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Thousands protest Spain's nationwide housing crisis

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The recent protests against housing speculation in Spain were widespread, with demonstrations held in around 40 cities across the country. The number of protesters varied, with organizers claiming up to 150,000 joined the protest in Madrid, while government authorities estimated the number to be around 15,000. The protests were organized by housing activists and backed by Spain's main labor unions, with a key demand being the recognition of housing as a right rather than a commodity subject to speculation.

  1. ES
    Isabel Rodriguez
    Spanish Socialist Workers' Party
    1. I share the demand of the numerous people who have marched today: that homes are for living in and not for speculating.
  2. ES
    Valeria Racu
    Sindicato de Inquilinas e Inquilinos
    1. This is the beginning of the end of the housing business.
    2. The beginning of a better society, without landlordism and this parasitical system that devours our salaries and our resources.
  3. ES
    Jaime Palomera
    Barcelona Urban Research Institute
    1. The housing game is rigged in favour of anyone with assets while tax incentives encourage them to acquire more and more property.
  4. ES
    Ignasi Martí
    Esade
    1. We saw this with the financial crisis (of 2008-2012) when (a protest movement) lasted until there was a certain economic recovery and a reduction in the social tension.
    2. This is not the first, nor will it be the last, (housing protest) given the severity of the housing crisis.

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.The Times of India
  3. 3.The Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.Protests
  2. 2.Real estate
  3. 3.Spain under Pedro Sanchez
  4. 4.Spanish politics

countries

  1. 1.SpainES
  2. 2.FranceFR
  3. 3.United KingdomGB
  4. 4.NetherlandsNL
  5. 5.SingaporeSG

organizations

  1. 1.AirbnbUS
  2. 2.Barcelona Urban Research Institute
  3. 3.Dignified Housing Observatory
  4. 4.Esade
  5. 5.Idealista
  6. 6.National Statistics Institute
  7. 7.Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
  8. 8.Sindicato de Inquilinas e Inquilinos
  9. 9.Socialist PartyFR

persons

  1. 1.Isabel RodriguezES
  2. 2.Gonzalo Alvarez
  3. 3.Ignasi MartíES
  4. 4.Jaime PalomeraES
  5. 5.Mari Sánchez
  6. 6.Pedro SánchezES
  7. 7.Valeria RacuES

technicals

  1. 1.Balearic Islands
  2. 2.Canary Islands
  3. 3.Central Bank
  4. 4.El Secuestro de la Vivienda
  5. 5.Let's End the Housing Business
  6. 6.Covid-19 Pandemic