Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests

Loading the video No Comment Video. Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 29/09/2026 - 10:30 GMT+2 Housing activists have occupied a Madrid government office as anger over evictions and rising rents continues to grow across Spain. Members of five housing unions broke through security at the Social Housing Agency (AVS) headquarters and staged a sit-in. They called for a formal negotiating forum with the authorities to discuss eviction cases, debt and disputed housing situations. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Activists chanted slogans calling for secure housing and collective negotiations as police arrived at the building. The protesters were eventually removed from the offices and their identities were checked by police as they left. The action follows widespread protests triggered by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her Madrid home last week. Spain Housing Protest Activism Top stories Now playing Next Madrid housing activists occupy agency amid eviction protests Now playing Next Possible 1884 shipwreck emerges from sand after Nantucket storm Now playing Next Firefighters protest at Eiffel Tower demanding more resources Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 29th, 2026 – Morning Now playing Next Pope Leo ends France trip in Metz, spotlighting Schuman and EU unity Now playing Next SpaceX’s Starship reaches orbit for the first time Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | September 28th, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Did Denmark play 'Send in the Clowns' before US-Greenland deal? Now playing Next Etna erupts again: chaos at Catania airport, risk of higher air fares Now playing Next How neutral should Switzerland be? Voters deliver decisive verdict Now playing Next Russian foreign minister rejects Berlin's call to abandon escalation Now playing Next Five arrested near US air base as police probe possible Iran link Now playing Next MEP urges EU to ‘think creatively’ and use frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine Now playing Next Ukraine grain crisis could cost $60 billion globally, minister warns Now playing Next Hard cheese: Tough times for Greece's Naxos Graviera cheese as production falters Now playing Next Europe Today: Ukraine seeks urgent funding in Brussels as Russia's drones pound Kyiv ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment London’s Southwark Bridge turns into woolly parade at annual Sheep Drive charity event No Comment Ukraine: Kharkiv apartment block hit by Russian strike, 25 injured No Comment Bangkok streets turn to canals as days of heavy rain bring citywide flooding No Comment Ukraine says Russian drones kill 14, hit Kyiv and Odesa infrastructure Travel News Euronews Travel & Tourism Summit 2026: Watch live from Brussels Health news Cholesterol, blood pressure can be silent killers. European Commission is after them Tech News 'I don't think that is fake news as some have said,' says Leo XIV contradicting Trump on need for AI safety Europe News Pope Leo XIV wraps up four-day France visit in the city of Metz Europe in Motion KIDS Act: Do Europeans support banning social media for children? Europe News Russia strikes Ukraine's National Academy of Sciences, killing at least one person Smart Regions Latvia is committed to fibre optics: it exports more than 90% of its production Europe News Pope Leo urges Europe to defend multilateralism as global order crumbles ADVERTISEMENT Europe News Macron urges Europe to resist the ‘return of nationalisms’ Ethiopia Tigray rebels push into Afar as Ethiopia blames neighbours Culture news 'Major breakthrough': Ancient wall discovery points to origins of first Paris settlement Europe News Madrid protesters vow to maintain pressure on Sánchez government against rising cost of housing Thailand Jet ski rider cruises through flooded streets of Bangkok Europe Today Lithuania needs 'NATO response' to Russian escalation, ex-minister says Europe News Hungarian parliament lifts immunity of PM and Orbán-era ministers in separate criminal cases Europe News EU ministers plan hybrid threat response amid warnings of Russian sabotage ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT