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Protesters take to the streets in Portugal over rising living costs

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Economy

Madrid versus Latin America: Where is housing more affordable?

Homes cost more per square metre in Madrid than in several major Latin American cities, but lower wages in those cities can make renting even less affordable.

Europe Today

Expert: Sánchez able 'to convert' housing weakness 'into strength'

Javier Carbonell, an analyst at the European Policy Centre, says that while housing has been one of the “biggest policy failures” of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s administration, the prime minister has been able to turn it into an electoral issue.

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Housing protest turns violent in Barcelona with fires and arrests

Barcelona’s housing protest turned violent with fires and arrests, highlighting Spain’s affordability crisis ahead of a general strike and snap election in November.

Europe News

Barcelona housing protest erupts into clashes as barricades burn

Protests over housing rights ended in serious unrest in central Barcelona, with barricades and burning bins. Catalan police arrested 13 people, and 30 officers suffered minor injuries.

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Economy

When growth is not enough: housing and inflation, Sánchez's key election challenges

Spain's economy is still outpacing the eurozone and employment is at its highest since 2008, but Sánchez's term end is marred by inflation, weak productivity and a housing crisis now dominating the election debate.

Europe News

Will Sánchez call early 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.

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Tens of thousands take to Madrid streets demanding housing action

Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Madrid demanding affordable housing and stronger protections for renters, a day after lawmakers rejected emergency housing measures.

Europe News

Nearly 500,000 people protest in Madrid over Spain's housing crisis

Thousands take to the streets across Spain as protesters call for a general strike after parliament rejects two government housing decrees.

Europe News

Spain faces housing protests in more than 50 cities

The 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.

Economy

Where are house prices rising fastest in Europe and why?

House prices in Europe continue to rise, outpacing inflation in many countries. Annual increases ranged from 0.6% in Germany to 16.5% in Portugal in the second quarter of 2026.

Europe News

Sánchez begins reflection on early election as protesters call for general strike

Spanish Prime Minister will decide this weekend whether to call early elections after his two housing decrees were rejected, as housing activists prepare fresh protests and consider a general strike as the next step.

Europe News

Spanish lawmakers reject government housing measure amid protests

Spanish Congress rejects two key housing measures aimed at quelling public uproar over housing affordability. The bills' rejection after last-minute talks leaves Pedro Sánchez's government without two key housing measures and exposes its struggle to win support in Congress.

The Cube

Fact check: What's going on with Spain’s 'Maricarmen' protests?

Spanish protests against the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen have led to misleading claims about Spain's housing activists and the wider rental crisis.

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Madrid protesters bang pots to demand action on Spain’s housing crisis

Madrid demonstrators bang pots and pans to demand action on Spain’s housing crisis, calling for long‑term security and support for young adults seeking homes.

Business

Portugal records biggest EU rise in house prices in second quarter

Eurostat data shows Portugal recorded the EU's sharpest rise in house prices in Q2 2026 versus a year earlier. In September, national housing costs hit a fresh record high.

Europe in Motion

Eviction: Where are tenants most and least protected across Europe?

The eviction of a disabled 87-year-old woman in Madrid from a flat she lived in for 70 years has sparked outrage and comparisons of renter rights across the continent.