European Parliament: percentage of houses used for tourism in Portugal is “alarming”

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European Parliament: percentage of houses used for tourism in Portugal is “alarming”

Members of the European Parliament's housing committee acknowledge that Portugal is going through a “severe” housing crisis and advocate for a “fair balance” between tourism and access to affordable housing.

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Irene Tinagli is an Italian economist and Member of the European Parliament who chairs the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. She represents the Democratic Party (Partito Democratico) and belongs to the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats group. In Portugal, she has led delegations to monitor how the Recovery and Resilience Plan (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência) is being used to address the housing crisis.

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