Spain’s Congress faces a knife-edge vote on two housing decrees that could change tenant protections and market rules. With opposition parties threatening to block them, the result could shake the government and affect thousands at risk of eviction or soaring rents.
Podemos will support both housing decrees in Congress. The government still needs Junts or the PNV to avoid defeat, with the first measure set to suspend evictions for vulnerable households.
Senior PSOE officials and ministers are urging Pedro Sánchez to call early elections if Junts blocks the government’s housing decrees. The standoff could put Spain’s housing crisis at the center of a national campaign.
Junts has rejected the government’s housing decrees, accusing the executive of pushing a false narrative and worsening the housing crisis. The move exposes sharp divides in Congress and leaves the government scrambling for support as Spain’s housing emergency intensifies.
Spain’s Congress faces a critical vote on Pedro Sánchez’s housing decrees after the eviction of Maricarmen in Madrid. With Junts demanding new negotiations and protests erupting nationwide, the government’s future hangs in the balance.
Pedro Sánchez may call a snap election if Junts blocks basic housing decrees and public demonstrations intensify. Socialist sources believe citizen mobilization could shift the political balance in their favor, with November 29 emerging as a possible election date.
Junts has delivered a major blow to Pedro Sánchez by rejecting the government's housing decree. The move puts the coalition's fragile majority at risk and exposes deep divisions over housing policy just months before elections.
Police are preparing a perimeter around Spain's Congress for Friday's vote on two housing decrees. Protesters from the Puerta del Sol camp plan to march to the chamber, while Isabel Díaz Ayuso's government takes the dispute to court.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso challenged Pedro Sánchez after Junts refused to back basic housing decrees. The Madrid leader says the government is stoking division and positioning itself for early elections as protests and vandalism grip Puerta del Sol.
Junts is expected to reject both housing decrees in Congress. The move would leave Sánchez without support for his rental reform and give the opposition a new political weapon.
Gonzalo Sanz has reaffirmed his account before Judge María Tardón, handing over messages and call records linked to warnings before the Ceuta invasion.
Madrid’s regional president Isabel Díaz Ayuso has turned to the courts, demanding emergency intervention to end the ongoing protest camp in Puerta del Sol. After days of official deadlock, the regional government is seeking a judicial order for immediate eviction.
Pedro Sánchez will not accompany Felipe VI and Letizia in Ceuta and Melilla. A Government minister will join the monarchs during their visits on 13 and 14 October 2026.
Junts is on the verge of rejecting Spain’s new housing decrees, accusing the government of abandoning small property owners in Catalonia. The party’s leadership will decide its final stance just hours before the impressive vote.
The crisis shield is now in force across Spain. Petrol has fallen by eleven cents per litre in Bizkaia, but diesel is unchanged as stations work through older stocks.
Just hours before a impressive Congress vote, Junts has rejected the government's housing decrees. Its objections target both their content and the process, putting Spain's housing reforms at risk.
From October 2026, Spanish traffic lights will no longer show flashing amber for vehicles while pedestrians see green. The DGT aims to end this risky overlap and clarify who has the right of way at crossings.
A technician preparing data for a high-profile Ceuta immigration report was questioned by police for twelve hours without legal counsel. The episode lays bare deep tensions over control of evidence and the shaping of official narratives in Spain’s most sensitive border crisis.
Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will visit Ceuta and Melilla on 13 and 14 October, just after Spain's National Day. The trip follows a summer border crisis and comes nearly nineteen years after the previous royal visit.
The Ministry of Culture has bypassed Madrid’s push for affordable housing at the Tabacalera, granting 800 square meters to a neighborhood platform linked to the Puerta del Sol protest camp. The move has reignited debate over public property and housing priorities in the Spanish capital.
Felipe VI and Letizia will visit Ceuta on 13 October and Melilla on 14 October. It will be their first trip there as King and Queen, after months of migration pressure on Spain's border.
A Senate commission is set to decide whether the Canary Islands should be recognized as a full archipelago under international law. The proposal could reshape Spain’s maritime talks with Morocco and change the islands’ global standing.
The Spanish government has granted the Sindicato de Inquilinos de Madrid and allied groups access to two spaces in the Tabacalera building, overruling the city council’s proposal to use the site for affordable housing. The move follows months of negotiations and highlights a deepening rift between national and municipal priorities.
Spain will be the only EU country to vote against the new regulation, which would allow migrants to be detained for up to 24 months and authorize deportation centers outside the EU. The move leaves Spain isolated on migration policy as the rest of the bloc pushes for tougher measures.
Gabriel Rufián has sharply criticized the PSOE for prioritizing large property owners over struggling tenants. As Madrid’s Puerta del Sol fills with protesters demanding real change, the housing crisis has become the top concern for millions across Spain.
Sumar has openly claimed responsibility for halting a government decree aimed at speeding up migrant returns from Ceuta. The move exposes sharp divisions within Spain’s coalition and raises new questions about migration policy at the country’s southern border.
Pedro Sánchez has ramped up his personal security to levels unseen in Europe while pushing through controversial rental decrees that risk freezing Spain’s housing market. His actions reveal a growing disconnect between the government and the people it claims to serve.
Andy Burnham says Brexit has harmed Britain more than it helped. The government will examine every future option with Brussels, including renewed EU membership.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso will appear live on Horizonte as mass protests over Madrid’s housing crisis grip Puerta del Sol. The interview is a rare move for the program and comes at a critical moment for both Ayuso and the show.
Pedro Sánchez expects Congress to back two housing decrees on Friday. The measures address housing insecurity through eviction protections and action against speculative purchases, with rental rules also in play. The Partido Popular plans to vote against them, and the government has no guaranteed majority.
Tenant unions will protest across Spain before Congress votes on Friday, 2 October. They want lawmakers to approve both housing decrees, addressing eviction protections and rent controls alongside automatic lease renewals.
Landlords across Spain are now blocked from raising rents above strict government limits until 2028. A new official index determines whether rent can rise or remains frozen, based on the property's address and features.
Spain’s leading property developers predict that owners will sell rental homes instead of leasing them after the government’s latest housing decrees. Industry leaders argue that the new rules will shrink rental supply and stall affordable housing projects.
Roughly 500 metres from Congress, tents have become part of Spain's housing fight. The Government defended two decrees as the PP confirmed it would vote against them.
Spain's Government approved two housing decrees after an agreement between PSOE and Sumar. Vicente Vallés says the measures came too late, and their future still depends on Congress.
