000 residences are built a year, just one sixth of what was built before the financial crisis of 2008. The protesters demand measures from the Government of Pedro Sánchez to prevent cases such as the 87-year-old eviction of Maricarren Abascal from the apartment he occupied more than 70 years ago.

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Protests for housing multiply in Spain in the midst of counter-clock negotiation to reach a decree

Seville, Zaragoza, Murcia, Asturias and Catalonia call for mobilizations against the housing crisis, while the Union of Inquillinas and Inquillinas of Madrid maintains on Monday, September 28, for the third day in a row, the protest camp in the center of the capital. All the expectation is focused on Tuesday, when the Government will bring the Housing Decree to the Council of Ministers, with which it seeks to alleviate the situation of tenants, but for its approval it will depend on negotiations with the various parliamentary forces in Congress.

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Visit from Macron to Spain: what benefits would the Friendship Treaty bring to both countries?

The President of France, Emmanuel Macron, arrived in Spain on the first State visit of a Galo president to the neighbouring country since 2009. Despite this long parenthesis, both nations have maintained good economic and diplomatic relations, as well as a good tune among their leaders. In the # InvitadDelDiaF24 we spoke to Fernando Vega Lugo, political analyst, lawyer and politologist, about the benefits that each country would get, the search to ratify the Friendship Treaty and European cooperation.

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"The anger of young people over the housing crisis takes Sol": 'El País'

In Revista de Prensa we analyze the main portades of Spain about the protests unleashed by the housing crisis in Madrid and other parts of the country. The newspaper 'El País' describes in a chronicle the climate of the camp in the Spanish capital and the comparisons with the movement 15-M of 2011. For their part, the conservative diaries' ABC 'and' The World 'speak of "invasion' and extend the crisis to Ceuta.

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The strengths of our past

Spain and France have a splendid monumental heritage that can serve as a lever for more ambitious territorial development policies