Tens of thousands protest rising housing costs in Madrid
Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in Madrid to protest surging housing costs, sparked by the eviction of an elderly woman. Spain's prime minister has pledged a bill to make such evictions harder.
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Madrid to demonstrate against the rapidly rising cost of housing in Spain's capital. The protest was triggered by the case of an elderly woman who was evicted from her home after her rent had been raised multiple times.
The news was reported by Estonian broadcaster's program "Aktuaalne kaamera".
Government response
Facing widespread public discontent, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced that he intends to introduce a bill aimed at making it harder to evict tenants in situations similar to the one that sparked the protest.
The affordability of housing has become an increasingly prominent issue across several European countries in recent years, including Spain, where sharply rising rents in major cities such as Madrid have repeatedly fueled public demonstrations.
