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In recent years, problems of all kinds have skyrocketed throughout the railway network.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8814472,7469546\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//14//solar-panels-could-be-installed-in-the-spaces-between-railway-tracks-in-world-first/">How do solar railways work? Startup gets green light for pilot project in Switzerland <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//10//25//epic-new-year-train-journey-rides-europes-highest-railway-and-winds-through-5-countries/">Epic New Year train journey rides Europe\u2019s highest railway and winds through 5 countries<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Delays, breakdowns, crowds in stations, copper thefts that leave trains without service, trains stopped in tunnels, and passengers stuck for hours without water or electricity regularly make the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//travel-news//travel-news/">European headlines<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe most important problem, further than cancellations or delays, is that the quality of the service offered by the operators has deteriorated,\u201d explains Jorge Morera from the Public Transport Promotion Association, a Spanish organisation that defends sustainable mobility through public transport.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are major capacity issues at stations, and there is poor management of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//11//06//europes-summer-travel-strikes-when-where-and-what-disruption-you-can-expect-in-october/">disruption, which now affects passengers on a daily basis, even more on local and regional networks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spanish national company Renfe recorded the highest number of delays in its history last year, both with its AVE high-speed services and medium-distance trains, according to a company report.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Renfe claimed many causes, including the rising demand for rail, numerous improvement works within the railway network, and issues related to competing companies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Spain\u2019s trains have more competition, but at what price?<\/h2><p><a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//04//15//high-speed-rail-is-booming-in-spain-could-its-lower-prices-and-more-services-be-a-model-fo/">Spain has a unique train situation in Europe, as three different train companies operate high-speed services.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Renfe lost its monopoly in 2021, and since then, it\u2019s been pitted against the French state train company Ouigo Espa\u00f1a, and Iryo, which is partly owned by Italy's Trenitalia rail firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In response to this increased competition, Renfe launched its own low-cost, Renfe Avlo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have more trains and better prices, which is good, but there are some other things that are not good for passengers,\u201d says Morera. \u201cRenfe has changed its policies and reduced the compensation for disruption since this new scenario. This is not good news for passengers.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Renfe no longer offers refunds of the full ticket price for delays of only 30 minutes. Instead, it compensates 50 per cent for delays of one hour and 100 per cent for delays beyond 90 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The drop in prices and the opening up to competition led to a huge increase in traffic and passengers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//96//86//808x454_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg/" alt=\"Travelling by train in Spain\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/1200x675_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/1920x1080_cmsv2_d1ef3d11-c472-527e-a3b6-adb17c643d30-8879686.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Travelling by train in Spain<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva\/FotografiaBasica<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Train travellers set a historical record in Spain last year, exceeding 665.2 million passengers, a 20 per cent increase compared to 2019, according to data from the Spanish national statistics institute (INE).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think the keyword is growing pains,\u201d said Juan Montero, a professor of administrative law and economic regulation at the National Distance Education University (UNED) in Madrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe transformation that was introduced by liberalisation has been a really big success for users\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe number of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//16//flight-free-travel-europes-new-long-distance-train-routes-for-2022/">trains running in the network and the number of passengers have dramatically increased. Some corridors even double. But the system still has some trouble adapting to it. Problems are, in some ways, the consequences of success,\u201d adds Montero.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>The Spanish rail network must modernise and expand<\/h2><p>Faced with increased traffic and a lack of investment during the financial crisis, several projects are underway on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//06//02//why-not-take-the-train-experts-on-whats-needed-to-get-more-europeans-to-ditch-flights/">rail network<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong> such as the transformation of the Charmartin train station in Madrid.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8805962,5998652\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//10//23//around-the-world-by-luxury-train-this-59-day-adventure-passes-through-12-countries/">Around the world by luxury train: This 59-day adventure passes through 12 countries <\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2021//12//20//5-train-travel-the-most-exclusive-rail-journeys-in-the-world/">5 star train travel: These are the most luxurious rail journeys in the world<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One goal is to double the capacity of high-speed rail and reach a total of 25 train tracks.<\/p>\n<p>The project is scheduled to be completed in June 2026. Ultimately, it could increase passenger numbers up to 55 million in 2030 - up from 36 million in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>But until then, the station has caused delays for both commuter and medium- and long-distance lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The expansion of the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//07//01//barcelona-is-increasing-its-tourist-tax-heres-how-much-youll-have-to-pay-in-2023#:~:text=As%20of%20October%202024%2C%20visitors,from%20the%20current%20%E2%82%AC47.25.\"><strong>Barcelona<\/strong><\/a> Sants station faces similar challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The arrival of new trains manufactured by the national company Talgo also has a share of responsibility after the network had to wait more than two years for delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese new trains caused some troubles. They were late to deliver it, and it seems that they rushed the contract a bit to furnish these trains 100 per cent ready to run,\u201d says Juan Montero.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Renfe has blamed the manufacturer for the incidents and breakdowns of its new trains and is now claiming millions in damages.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//96//86//808x454_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg/" alt=\"A regional train stands on the platform in Madrid, Spain \" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/384x216_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/640x360_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/750x422_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/828x466_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/1080x608_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/1200x675_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/1920x1080_cmsv2_bb41d6f9-5a70-5f75-be25-542e31d46bc0-8879686.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A regional train stands on the platform in Madrid, Spain <\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Canva\/MarioGuti<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Spain also needs to modernise its signalling system, particularly on the oldest Madrid-Sevilla line: \u201cIt is an extremely expensive and time-consuming operation,\u201d adds Montero.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s the future of Spain\u2019s railway network?<\/h2><p>Will the Spanish rail situation improve in the long term? It's hard to say, especially since the country\u2019s three low-cost train operators are still expanding their activities. Rival services covering <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//01//27//visit-andalusia-for-a-taste-of-southern-spains-sun-sea-and-celebration/">Andalusia are due to be launched next month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s true that delays are getting worse in Spain, but it\u2019s more on a specific period. And if we compare it to other EU countries, it's way less,\u201d says Montero. \u201cIn France, for example, it\u2019s not an event, it\u2019s a constant\u201d.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSpain was well connected with many countries with night trains before,\u201d adds Morera, \u201cbut since the coronavirus, these trains have decreased, and a lot of connections to Spain with France and other countries have disappeared.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morera hopes that efforts will also be made to consider travellers\u2019 needs, including more intermobility and cross-border connections. That\u2019s when the leader of <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//05//train-with-a-view-the-european-routes-that-offer-the-most-breathtaking-scenery/">Europe/u2019s rail renaissance<\/strong><\/a> will truly shuttle into the future.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732811099,"updatedAt":1732957255,"publishedAt":1732956960,"firstPublishedAt":1732956960,"lastPublishedAt":1732957021,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/96\/86\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_6d8d4698-03e7-5933-9bb2-7d10f2464322-8879686.jpg","altText":"A commuter train circulates through a train station in Andalusia, Spain","caption":"A commuter train circulates through a train station in Andalusia, 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VALENCIA SCHOOLS AND TRANSPORTS","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Valencia residents struggle with public transport issues one month after Storm DANA","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"One month after deadly flood, Valencia's transport system struggles","titleListing2":"Valencia residents struggle with public transport issues one month after Storm DANA","leadin":"The Valencian metro service, which serves an average of 7.5 million people monthly, remains paralysed nearly a month after the passage of Storm DANA.","summary":"The Valencian metro service, which serves an average of 7.5 million people monthly, remains paralysed nearly a month after the passage of Storm DANA.","keySentence":"","url":"valencia-residents-struggle-with-public-transport-issues-one-month-after-storm-dana","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/28\/valencia-residents-struggle-with-public-transport-issues-one-month-after-storm-dana","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"It has been nearly a month since Storm DANA swept through Spain, severely impacting the community of Valencia. While the flooding barely affected the city's underground network itself, it completely destroyed the command centre situated near Paiporta in Valencia Sud, paralysing the transport of an average of 7.5 million monthly passengers.\n\nMetrovalencia is currently working on a second command centre at Machado station, scheduled to begin test runs on 27 November.\n\nTo address the situation in the interim, 25 temporary bus lines have been set up. However, locals still face daily challenges when trying to use the new system.\n\nOne commuter explains that a long wait cannot always guarantee you a spot on the bus. \"I've been waiting for about an hour or more because when it comes, you can see that it's full and there's no room left,\" he says\n\nAnother commuter criticised the schedule, saying \"there are no buses after ten o'clock. That's why my bosses had to change my working hours so that I could leave before ten o'clock. Otherwise, I won't get home.\"\n\nMetrovalencia hopes to have some of its lines back up and running by the beginning of December. However, some stations will take at least five or six months to come back online.\n\nMeanwhile, the regional government has already spent almost \u20ac50m on repairs.\n\nSchools begin to reopen \n\nParents, teachers and soldiers applauded as children from the town of Benetusser finally returned to school, which had been closed for nearly a month.\n\nParents in the schoolyard shared their joy. One mother said, \"It is exciting because after everything that has happened, it was exciting for the children and for us to be able to return to normality.\"\n\nOn the other hand, schools in towns such as Alfafar and Catarroja have yet to reopen, with army barracks being used as temporary classrooms to accommodate the students.\n\nMany schools will have to be rebuilt. Currenly, 13 have been declared as being in a \"catastrophic\" state.\n\nStorm DANA hit Spain on 29 October and was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's history, claiming the lives of over 224 people.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>It has been nearly a month since Storm DANA swept through Spain, severely impacting the community of Valencia. While the flooding barely affected the city's underground network itself, it completely destroyed the command centre situated near Paiporta in Valencia Sud, paralysing the transport of an average of 7.5 million monthly passengers.<\/p>\n<p>Metrovalencia is currently working on a second command centre at Machado station, scheduled to begin test runs on 27 November.<\/p>\n<p>To address the situation in the interim, 25 temporary bus lines have been set up. However, locals still face daily challenges when trying to use the new system.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8851968\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//11//15//historic-floods-in-malaga-leave-city-paralysed-and-thousands-homeless/">Historic floods in Malaga leave city paralysed and thousands homeless<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One commuter explains that a long wait cannot always guarantee you a spot on the bus. \"I've been waiting for about an hour or more because when it comes, you can see that it's full and there's no room left,\" he says<\/p>\n<p>Another commuter criticised the schedule, saying \"there are no buses after ten o'clock. That's why my bosses had to change my working hours so that I could leave before ten o'clock. Otherwise, I won't get home.\"<\/p>\n<p>Metrovalencia hopes to have some of its lines back up and running by the beginning of December. However, some stations will take at least five or six months to come back online.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the regional government has already spent almost \u20ac50m on repairs.<\/p>\n<h2>Schools begin to reopen<\/h2><p>Parents, teachers and soldiers applauded as children from the town of Benetusser finally returned to school, which had been closed for nearly a month.<\/p>\n<p>Parents in the schoolyard shared their joy. One mother said, \"It is exciting because after everything that has happened, it was exciting for the children and for us to be able to return to normality.\"<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, schools in towns such as Alfafar and Catarroja have yet to reopen, with army barracks being used as temporary classrooms to accommodate the students.<\/p>\n<p>Many schools will have to be rebuilt. Currenly, 13 have been declared as being in a \"catastrophic\" state.<\/p>\n<p>Storm DANA hit Spain on 29 October and was one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country's history, claiming the lives of over 224 people.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732812472,"updatedAt":1732828864,"publishedAt":1732828471,"firstPublishedAt":1732828471,"lastPublishedAt":1732828471,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/85\/02\/50\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7e33f93a-e0e6-5bfb-99ff-efa6d6de2987-8850250.jpg","altText":"Vehicles are swept away by the floodwaters after the floods in Benagarmosa, Malaga, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. ","caption":"Vehicles are swept away by the floodwaters after the floods in Benagarmosa, Malaga, Spain, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024. ","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Gregorio Marrero\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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Spain\u2019s new \u2018climate leave\u2019 gives workers four days off during extreme weather","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Spain\u2019s new \u2018climate leave\u2019 gives workers four days off during extreme weather","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Spain approves law on paid climate leave after deadly flooding","titleListing2":"Spain\u2019s new \u2018climate leave\u2019 gives workers four days off during extreme weather","leadin":"The law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate related weather alerts that could put them in danger.","summary":"The law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate related weather alerts that could put them in danger.","keySentence":"","url":"spains-new-climate-leave-gives-workers-four-days-off-during-extreme-weather","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/11\/28\/spains-new-climate-leave-gives-workers-four-days-off-during-extreme-weather","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Workers in Spain will be given up to four days of paid leave if they are unable to get to their workplace due to extreme weather. \n\nThe country\u2019s Council of Ministers approved the new \u2018climate leave\u2019 on Thursday in the hope of ensuring citizen\u2019s safety when there is a serious and imminent risk.\n\nIt was trialled in areas affected by the catastrophic DANA weather event at the end of October and will now be rolled out nationwide. \n\nThe law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate-related weather alerts that could put them in danger. \n\nClimate leave, inspired by similar legislation in Canada, will be based on alerts about climate or meteorological disasters from authorities.\n\nThe new measures are expected to come into force on Friday 29 November, when the regulation, with the status of law, will be published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It will have to be validated within a month in the Congress of Deputies.\n\nUnprecedented flash flooding in the Valencia region killed more than 200 people this autumn and left many more without access to essentials like clean running water and food. A number of companies were criticised for forcing employees to keep working during the catastrophe. They say warnings from authorities came too late and didn't have enough information to assess the risk properly. \n\nThe new law to protect workers was approved alongside a \u20ac2.3 billion package of further aid for those affected by the tragedy. \n\nHow will Spain\u2019s new \u2018climate leave\u2019 work?\n\nIf people are told to stay at home by civil protection agencies and can\u2019t get to work safely, they will now be able to take four days of paid leave. Officials also stressed that the law will protect workers if companies decide to deny the permits. \n\nSecond Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda D\u00edaz explained that the permits will mean that \u201cfor the first time\u201d Spain will have \u201cgenuine climate leave\u201d. \n\nMinister of Economy, Carlos Cuerpo clarified that these permits will be available when people can\u2019t physically go to work and can\u2019t work remotely. \n\nIf more days off are needed, companies will also have the option of integrating employees into existing labour procedures for a reduced working day or extending the permit and contributing to paying for it themselves. \n\nCompanies will need to have a plan of action for extreme weather\n\nThe rules adopted on Thursday also mean companies will need to have risk prevention measures specifically for disasters and adverse weather events. Workers have been given the right to be informed about what these actions will be when a disaster alert is activated. \n\nIn the event of serious and imminent risk, companies will have to inform workers about these measures as soon as possible and tell them to stop working until the danger subsides. \n\nThey will have 12 months to draw up these action plans, which will need to be adapted to the specific risks of each company. \n\n\u201cThe climate risks are not the same for a worker who works in a construction company or outdoors as they are for a worker who, for example, works in an infirmary or a library,\u201d Diaz said in an interview with TVE.\n\n\u201cSo we are giving Spanish companies the mandate that within 12 months they must have protocols for action, just like we have protocols for gender violence of the prevention of LGBTI violence.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Workers in Spain will be given up to four days of paid leave if they are unable to get to their workplace due to extreme weather. <\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s Council of Ministers approved the new \u2018climate leave\u2019 on Thursday in the hope of ensuring citizen\u2019s safety when there is a serious and imminent risk.<\/p>\n<p>It was trialled in areas affected by the catastrophic DANA weather event at the end of October and will now be rolled out nationwide. <\/p>\n<p>The law on paid leave protects the rights of workers not to go to work in the event of catastrophes or climate-related weather alerts that could put them in danger. <\/p>\n<p>Climate leave, inspired by similar legislation in Canada, will be based on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2023//10//07//from-sirens-to-text-messages-why-extreme-weather-warnings-are-needed-more-than-ever/">alerts about climate or meteorological disasters<\/strong><\/a> from authorities.<\/p>\n<p>The new measures are expected to come into force on Friday 29 November, when the regulation, with the status of law, will be published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). It will have to be validated within a month in the Congress of Deputies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8869428,8851734\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2024//11//23//massive-car-graveyard-in-catarroja-shows-scale-of-spains-devastating-flooding/">Massive car graveyard in Catarroja shows scale of Spain's devastating flooding<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//14//climate-change-kills-spain-faces-new-flood-threat-as-leaders-highlight-extreme-weather-at-/">/u2018Climate change kills\u2019: Spain faces new flood threat as leaders highlight extreme weather at COP29<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Unprecedented flash flooding in the Valencia region killed more than 200 people this autumn and left many more without access to essentials like clean running water and food. A number of companies were criticised for forcing employees to keep working during the catastrophe. They say warnings from authorities came too late and didn't have enough information to assess the risk properly. <\/p>\n<p>The new law to protect workers was approved alongside a \u20ac2.3 billion <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//11//27//sanchez-defends-flood-response-and-announces-third-aid-package-of-227-billion/">package of further aid<\/strong><\/a> for those affected by the tragedy. <\/p>\n<h2>How will Spain\u2019s new \u2018climate leave\u2019 work?<\/h2><p>If people are told to stay at home by civil protection agencies and can\u2019t get to work safely, they will now be able to take four days of paid leave. Officials also stressed that the law will protect workers if companies decide to deny the permits. <\/p>\n<p>Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, Yolanda D\u00edaz explained that the permits will mean that \u201cfor the first time\u201d Spain will have \u201cgenuine climate leave\u201d. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//94//38//808x539_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg/" alt=\"A man walks past stacked up cars after floods in Catarroja that left hundreds dead or missing in the Valencia region in Spain.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/384x256_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/640x427_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/750x500_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/828x552_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/1080x720_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/1200x800_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/38\/1920x1281_cmsv2_fd275993-9491-534e-bb2d-818422bbdb08-8869438.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A man walks past stacked up cars after floods in Catarroja that left hundreds dead or missing in the Valencia region in Spain.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Alberto Saiz<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Minister of Economy, Carlos Cuerpo clarified that these permits will be available when people can\u2019t physically go to work and can\u2019t work remotely. <\/p>\n<p>If more days off are needed, companies will also have the option of integrating employees into existing labour procedures for a reduced working day or extending the permit and contributing to paying for it themselves. <\/p>\n<h2>Companies will need to have a plan of action for extreme weather<\/h2><p>The rules adopted on Thursday also mean companies will need to have risk prevention measures specifically for disasters and <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//14//climate-change-kills-spain-faces-new-flood-threat-as-leaders-highlight-extreme-weather-at-/">adverse weather events<\/strong><\/a>. Workers have been given the right to be informed about what these actions will be when a disaster alert is activated. <\/p>\n<p>In the event of serious and imminent risk, companies will have to inform workers about these measures as soon as possible and tell them to stop working until the danger subsides. <\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8836686,8833926\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//05//these-cars-kill-valencians-climate-activists-target-suvs-in-solidarity-with-flood-victims/">/u2018These cars kill Valencians\u2019: Climate activists target SUVs in solidarity with flood victims<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//11//07//scientists-say-2024-is-virtually-certain-to-be-the-hottest-since-records-began/">2024 set to be first year above 1.5C global warming limit, scientists warn<\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>They will have 12 months to draw up these action plans, which will need to be adapted to the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//green//2024//10//15//3000-risk-experts-and-20000-citizens-name-climate-change-as-number-one-threat-facing-the-w/">specific risks<\/strong><\/a> of each company. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe climate risks are not the same for a worker who works in a construction company or outdoors as they are for a worker who, for example, works in an infirmary or a library,\u201d Diaz said in an interview with TVE.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we are giving Spanish companies the mandate that within 12 months they must have protocols for action, just like we have protocols for gender violence of the prevention of LGBTI violence.\u201d <\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732808840,"updatedAt":1732881065,"publishedAt":1732809981,"firstPublishedAt":1732809981,"lastPublishedAt":1732881065,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/95\/72\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_eae5fdfa-beee-5534-ab4d-deef1189f00c-8879572.jpg","altText":"Dolores Merchan, 67, looks down on her mud-splattered belongings from the house where she has lived all her life.","caption":"Dolores Merchan, 67, looks down on her mud-splattered belongings from the house where she has lived all her life.","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Emilio 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Espa\u00f1a<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>American photographer Leibowitz, known for her famous shots of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, and her many frontpage images for magazines including <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, <em>Vanity Fair<\/em> and <em>Vogue<\/em>, has taken the first official photographic portraits of the reigning Spanish royalty. <\/p>\n<p>The two photos are the latest addition to the bank\u2019s collection and will be presented by the former governor, Pablo Hern\u00e1ndez de Cos. <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.9991532599491956\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//63//10//808x808_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg/" alt=\"Inside the bank\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/384x384_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/640x639_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/750x749_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/828x827_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1080x1079_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1200x1199_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1920x1918_cmsv2_e5cec6eb-9288-559a-a21f-7fb5feb055c5-8876310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Inside the bank<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Cortes\u00eda Banco de Espa\u00f1a<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.749\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//63//10//808x603_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg/" alt=\"A clock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/384x288_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/640x479_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/750x562_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/828x620_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1080x809_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1200x899_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1920x1438_cmsv2_5e96e984-5646-5d86-8bfa-a851e4f5eabb-8876310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A clock<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Luis Carre Menendez\/ luis Carre<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"1.5\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//87//63//10//808x1206_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg/" alt=\"Another clock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/384x576_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/640x960_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/750x1125_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/828x1242_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1080x1620_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1200x1800_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/1920x2880_cmsv2_f9545dd9-5cef-570f-8ad3-eaa0dc4b3dae-8876310.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Another clock<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">fernando maquieira\/maquieirafernando@gmail.com<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cLeibovitz's proposal represents a turning point in a tradition that dates back to the institution's origins, although it is in line with the tendency of creators such as Goya - also present in the exhibition - to approach these commissions from a full awareness of their artistic intentions,\u201d the bank notes in a press release.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732703153,"updatedAt":1732715218,"publishedAt":1732705889,"firstPublishedAt":1732705889,"lastPublishedAt":1732705889,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/63\/10\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7e98314b-0569-53a4-a314-76e2ad6a7e39-8876310.jpg","altText":"Annie Leibovitz' portraits","caption":"Annie Leibovitz' portraits","captionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Cortes\u00eda Banco de 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RENTERS PROTEST","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona","titleListing2":"Tens of thousands protest high rents in Barcelona","leadin":"A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city.","summary":"A large number of Spaniards took to the streets of Barcelona on Saturday night to protest a housing crunch and the high cost of renting an apartment in the city.","keySentence":"","url":"tens-of-thousands-protest-high-rents-in-barcelona","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/24\/tens-of-thousands-protest-high-rents-in-barcelona","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Tens of thousands of people clogged the streets of downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the rising cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination.\n\nThe protesters blocked traffic on main avenues in the city centre, holding up signs in reading \u201cFewer apartments for investing and more homes for living\" and \u201cThe people without homes uphold their rights.\u201d They are demanding a 50% drop in rents and are calling for a strike if the housing situation does not improve.\n\nThe protest's organisers claimed that over 126,000 took part, while local police put their estimate at around 22,000.\n\nThe high cost of housing has become a major issue in Spain, much like the housing crunch being experienced across many other parts of the world. The average rent in the country has doubled in the last 10 years - the price per square metre has gone from \u20ac7.2 in 2014 to \u20ac13 this year, according to online real estate website Idealista. The skyrocketing rent is even more severe in major cities like Barcelona and Madrid, while incomes, particularly for younger people, have lagged well behind.\n\nOne protester said he is \u201cfrustrated and scared\u201d after being told by the owners of the apartment he had been renting for the past 15 years in Barcelona\u2019s city centre that he must move out. He believes that they plan to renovate the apartment and boost its price. Despite earning a \"decent salary\", he feels he \"may be forced to leave town\".\n\nSpain's numbers paint a grim picture\n\nA Bank of Spain report says that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent spend an average of 40% of their income on rents and utilities, much higher to the European Union average of 27%.\n\nIgnasi Mart\u00ed, a professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory stressed that \u201cWe are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes.\u201d\n\nA major factor driving rental prices upwards has been short-term renters, including tourits. Generally, migrants to Spain are disproportionately hit by the high rents due to them not having enough savings.\n\nSpain is at the lower end of OECD countries, with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent (the OECD average is 7%). France is at 14%, Britain 16% and the Netherlands 34%.\n\nProtesters threaten a 'rent strike;\n\nCarme Arcarazo, a spokesperson for Barcelona\u2019s Tenants Union which helped organise the protest, said that renters should go on a \u201crent strike\u201d and stop paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement.\n\n\u201cI think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can\u2019t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,\u201d Arcarazo said. \u201cSo, if they (the owners) won\u2019t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it.\"\n\nThe rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain\u2019s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia\u2019s regional government and Barcelona\u2019s city hall.\n\nSpanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez held a \u201chousing summit\u201d including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona\u2019s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate.\n\nThe government's most significant measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be \u201chighly stressed\u201d by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona.\n\nTourists visiting Barcelona, as well as other parts of Spain, are receiving much of the blame. In response, authorities in Barcelona have promised to completely eliminate the city's 10,000 \"tourist apartments\" or dwelling with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.\n\nThe Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>Tens of thousands of people clogged the streets of downtown Barcelona on Saturday to protest the rising cost of renting an apartment in the popular tourist destination.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters blocked traffic on main avenues in the city centre, holding up signs in reading \u201cFewer apartments for investing and more homes for living\" and \u201cThe people without homes uphold their rights.\u201d They are demanding a 50% drop in rents and are calling for a strike if the housing situation does not improve.<\/p>\n<p>The protest's organisers claimed that over 126,000 took part, while local police put their estimate at around 22,000.<\/p>\n<p>The high cost of housing has become a major issue in Spain, much like the housing crunch being experienced across many other parts of the world. The average rent in the country has doubled in the last 10 years - the price per square metre has gone from \u20ac7.2 in 2014 to \u20ac13 this year, according to online real estate website Idealista. The skyrocketing rent is even more severe in major cities like Barcelona and Madrid, while incomes, particularly for younger people, have lagged well behind.<\/p>\n<p>One protester said he is \u201cfrustrated and scared\u201d after being told by the owners of the apartment he had been renting for the past 15 years in Barcelona\u2019s city centre that he must move out. He believes that they plan to renovate the apartment and boost its price. Despite earning a \"decent salary\", he feels he \"may be forced to leave town\".<\/p>\n<h2>Spain's numbers paint a grim picture<\/h2><p>A Bank of Spain report says that nearly 40% of Spaniards who rent spend an average of 40% of their income on rents and utilities, much higher to the European Union average of 27%.<\/p>\n<p>Ignasi Mart\u00ed, a professor for Esade business school and head of its Dignified Housing Observatory stressed that \u201cWe are talking about a housing emergency. It means people having many difficulties both in accessing and staying in their homes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A major factor driving rental prices upwards has been short-term renters, including tourits. Generally, migrants to Spain are disproportionately hit by the high rents due to them not having enough savings.<\/p>\n<p>Spain is at the lower end of OECD countries, with under 2% of all housing available being public housing for rent (the OECD average is 7%). France is at 14%, Britain 16% and the Netherlands 34%.<\/p>\n<h2>Protesters threaten a 'rent strike;<\/h2><p>Carme Arcarazo, a spokesperson for Barcelona\u2019s Tenants Union which helped organise the protest, said that renters should go on a \u201crent strike\u201d and stop paying their monthly rents in a mass protest movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we the tenants have understood that this depends on us. That we can\u2019t keep asking and making demands to the authorities and waiting for an answer. We must take the reins of the situation,\u201d Arcarazo said. \u201cSo, if they (the owners) won\u2019t lower the rent, then we will force them to do it.\"<\/p>\n<p>The rising discontent over housing is putting pressure on Spain\u2019s governing Socialist party, which leads a coalition on the national level and is in charge of Catalonia\u2019s regional government and Barcelona\u2019s city hall.<\/p>\n<p>Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez held a \u201chousing summit\u201d including government officials and real estate developers last month. But the Barcelona\u2019s Tenants Union boycotted the event, saying it was like calling a summit for curing cancer and inviting tobacco companies to participate.<\/p>\n<p>The government's most significant measure has been a rent cap mechanism that the central government has offered to regional authorities based on a price index established by the housing ministry. Rent controls can be applied to areas deemed to be \u201chighly stressed\u201d by high rental prices. Catalonia was the first region to apply those caps, which are in place in downtown Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Tourists visiting Barcelona, as well as other parts of Spain, are receiving much of the blame. In response, authorities in Barcelona have promised to completely eliminate the city's 10,000 \"tourist apartments\" or dwelling with permits for short-term rents, by 2028.<\/p>\n<p>The Barcelona protest came a month after tens of thousands rallied against high rents in Madrid.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732390127,"updatedAt":1732497310,"publishedAt":1732442418,"firstPublishedAt":1732442418,"lastPublishedAt":1732442418,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/87\/02\/58\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_f5a2adfb-6436-5b94-8de7-e56f9f53c764-8870258.jpg","altText":"Demonstrators march to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. ","caption":"Demonstrators march to protest the skyrocketing cost of renting an apartment in Barcelona, Spain, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. 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But whether they are saved or not, we wanted to see it,\" said one man, curious to see wrecks.\n\nBut while many of these vehicles will never be roadworthy again, what's left of them still poses a risk.\n\n\"The danger is that a battery will burst and catch fire with the fuel that is still in the cars,\" said another man.\n\nThe catastrophic flooding, which mostly affected eastern Spain, began on October 29 when torrential rain battered parts of Valencia, with some areas receiving a year's worth of rain in just eight hours.\n\nAt least 224 people have been confirmed dead with seven still reported missing.\n\nOver half of the people who died in Valencia were aged 70 or over, figures from a data centre set up by the police following the disaster showed.\n\nThe regional government's response to the disaster sparked widespread anger across the province, with tens of thousands of people staging a protest in mid-November, accusing regional authorities of sending out public alerts warning about the dangers of the flooding too slowly.\n\nSome protesters also demanded the resignation of regional president Carlos Maz\u00f3n, who they accused of refusing to take responsibility for the crisis after he initially pointed the finger at Spain\u2019s socialist government headed by prime minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez.\n\nAfter that protest, the region's vice-president, Susana Camarero, said no one would be stepping down as\u00a0Spain clears up from its worst natural disaster in decades, saying to do so would be a betrayal of the victims.\n\n\"Given the magnitude of the catastrophe and the damages inflicted on towns and on people, given that magnitude and all the damages caused, we cannot abandon the victims,\" she said.\n\nSpain's central government insists the disaster response fell entirely to Maz\u00f3n and not Madrid as it had been graded a level two emergency and therefore the relief effort was the responsibility of regional authorities.\n\nThat wasn\u2019t the first angry protest in the region. On 3 November, Spain's royals, Prime Minister S\u00e1nchez and a number of regional leaders had mud thrown at them by angry crowds when they visited the municipality of Paiporta.\n\nThe full extent of the damage in the region is unknown, but Spain's Consortium for Insurance Compensation, a public-private entity that pays insurance claims for extreme risks like floods, estimates that it will pay out at least \u20ac3.5 billion in compensation.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>A massive car graveyard in Catarroja in Spain's eastern Valencia region provides a stark reminder of the scale of October\u2019s devastating flooding.<\/p>\n<p>There are many such makeshift graveyards across Valencia for wrecked cars to be stored, waiting to be taken away and scrapped.<\/p>\n<p>In some parts of the region, sports fields were pressed into service to store the mud-caked vehicles to keep roads clear for emergency vehicles.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//94//28//808x454_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg/" alt=\"Cars piled up in a makeshift graveyard in Spain&#39;s eastern region of Valencia, 22 November, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/384x216_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/640x360_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/750x422_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/828x466_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1080x608_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1200x675_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1920x1080_cmsv2_199668af-7380-596f-babc-d96d465b9a4c-8869428.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Cars piled up in a makeshift graveyard in Spain&#39;s eastern region of Valencia, 22 November, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Screenshot from EBU video 2024_10273112<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\"80% of these cars can't be restored. But whether they are saved or not, we wanted to see it,\" said one man, curious to see wrecks.<\/p>\n<p>But while many of these vehicles will never be roadworthy again, what's left of them still poses a risk.<\/p>\n<p>\"The danger is that a battery will burst and catch fire with the fuel that is still in the cars,\" said another man.<\/p>\n<p>The catastrophic flooding, which mostly affected eastern Spain, began on October 29 when torrential rain battered parts of Valencia, with some areas receiving a year's worth of rain in just eight hours.<\/p>\n<p>At least 224 people have been confirmed dead with seven still reported missing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//94//28//808x539_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg/" alt=\"A woman looks out from her balcony as vehicles are trapped in the street during flooding in Valencia, 30 October, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/384x256_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/640x427_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/750x500_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/828x552_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1080x720_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1200x800_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1920x1280_cmsv2_8d0cdf16-e9ef-537a-b5b8-a73997759add-8869428.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A woman looks out from her balcony as vehicles are trapped in the street during flooding in Valencia, 30 October, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alberto Saiz\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Over half of the people who died in Valencia were aged 70 or over, figures from a data centre set up by the police following the disaster showed.<\/p>\n<p>The regional government's response to the disaster sparked widespread anger across the province, with tens of thousands of people staging a protest in mid-November, accusing regional authorities of sending out public alerts warning about the dangers of the flooding too slowly.<\/p>\n<p>Some protesters also demanded the resignation of regional president Carlos Maz\u00f3n, who they accused of refusing to take responsibility for the crisis after he initially pointed the finger at Spain\u2019s socialist government headed by prime minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez.<\/p>\n<p>After that protest, the region's vice-president, Susana Camarero, said no one would be stepping down as\u00a0Spain clears up from its worst natural disaster in decades, saying to do so would be a betrayal of the victims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//86//94//28//808x539_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg/" alt=\"A man walks inside a flood damaged cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia, 1 November, 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/384x256_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/640x427_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/750x500_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/828x552_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1080x720_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1200x800_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/1920x1280_cmsv2_df00d367-250c-5845-b17f-8ffa21adee99-8869428.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A man walks inside a flood damaged cemetery on the outskirts of Valencia, 1 November, 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Alberto Saiz\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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On 3 November, Spain's royals, Prime Minister S\u00e1nchez and a number of regional leaders had mud thrown at them by angry crowds when they visited the municipality of Paiporta.<\/p>\n<p>The full extent of the damage in the region is unknown, but Spain's Consortium for Insurance Compensation, a public-private entity that pays insurance claims for extreme risks like floods, estimates that it will pay out at least \u20ac3.5 billion in compensation.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1732329686,"updatedAt":1732346730,"publishedAt":1732332406,"firstPublishedAt":1732332406,"lastPublishedAt":1732332406,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/86\/94\/28\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_ea56d232-b672-56fe-80b3-0d399f6d2876-8869428.jpg","altText":"Thousands of wrecked cars in a makeshift graveyard in Catarroja, 22 November, 2024","caption":"Thousands of wrecked cars in a makeshift graveyard in Catarroja, 22 November, 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things.","keySentence":"","url":"spain-fines-five-low-budget-airlines-180m-for-abusive-practices","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2024\/11\/22\/spain-fines-five-low-budget-airlines-180m-for-abusive-practices","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined five airlines (Ryanair, Vueling, Easyjet, Norwegian and Volotea) \u20ac179 million for abusive practices such as charging extra for hand luggage or reserving adjacent seats for accompanying disabled persons and children.\n\nThe largest fine is for Ryanair with \u20ac107,775,777 euros, followed by Vueling with \u20ac39,264,412 euros, Easyjet with \u20ac29,094,441 euros, Norwegian with \u20ac1,610,001 euros and Volotea with \u20ac1,189,000 euros, according to the Ministry.\n\nMinister Pablo Bustinduy told the press that 'no company, no matter how big or powerful, is above the law' and that 'there can be no business models based on the violation of consumer rights or abusive 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The airline has already announced that it will 'immediately' appeal against the 'illegal and unjustified' fines.\n\nThe president of the Consumers and Users Council, Ana Caballero, welcomed the sanctions because they \"serve to protect the interests of consumers and users\", and reiterated that \"until the sanction is final, the new conditions cannot be applied\". \n\nThe airlines have said they will appeal.\n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Spanish Ministry of Consumer Affairs has fined five airlines (Ryanair, Vueling, Easyjet, Norwegian and Volotea) \u20ac179 million for abusive practices such as charging extra for hand luggage or reserving adjacent seats for accompanying disabled persons and children.<\/p>\n<p>The largest fine is for Ryanair with \u20ac107,775,777 euros, followed by Vueling with \u20ac39,264,412 euros, Easyjet with \u20ac29,094,441 euros, Norwegian with \u20ac1,610,001 euros and Volotea with \u20ac1,189,000 euros, according to the Ministry.<\/p>\n<p>Minister Pablo Bustinduy told the press that 'no company, no matter how big or powerful, is above the law' and that 'there can be no business models based on the violation of consumer rights or abusive practices'.<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-widget-related\" data-stories-id=\"8446904,8373678\" data-event=\"widget_related\">\n <div class=\"c-widget-related__title\">\n <b class=\"c-widget-related__title__text\" lang=\"en\">Related<\/b>\n <\/div>\n <ul class=\"c-widget-related__list\">\n <li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//04//15//italy-looks-into-claims-of-ryanair-breach-of-anti-competition-rules/">Italy looks into claims of Ryanair breach of anti-competition rules<\/a><\/li><li class=\"c-widget-related__item\"><a class=\"c-widget-related__article\" href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//business//2024//05//20//ryanair-announces-profit-jump-and-predicts-cheaper-than-expected-summer-fares/">Ryanair announces profit jump and predicts cheaper-than-expected summer fares <\/a><\/li>\n <\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The sanctions also include an explicit prohibition to continue the sanctioned practices, such as charging a surcharge for hand luggage in the cabin, a surcharge on the price of the ticket for the reservation of adjacent seats in the case of minors and dependent persons and their companions, and not allowing payment in cash at Spanish airports.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of Ryanair, the airline has also been penalised for charging passengers a \"disproportionate\" amount for printing out their tickets at the terminal when they do not have them. 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