Spain Privatizes Affordable Housing

A scandal involving high-ranking officials in Alicante has exposed the increasing privatization of affordable housing in Madrid and the Valencian Community. The region is experiencing mass disqualifications of protected housing (VPO), loss of public land, and direct developer acquisitions with minimal oversight. The central government's attempts to protect public housing by linking resources to regional autonomy have been resisted by PP-aligned regions, focusing solely on publicly-administered projects.

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