Spain announces new housing measures after protests over 87-year-old woman's eviction

Spain's coalition government has approved new housing measures following protests over the country's housing crisis, sparked by the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from her home in Madrid last week.Ministers met on Tuesday to discuss the proposals, which include a potential ban on evictions until 2030, Health Minister Mónica García said.She said the measures would bring relief to more than five million people - but opposition politician Míriam Nogueras said the agreement left "small landlords out in the cold".The new housing measures need to be approved in parliament, where the leftist coalition government lacks a majority.García said other measures agreed upon on Tuesday included the rolling over of contracts until 2028; stricter regulation of short-term and room rentals; and banning the the purchase of housing by investment firms."It is time to intervene in the speculative housing market and start striking a balance between ordinary citizens and vulture funds," García said.Referencing the protests, she added: "Thanks to the mobilisations and the encampments. Without you, this would not have been possible."But Nogueras, spokeswoman for the pro-Catalan independence party Junts, sa...