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Can European leaders fix the cost-of-living crisis?
Anger over housing, wages and public services tests European governments facing debt pressures and looming elections.
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US mortgage rates hit their highest level in three years
Rising borrowing costs have pushed mortgage applications to their lowest level since February 2025.
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Violent clashes erupt after mass housing protest in Barcelona
Protesters in Barcelona set fires, built barricades and hurled projectiles as violence erupted at a housing protest.
Published On 6 Oct 2026
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Spain calls snap election amid housing crisis
Mounting anger over Spain’s housing crisis have led Prime Minister Sanchez to call an early election on November 29
Published On 5 Oct 2026
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Spain’s PM Pedro Sanchez calls snap election amid housing crisis
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has called a snap election for November 29.
Published On 5 Oct 2026
Spain’s Sanchez announces snap election amid pressure over housing crisis
Sanchez calls early vote after Parliament rejected housing relief measures proposed by his minority government.
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Spain protests flare after housing bill rejected: Will it cause snap poll?
Measures pushed by Spain’s leftist government fail to pass parliament as the protests spread.
Tens of thousands protest in Spain after failed housing reforms
Latest demonstrations deepen a days-long crisis after parliament struck down two affordable housing decrees.
Spain’s parliament rejects gov’t housing decrees amid mass protests
Both decrees to tackle housing affordability crisis shot down as critics say measures would tighten the housing market.
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Pot banging protests across Spain over housing crisis
Hundreds of protesters across Spain took part in pot banging demonstrations to demand political action over housing
Published On 2 Oct 2026
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Is Spain’s anti-eviction decree a fix for its housing crisis?
The government blames ‘savage speculation’ as critics say new measures leave small landlords ‘out in the cold’.
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