# How Europe’s housing crisis is fuelling a new movement

https://mins.news/en/item/80491

- The Guardian, 2026-09-30 14:45 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/30/how-europes-housing-crisis-is-fuelling-a-new-movement

> Soaring rents and house prices are pushing housing up the political agenda across Europe. Campaigners from 140 organisations held a counter-summit alongside a major real-estate event in Madrid, where protests followed the eviction of 87-year-old wheelchair user Maricarmen Abascal from her longtime home. Activists launched a pan-European alliance seeking indefinite leases and rent controls.

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