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Stephen Burgen in Barcelona

Spain announces plan to ease housing crisis amid outcry over eviction of 87-year-old

People gathered in front of a statue of a man on horseback in a square in central Madrid
People take part in a demonstration in Puerta del Sol in Madrid, where hundreds of people have set up camp to protest against Abascal’s eviction. Photograph: Sergio Pérez/EPA

Spain’s Socialist Workers’ party-led coalition government has approved a range of measures aimed at easing the country’s housing crisis, including extending a ban on evictions of vulnerable tenants until 2030, after a public outcry over the eviction of an 87-year-old disabled woman from her Madrid apartment last week.

Two decrees have been approved by cabinet but will need to be approved in Congress, where the coalition lacks a majority. The government has requested a special parliamentary session on Friday in the hope of getting the decrees passed as soon as possible.

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