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The testimonies of immigrants evicted in Ceuta reveal that the Spanish Government supports forced and deceptive repatriations to Morocco, where they are transferred without guarantees and hundreds of kilometers away from their homes. #Inmigración #CrisisFronteriza #Ceuta (translated)

"The global economy is caught between a negative energy supply shock and a positive demand impact linked to artificial intelligence. The combined impact of these two forces is very uneven," Georgieva summarized. "To harness the transformational power of AI, it is crucial that access to it becomes widespread around the world. In a world as interconnected as ours, countries collaborate not out of charity but out of their own interest," Georgieva emphasized. "We have gone through a series of shocks: the COVID pandemic, the war in Ukraine, the inflation shock, a brutal rise in interest rates, and now, the energy shock. Each time, governments have come to the aid of households and businesses by resorting to credit and deepening the deficit," Georgieva recalled. #InteligenciaArtificial #FMI #CooperaciónInternacional (translated)

We all agree that we must protect citizens, homes, and people hosted across Europe, but, above all, that we must preserve fiscal stability and the credibility of our fiscal framework," emphasized the president of the Eurogroup, Kyriakos Pierrakakis. #Energía #Fiscalidad #UniónEuropea (translated)

Spanish households and businesses have reduced their level of debt to a minimum in 25 years thanks to the dynamism of the economy, reaching 41.9% of GDP in the case of households and 61.9% for businesses, while the financial wealth of families has reached a record driven by the stock market rally. #Deuda #Economía #Hogares (translated)

The new Last Resort Tariff (TUR) for gas, effective from October 1, establishes different prices for households based on their annual consumption, classifying them into three categories: TUR.1, TUR.2, and TUR.3, and a debt refund will be applied starting in January for limiting the increase in gas prices. #TUR #GasNatural #Economía (translated)

Gustavo Petro announced that he would launch a global campaign against what he described as the United States government's policy of using the OFAC list to punish those who had called for Benjamin Netanyahu to be tried for genocide. Petro stated that Netanyahu had killed 75,000 civilians by bombing their homes, including 22,000 babies. He also argued that the OFAC law had become an instrument of impunity for genociders and that it should not be obeyed anywhere in the world. He added that more than a dozen magistrates, judges, human rights defenders, and political leaders committed to international law and human justice had been condemned to what he described as a global apartheid for seeking justice. #DerechosHumanos #JusticiaGlobal #Genocidio (translated)

Jesús Fernández-Villaverde pointed out that the Community of Madrid went from 1.27 homes per household in 1995 to a peak of 1.31 in 2002 and to 1.11 in 2026. According to his figures, during that period the real price per square meter rose from 2,273 to 4,069 euros. He attributed the drop in the ratio to both the growth of the Madrid population—from 5.1 million to 7.2 million—and the reduction in the average size of households, from 3.1 to 2.6 people. The author argued that smaller households also increased the demand for housing: even with the 1995 population, Madrid would today need about 20% more homes. He cited Castilla y León, where the real price per square meter remained at the 1995 level and households averaged 2.2 people, as an example of similar family evolution. Fernández-Villaverde indicated that the price per square meter reached 4,453 euros in 2007, when there were 1.24 homes per household, and he argued that the boom was due to cheap credit and speculation, not excessive construction. Between 2002 and 2008, he claimed, Madrid added about 400,000 households and only about 310,000 homes. He also described both the 4,453 euro price from 2007 and the 2,569 euro price from 2012 as temporarily distorted. In his view, measures that only affected prices, including the two decrees from the previous week, did not address the limitation of supply. He suggested that Spain had to choose between competing for the existing homes or betting on building more. #Vivienda #Madrid #PreciosInmobiliarios (translated)

The legislature that is ending has shown a contrast between solid economic growth in Spain and the inability of many families to benefit from it due to high inflation and the excessive increase in housing prices, which has limited the well-being of households, especially for young people. #Economía #Inflación #Vivienda (translated)

The Community of Madrid, with the highest life expectancy in the EU and a notable increase in immigration and single-person households, is facing an unprecedented housing crisis that could lead to the expulsion of part of its population. #Madrid #Inmigración #Vivienda (translated)

Julen Bollain stated that PP, Vox, and Junts had rejected a series of housing measures in Congress. According to what he wrote, they included stopping evictions of vulnerable people until 2030; automatically renewing rental contracts for periods of 5 or 7 years; regulating seasonal and room rentals; extending contracts for up to 2 years and limiting some rent increases. He also pointed out proposals to stop speculative housing purchases by funds, apply a VAT of 10% on tourist apartments, and establish surcharges on the property tax for empty and tourist homes. He added tax deductions for tenants, incentives for landlords who reduce rents, and interest-free loans of up to 50,000 euros for the purchase of a first home. Bollain also included measures to protect public housing and expand the affordable supply, compensate tenants when the landlord does not renew without legal cause, and maintain special extensions for vulnerable households and tense areas. He concluded that what had happened should be known. #Vivienda #Alquiler #Desahucios (translated)

One hundred days after the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, life for those who survived has been marked by displacement, emotional distress, and the struggle to rebuild not only their homes but also a sense of stability and hope in the face of constant uncertainty. #TerremotosVenezuela #Desplazamiento #SaludMental (translated)

“No me vale”.“Quien tenga el privilegio de poseer un piso va a poder seguir abusando como hasta ahora. Voy a seguir trabajando para pagarles la casa, sintiéndome una okupa aunque pague cuando me quieran echar. Y la gente se seguirá teniendo que ir de sus hogares y dejando a los vecinos, con las consecuencias terribles que eso tiene para la vida en comunidad”, lamenta Laura. #Vivienda #DerechosInquilinos #Alquileres

This year, the thirteenth salary will be delivered on November 16 for those working in the public sector. It is not an easy decision, but I know what it means for thousands of Ecuadorian households. We invite the private sector to join in. Ecuadorian families will be grateful. We build the country together, with vision and empathy. #Ecuador #DécimoTercerSueldo #Solidaridad (translated)

🔴 Carlos Cuerpo, from Figaredo: "The support decrees for households and sectors in light of rising energy prices and inflation have been approved by a parliamentary majority, with only one party voting against. Do you remember which party it was? https://t.co/w9VYEIdpg1 https://t.co/LM9MP5LjyS #Política #Energía #Inflación (translated)