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Martin Schulz condemns eviction of 87-year-old Spanish tenant
Martin Schulz, a former president of the European Parliament, discussed Spanish politics and housing in an interview.
He condemned the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old woman who could not afford a rent increase and was removed from the home where she had lived for decades.
Schulz said evictions like this happen beyond Spain, but her case particularly shocked him.
He also backed Pedro Sánchez’s decision to call an early election and said he believed Sánchez would win.
Schulz said fear about an uncertain future is widespread among both young and older people.
He warned that fear, including concern about immigration, should be taken seriously so it does not turn into hatred of immigrants.
He said the left should respond with courage, and argued that Spain’s elections matter beyond the country.
Martin Schulz condemned the eviction of 87-year-old Maricarmen Abascal, saying it showed extreme coldness.
Abascal was unable to pay an increase in her rent, according to the article.
Schulz said he had followed the mobilizations in Spain over her eviction closely.
He made the remarks in an interview with Cinco Días.
Schulz is president of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, a foundation linked to Germany’s Social Democratic Party.
- Who
- Martin Schulz condemned the eviction of Maricarmen Abascal, an 87-year-old tenant.
- What
- Schulz said evicting her from the home where she had lived for decades showed extreme coldness.
- When
- Schulz’s interview was published on 12 October 2026. The date of the eviction is not stated.
- Where
- Spain. The location of Abascal’s home is not stated.
- Why
- Abascal was unable to pay an increase in her rent.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Evicting an 87-year-old woman from the home where she has lived for decades shows an unsurpassable coldness.
I have followed them, of course, and very closely.
Abascal faced eviction after she was unable to pay an increase in her rent.
Cinco Días published Schulz’s comments condemning her eviction.
- Tenant
- Maricarmen Abascal
- Age
- 87
- Rent issue
- Unable to pay an increase
- Commentator
- Martin Schulz
- Interview outlet
- Cinco Días
- Publication date
- 12 October 2026
Sources
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