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Vigils and protests in Madrid after death of housing campaign symbol Maricarmen

News Desk8th October 202618th October 2026

8th October 202618th October 20261401

Grief and anger brought housing protesters onto Madrid’s streets on Wednesday night after the death of Maricarmen Abascal, the 87-year-old woman whose eviction helped galvanise...

Spain’s housing crisis prompts general strike on 11 November, ahead of election

News Desk7th October 202618th October 2026

7th October 202618th October 20261941

Spain’s main trade unions and housing campaign groups have agreed to hold a general strike on Wednesday 11 November, placing the protest over access to...

Sánchez revives housing measures with €10bn loan plan as Spain heads towards election

News Desk6th October 202615th October 2026

6th October 202615th October 20261785

Spain’s government approved two new housing decrees on Tuesday, restoring measures rejected by Congress last week and adding a €10 billion scheme offering interest-free loans...

Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain as judge lifts arrest warrant after amnesty ruling

News Desk6th October 202618th October 2026

6th October 202618th October 20261302

Spain’s Supreme Court has lifted the national arrest warrant against former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont, opening the way for his return from Belgium after the...

Spain’s housing protests intensify as tenants’ unions push for general strike

News Desk3rd October 20267th October 2026

3rd October 20267th October 20261787

LATEST: Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November. Tens of thousands of people demonstrated across Spain on Saturday, demanding action on...

Spain’s housing decrees defeated as pressure grows on Sánchez to call snap election

News Desk2nd October 20265th October 2026

2nd October 20265th October 20261877

LATEST: Pedro Sánchez calls a general election in Spain for 29 November. Spain’s Congress rejected both of the government’s emergency housing decrees on Friday, dealing...

Cabinet approves two housing decrees after Madrid eviction, but faces uncertain vote in Congress

News Desk29th September 20262nd October 2026

29th September 20262nd October 20261358

Spain’s coalition government approved two housing decrees on Tuesday following intense negotiations between the Socialist Party (PSOE) and Sumar, spurred by public anger over the...

Spanish government pushes for new housing decree after eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen

News Desk25th September 202628th September 2026

25th September 202628th September 20261345

LATEST: Protesters vow to stay in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol as housing camp puts pressure on government. Spain’s government is working to approve a new...

Constitutional Court clears path for Puigdemont’s return and full amnesty for independence leaders

News Desk23rd September 202629th September 2026

23rd September 202629th September 20261289

Spain’s Constitutional Court has taken a significant step towards extending the country’s controversial amnesty law to cover the misuse of public funds during Catalonia’s 2017 independence...

Spanish Supreme Court refuses to grant Puigdemont amnesty despite EU court ruling

News Desk15th September 202621st September 2026

15th September 202621st September 20261217

Spain’s Supreme Court has again refused to apply the country’s controversial amnesty law to former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont over the alleged misuse of public funds...

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