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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.

06/10/2026

Europe Today

Sánchez calls snap election in Spain as French students protest again

Pedro Sánchez is gambling on a snap election on 29 November, after Congress rejected his housing decrees and tens of thousands protested. In France, students take to the streets again over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages, while MEPs debate Europe's housing crisis and AI deepfakes.

06/10/2026

Culture news

Booming business: Who's paying most for musical residencies in Europe?

Musical residencies are on the rise in Europe for major pop stars, but costs are increasingly being heaped upon audiences with travel, accommodation and extras pushing up ticket prices, according to Spanish consumer rights group FACUA.

06/10/2026

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.

05/10/2026

Europe News

What does Spain's snap election mean for the EU?

Spain's snap election on 29 November could cost progressive European forces their last government in a large member state, tilting EU power towards the right and pushing socialists into opposition mode.

05/10/2026

Europe News

Pedro Sánchez is calling an election because he has lost the narrative

On the back foot since the Ceuta crisis, Sánchez is taking his biggest gamble yet with a snap election. He thrives on main-character energy, but the momentum has shifted and reality is catching up with his carefully crafted image.

05/10/2026

Europe News

Spain PM Pedro Sánchez calls snap election for 29 November

Sánchez spent the weekend in consultations, seeking to capitalise politically on Spain's growing housing crisis, while a migration crisis in Ceuta and corruption cases involving figures close to his Socialist Party piled pressure on his government.

05/10/2026

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Floods leave streets and roads submerged across Catalonia

Two people have died and another is missing after heavy rain caused flooding across Catalonia, with firefighters responding to more than 1,500 calls.

05/10/2026

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Spanish police remove over 3,000 migrants from Ceuta beach camp

Police dismantle a migrant camp on Ceuta’s Trampolín Beach, moving over 3,000 people from tents to a temporary reception centre for processing.

05/10/2026

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.

04/10/2026

Earth News

Which city is Europe’s greenest? EU names eight finalists

The finalists were judged in seven areas, including climate change resilience, waste management and how quickly they are cutting emissions.

04/10/2026

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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.

03/10/2026

Europe News

Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman

A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday.

03/10/2026

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.

03/10/2026

Europe News

Two underage migrants stabbed in Ceuta as tensions rise

Two migrant children were stabbed in a knife attack in Ceuta, while health authorities have found high levels of bacteria in the water at Trampolín beach, near a migrant camp. The migration crisis is forcing some people to sleep in garages, vehicles and on rooftops.

02/10/2026

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.

02/10/2026