The (suspended) arrest warrant against Puigdemont and a region where the political fate of the (Spanish) nation could once again be decided

The Spanish election, Die Linke’s victory in Berlin and the new protests in European cities. Rents, evictions and social housing are putting governments and opposition parties to the test. A map of the demonstrations and the reasons behind the protests

The Socialist leader offers an original interpretation of the Constitution, stating that whilst awaiting a new Parliament, it is right for the government to provide answers to the public. However, he glosses over the second decree, and the first turns out to be decidedly more centrist than previously announced. Meanwhile, the Spanish Supreme Court has revoked the arrest warrant for Carles Puigdemont, the Catalan independence leader who has been on the run in Belgium for years.

The new elections are scheduled for 29 November. It will be a tough fight for the President’s party: the latest polls suggest that the combined votes for the PP and Vox will secure an absolute majority of seats

Pedro Sánchez has resigned and announced snap elections. He admitted that the government had “made mistakes” and had not achieved all its stated objectives. The trigger was the rejection, last Friday in Parliament, of the two housing decrees

Expropriations in Germany, eviction freezes in Spain. Italy is focusing on supply, but over 100,000 homes are not enough

Between 2015 and 2025, buying a home in Spain has become 80 per cent more expensive, whilst renting has risen by 87 per cent. According to the Central Bank, the shortage of supply is the main factor behind these difficulties

The case of the 87-year-old woman evicted has become the pretext for Sánchez’s decrees, which freeze evictions and renew tenancy agreements until 2030. Economist Diego Sánchez de la Cruz tells Il Foglio: “A populist and manipulative campaign.” And he warns: rent controls risk exacerbating the Spanish housing crisis.

The assassination attempts on Deputy Minister Zoubi and the attacks in Sudan, the UAE’s mediation to hush the whole affair up, and the role of Repsol’s senior manager. Here are the words of the Libyan Prime Minister, which had remained secret until now, during a meeting with Misrata’s leading figures