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No one moves from Sol

The young people camped by the housing crisis have managed to get Maricarren Abascal back home and have been a bit political in the adoption of two emergency decrees, but will continue the protest indefinitely

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Report from Madrid: Spanish Government Announces Measures to Address Housing Crisis

After a night of negotiations, the Spanish Government agreed on new measures to address the housing crisis in the country. The laws include the suspension of the eviction of vulnerable persons who have no alternative housing until 2030, the regulation of the rent per season and the extension of the rental contracts which were in force until this year to 2028. Our correspondent Marina Colorado has extended our information.

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Maricarsen and the housing crisis in Spain: are there solutions?

The eviction of Maricarsen, a 87-year-old woman who was evicted from the apartment she rented for seven decades in Madrid, once again focused on the housing crisis in Spain. His case provoked protests and reopened the debate on the price of rent, the expansion of tourist housing and the protection of tenants. What is behind the Spanish housing crisis and what solutions are on the table? We analyzed it in The France Debate 24.

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Spain's housing crisis: Protests continue, keep heat on government

Protesters angered by Spain's chronic housing crisis and the eviction of a pensioner camped in central Madrid for a third night on Monday, maintaining pressure on the government ahead of a key cabinet meeting. In Barcelona, which has seen several demonstrations in recent years linking housing costs to overtourism, around 2,000 protesters gathered on Monday night to demand ambitious measures during a visit by Sanchez. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris reports from Madrid, Spain.

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Deal for evicted Spanish pensioner as PM seeks new housing law

A Madrid pensioner whose eviction sparked nationwide protests that have piled pressure on the government to resolve Spain's housing crisis can return home after a deal with the property's owners, her lawyer said on Monday. Unaffordable housing has been a running sore for years in Spain, but the outcry over last Wednesday's eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal thrust the crisis to the forefront of the political debate. Demonstrators have set up roughly 100 tents in Madrid's emblematic Puerta del Sol square since Saturday night, while tens of thousands of people have protested across the c

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One night camping the house in Madrid: "This is the beginning of something more powerful"

The camp in the heart of Madrid reached the thousands of protesters on the third night of protest. All the expectation is set at the Council of Ministers this Tuesday, where the Government plans to address a number of measures to alleviate the housing crisis. The Inquillin Union requires that the rule include indefinite rental contracts and a postponement of evictions. This is how one night was lived at the heart of the resistance for housing in Spain.

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Madrid Audiovisual Cluster Dives Deeper Into New Business Models, AI and Emerging Technologies at Iberseries & Platino Industria

The Madrid Audiovisual Cluster (MAC), an economic interest group comprising close to 100 Madrid-based companies, has put together a two-day industry networking and peer-learning program at the Iberseries & Platino confab, taking place over Sept. 29 – Oct. 2 in the Spanish capital. AI takes center stage again but the program will attempt to delve […]