Editorial: El País

• The eviction of the former B9 institute in Badalona highlights the vulnerability of the homeless in Spain.
• The eviction was carried out at the request of the Badalona City Council, under the leadership of Xavier García Albiol (PP), who has been criticized for not providing housing options for the evicted people.
• Only 166 of the more than 400 people living in the place were being monitored by municipal social services.
• Sufficient measures have not been taken to address the social emergency that the settlement supposes.
• Albiol has been criticized for exonerating himself from responsibility and leveraging the situation to advance his political career.
• Mayor Albiol has tried to shake off responsibilities and blame the central government and President Pedro Sánchez.

Conclusion: Greater commitment and tangible solutions for the housing and immigration problem are needed from all administrations rather than criminalizing and shifting responsibilities.

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