Oct 2, 2026 · 19 min · 7 segments
EU Energy Commissioner Jorgensen talks to Euronews about rising energy prices. The student protests across France are getting increasingly violent, and the Spanish Parliament will vote on two decrees…
Stefan GrobeHost
Dan JorgensenGuestUsama RizviGuestOana-Silvia TurcuGuest
Maria TadeoJavier Iniguez
In Spain, the housing crisis is becoming a major political test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Congress is set to vote on two government-backed measures aimed at tackling soaring rents and protecting tenants, but Sanchez's coalition needs support from parties on opposite ends of the political spectrum, which at this point does not look likely.
As lawmakers prepare for today's votes, protests across the country demand even stronger action.
The countdown begins for what is increasingly becoming one of the most consequential votes for Pedro Sanchez's second term in the Spanish government.
And as you can see, the pressure on the Spanish streets, like at the protest camp at Madrid's Puerta del Sol where we find ourselves, is not backing down.
The Congress is voting this Friday on two laws to curb the housing crisis.
The latter has already announced it will support both laws in Congress.
This unfolding of the laws is widely seen as a political maneuver to at least get the first one approved.
It grants more protection against evictions, an increase of taxing for tourist apartments, and more guarantees for tenants.
But it also gives a tax bonus for renters that has been widely criticized by the left.
It only legislates on rental contracts, and it would force landlords to compensate tenants with a minimum equivalent of two months' rent if the lease is not renewed, unless one of the parties gives previous notice, among other exceptions.
Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Junts will grant support to the second one, and even expressed its contempt with the one they negotiated.
The tenants union leading the protest has already confirmed that although they back the laws that the government is trying to pass this Friday, the mobilization will continue.
They have called for a protest in front of every town hall in Spain this, uh, Saturday, and some already talk of a general strike for what authorities consider the current main problem for the Spanish citizens.
In Spain, the housing crisis is becoming a major political test for Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.
Congress is set to vote on two government-backed measures aimed at tackling soaring rents and protecting tenants, but Sanchez's coalition needs support from parties on opposite ends of the political spectrum, which at this point does not look likely.
As lawmakers prepare for today's votes, protests across the country demand even stronger action.
The countdown begins for what is increasingly becoming one of the most consequential votes for Pedro Sanchez's second term in the Spanish government.
And as you can see, the pressure on the Spanish streets, like at the protest camp at Madrid's Puerta del Sol where we find ourselves, is not backing down.
The Congress is voting this Friday on two laws to curb the housing crisis.
The latter has already announced it will support both laws in Congress.
This unfolding of the laws is widely seen as a political maneuver to at least get the first one approved.
It grants more protection against evictions, an increase of taxing for tourist apartments, and more guarantees for tenants.
But it also gives a tax bonus for renters that has been widely criticized by the left.
It only legislates on rental contracts, and it would force landlords to compensate tenants with a minimum equivalent of two months' rent if the lease is not renewed, unless one of the parties gives previous notice, among other exceptions.
Nevertheless, it is unlikely that Junts will grant support to the second one, and even expressed its contempt with the one they negotiated.
The tenants union leading the protest has already confirmed that although they back the laws that the government is trying to pass this Friday, the mobilization will continue.
They have called for a protest in front of every town hall in Spain this, uh, Saturday, and some already talk of a general strike for what authorities consider the current main problem for the Spanish citizens.
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