MADRID — Spain’s coalition government approved new housing measures on Tuesday after protests sparked by the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal from her Madrid home, BBC News reported. Health Minister Mónica García said the package could include a potential ban on evictions until 2030 and would bring relief to more than five million people.
Other steps discussed included rolling contracts over until 2028, stricter rules on short-term and room rentals, and barring investment firms from buying housing. “It is time to intervene in the speculative housing market,” García said, thanking encampments and mobilisations. Junts spokeswoman Míriam Nogueras warned the plan left “small landlords out in the cold” by lumping ordinary savers with large funds.
The minority Socialist–Sumar government lacks a parliamentary majority and has 30 days from the decree’s publication to secure agreement. Abascal’s lawyer said a deal would let her return home after she was removed on a stretcher and hospitalised; she had not yet signed. Protesters camped in Puerta del Sol, with demonstrations also in Barcelona, Seville, Málaga and Cádiz.
Sources: BBC News
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