西班牙工人举行大罢工，抗议该国住房可负担性危机，这一问题已跃升为全欧洲选民最关心的事项。西班牙社会主义领导人希望示威活动能在这个月选举前为其政党争取支持。在他最近一个任期内，住房紧张状况进一步恶化，欧洲大部分地区也是如此：在马德里市中心租一套一居室公寓的租金约为平均工资的四分之三，还有数十个城市超过了通常被认为最理想的30%门槛。
Workers in Spain held a general strike over the country’s housing affordability crisis, an issue that has swept to the top of voter concerns across Europe. Spain’s socialist leader hopes the demonstrations will galvanize support for his party ahead of elections this month. The housing crunch has worsened during his latest term, as it has across much of Europe: Renting a one-bedroom apartment in central Madrid costs about three-quarters of the average salary, with dozens of cities surpassing the 30% threshold generally considered optimal.
随着利率上升以及持续存在的繁文缛节使新建住房几乎不可能，拥有住房也变得更加昂贵。示威者希望抓住这一时机。一人说：“一个历史性的机会之窗已经打开。”
Owning has gotten more expensive too as interest rates rise and persistent red tape makes new-home construction almost impossible. Demonstrators hope to seize on the moment. “A historic window of opportunity has opened,” one said.
