Tens of thousands take to Madrid streets demanding housing action

Loading the video No Comment Video. Tens of thousands take to Madrid streets demanding housing action Copy/paste the link below: Copy/paste the article video embed link below: Updated: 03/10/2026 - 21:11 GMT+2 Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Madrid demanding affordable housing and stronger protections for renters, a day after lawmakers rejected emergency housing measures. Tens of thousands of protesters marched through Madrid on Saturday demanding affordable housing and stronger protections for renters. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Demonstrators carried banners, chanted and rattled their house keys as some called for a general strike over housing. The protest came a day after lawmakers rejected emergency measures aimed at addressing Spain’s housing affordability crisis. Public anger has intensified following the eviction of 87-year-old María del Carmen Abascal from her Madrid home last month, which sparked protests and an encampment in the capital’s Puerta del Sol. housing crisis Housing Spain rent rent prices Top stories Now playing Next Tens of thousands take to Madrid streets demanding housing action Now playing Next French students clash with police as school protests spread nationwide Now playing Next 5,000 drones turn China’s night sky into a giant light show Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 3rd, 2026 – Evening Now playing Next Azerbaijan International Investment Forum: Where capital meets opportu In partnership with Azpromo Now playing Next Latest news bulletin | October 3rd, 2026 – Midday Now playing Next FlyDubai co-pilot attacked captain with axe in 'terrorist' act Now playing Next Seoul warns of 'further measures' if Kyiv refuses public apology Now playing Next New cameras show how many birds are killed by offshore wind turbines Now playing Next G7 agrees 100 million-barrel emergency oil release amid US pressure Now playing Next Spanish lawmakers reject government housing measure amid protests Now playing Next Hungarian restaurants struggle: costs match Europe but revenues lag behind Now playing Next Tens of thousands of people take to streets of Paris to march for Pride Now playing Next Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman Now playing Next Greece will not 'borrow' its own treasures, Mitsotakis says of Parthenon Marbles Now playing Next Latvians vote in parliamentary election amid concerns over rising cost of living and Russia ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT No Comment Mobile ebola laboratory cuts diagnosis times for patients in Congo No Comment New York hosts secret dîner en blanc with Parisian belle époque theme No Comment World's tallest wind turbine rises to 365 metres in Germany No Comment Madrid protesters bang pots to demand action on Spain’s housing crisis Europe News Second Kyiv bridge hit in two days as Russia targets Dnipro crossings Europe News Hungarian restaurants struggle: costs match Europe but revenues lag behind Nature ‘It’s given my mental health a massive boost’: Why everyone should hone their bushcraft skills Europe News G7 agrees 100 million-barrel emergency oil release amid US pressure over diesel Art Beyond K-pop and cinema: Major Korean exhibition brings centuries of art and belief to London Europe News Spanish Congress rejects housing laws despite Sánchez's warning: 'They'll be judged sooner than they think' Europe in Motion EU farmers face falling produce prices as fuel and fertiliser costs rise Made in Europe Inside Soitec, the French tech company powering the global semiconductor industry ADVERTISEMENT Made in Europe From ocean waste to fabric: inside Spain’s sustainable fashion revolution World News Video shows bear slamming into car in northern Japan The Cube Fact check: What's going on with Spain's 'Maricarmen' housing protests? Europe Today European diesel reserves cover 10 days of the world's demands, expert says Europe News Hundreds of high schools in France close as new protests against conditions erupt World News Cornell University gang rape allegations: case sparks debate among US students Art What does music look like? This British artist paints what he hears Business Trans-Caspian Corridor: Europe and Central Asia target faster trade ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT