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Link leader Luigi Pantisano calls for a ban on evictions that lead to homelessness, citing the case of the deceased 87-year-old Maricarmen in Spain, which has sparked nationwide protests against housing conditions. #Zwangsräumungen #Obdachlosigkeit #WohnenIstMenschenrecht (translated)

This is somewhat like being at sea or in court: You never really know when the topics will receive approval. Verena Hubertz from the SPD tries to playfully cover up the delay with "Building Type E" at the Construction Ministerial Conference: "This is somewhat like being at sea or in court: You never really know when the topics will receive approval." #Baupolitik #Wohnungsbau #GebäudetypE (translated)

I am indeed very reluctant to do that because I would then have to report on internal governmental discussions. However, I can reiterate that 'building type E' is an important topic for us overall, and we want to make progress on it. Deputy Government Spokesman Steffen Meyer does not want to comment on the exact circumstances: "I am indeed very reluctant to do that because I would then have to report on internal governmental discussions. However, I can reiterate that 'building type E' is an important topic for us overall, and we want to make progress on it." #Baupolitik #Wohnungsbau #GebäudetypE (translated)

The draft law is finished. We have completed it and we are now, today, going into early coordination and will then present the draft law to the public in the next days, weeks, in any case this month. Federal Minister of Justice Stefanie Hubig from the SPD wants to legally anchor building according to lower standards and opens her statement in front of cameras and microphones with the words: "The draft law is finished. We have completed it and we are now, today, going into early coordination and will then present the draft law to the public in the next days, weeks, in any case this month." #Baupolitik #Wohnungsbau #GebäudetypE (translated)

The Federal Ministry of Construction is planning to introduce the "Building Type E" to accelerate the creation of living space, but the legislative proposal, which has been announced for months, is taking its time, leading to disagreements and frustration within the coalition and the construction industry. #Baupolitik #Wohnungsbau #GebäudetypE (translated)

The building president Olaf Demuth warns that Berlin companies no longer have access to fresh capital for housing projects due to the expropriation plans of the Left Party, which has devastating effects on the housing market in Berlin. #Bauindustrie #Enteignung #Wohnungsmarkt (translated)

In Spain, 3.8 million homes are empty, while many families in cities like Madrid have to spend a large part of their income on housing, which has led to protests that have been further fueled by the death of 87-year-old Mariacarmen Abascal, who was forcibly evicted from her apartment. #Wohnungsnot #Spanien #Proteste (translated)

Andreas Rosenfelder wrote that Harald Martenstein reported on parents who did not want to talk about a knife attack for fear of being categorized as being on the right. Some still wanted to talk about the death of their child and the consequences for their own lives, while the media interest, according to Martenstein, had been limited. He mentioned a girl as an example who survived the attack but had not dared to leave her apartment for years. Martenstein called this shocking. Rosenfelder described this as a German reality that, in his opinion, the left does not talk about when it criticizes “hate and incitement.” #Messerangriffe #Eltern #Medien (translated)

Severe weather with heavy rainfall and tornadoes caused floods, landslides, and significant damage in Southern Italy on October 10, 2026, particularly in Calabria, Campania, and Sicily, with vehicles swept into the sea and numerous homes flooded. #Überschwemmungen #Erdrutsche #Klimakrise (translated)

Bettina Punkt claimed that recipients of social benefits were subletting apartments, the costs of which were covered by the job center, even though they lived elsewhere. In a house of an acquaintance, two apartments were rented to Ukrainians; the nameplates of the original tenants remained in place while the tenants changed. https://t.co/59JnJuTheG #Sozialhilfe #Wohnung #Ukrainer (translated)

A comment calls for the authorities to take decisive action against the abuse of social benefits, particularly against support scammers who falsely claim a need for housing for two single apartments, thereby misusing taxpayers' money amounting to 18 billion euros annually. #StützeAbzocker #Mietbetrug #Jobcenter (translated)

After a shocking incident in which a man in Berngau shot two employees of the district office and then barricaded himself, heavily armed special forces stormed the perpetrator's apartment for hours, leading to a dramatic and nerve-wracking operation. #PolizeiEinsatz #DoppelKiller #Berngau (translated)

A fire has damaged a storage room of the aid initiative "Frankfurt for Ukraine" in Frankfurt, with the cause still unclear and investigations ongoing, while the Metropolis cinema was temporarily closed after a fire, and housing construction in the Rhine-Main area continues to progress despite challenges. #Frankfurt #Ukraine #Buchmesse (translated)

The government is not giving up and will not abandon the people. – We will not allow another forced eviction like the one of Maricarmen. Sánchez promises: "The government is not giving up and will not abandon the people. – We will not allow another forced eviction like the one of Maricarmen." #Wohnungsnot #Mieterschutz #Protestbewegung (translated)