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Spain unveils new housing package with €10 billion funding after parliamentary setback

Spain’s government has introduced a revised package of measures aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis, days after Parliament rejected an earlier version of the proposals. The new initiative comes amid growing public pressure over rising rents, limited affordable housing and the......

Spain’s Early Election Puts Sahrawi Nationality Bill on Hold

Spain’s early election disrupts citizenship initiative for Sahrawis An early election in Spain has put a proposed pathway to Spanish nationality for Sahrawis on hold, interrupting a legislative process that had already secured overwhelming support in the Congress of Deputies. The measure, approved......

Spain’s election brings housing, migration and Morocco ties into focus

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called an early general election for November 29, bringing a range of domestic and foreign-policy issues into the centre of the campaign, including the housing crisis, migration, border management and Spain’s relationship with Morocco. The immediate......

Sánchez calls snap election in Spain for November 29

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called a snap general election for November 29, 2026, following a parliamentary defeat over government measures aimed at addressing the country’s housing crisis. The decision came after Spain’s Congress rejected two housing decrees presented......

Spain housing protests tense as far-right activists confront Madrid encampment

Tensions escalated in central Madrid on Saturday night when dozens of far-right activists gathered near Puerta del Sol, where housing-rights campaigners have maintained a protest encampment for about a week. Some members of the far-right groups were seen making Nazi salutes as they gathered in the area.......

Spain housing crisis sparks nationwide protests over rents and evictions

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets across Spain on Saturday, October 3, to demand stronger protections for tenants and a broader response to the country’s worsening housing affordability crisis. The demonstrations followed the Spanish Congress’s rejection of two government-backed......

Felipe VI and Queen Letizia set for historic Ceuta and Melilla visit in October

King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are set to visit Ceuta and Melilla on October 13 and 14, respectively, marking their first official trip to the two Spanish autonomous cities since Felipe VI ascended the throne in 2014. The announcement comes at a sensitive moment for Spain-Morocco relations, following......

France and Spain strengthen diplomatic ties as Macron begins Madrid state visit

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Madrid on Tuesday for a two-day state visit aimed at giving fresh political momentum to relations between France and Spain, with European cooperation, economic ties and shared strategic interests high on the agenda. Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, were......

Madrid housing protests grow after eviction of 87-year-old tenant

Hundreds of protesters remained camped in Madrid’s Puerta del Sol on Monday, demanding stronger protection for tenants and action to address Spain’s worsening housing affordability crisis. The protest followed a mass demonstration in the capital over the weekend and the eviction of an 87-year-old......