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Socialist Party leader José Luís Carneiro has criticised the Portuguese government for its handling of housing and the cost of living crisis. Speaking in Coimbra, Carneiro called for the suspension of new rental laws that could ease evictions and pledged that the PS will present fully-financed counter-proposals to support affected families.
The government is launching pilot projects in select municipalities to integrate artificial intelligence into urban planning licensing, aiming to streamline processes under a new legal framework.
Over two hundred people gathered today in Coimbra to sing and dance for the rights to housing and protest, condemn police violence, and demand the resignation of Prime Minister Luís Montenegro.
It was past 7:00 PM when the protesters began singing and dancing to chants such as 'I want a roof, I want land, I want the right to housing' and 'Oh Montenegro, pay attention, your houses will turn into occupations'.
Socialist Party leader José Luís Carneiro has severely criticised the government, calling for the immediate suspension of new rental legislation. Speaking in Coimbra, he argued that the proposed changes would facilitate evictions and increase insecurity for young people, the middle class, and the elderly. He highlighted the housing crisis by citing a recent competition in Benfica where 6,000 applicants vied for only 70 available flats. Carneiro also promised that the PS will present fiscally responsible proposals to support families and businesses, while blaming previous legislative changes during the 'troika' era for the current market imbalances.
The PS leader says that “people have already realised that this is a law that will facilitate evictions” and that PS measures sought to “address the Cristas law.”
The Minister of Housing admitted to being open to dialogue and reaching a consensus with the PS regarding the rental law, but rejected the notion that the law is inhumane.
The Minister of Housing and Infrastructure admitted today, in Coimbra, an openness to reviewing the rent law with the PS, but rejected the idea that it is inhumane.
For the Government member, the Executive has accelerated the 'construction of public housing', reiterating the commitment to deliver 40,000 units by December.
The Minister of Housing and Infrastructure admitted this Tuesday in Coimbra that he is open to reviewing the rent law with the PS, but rejected the idea that it is inhumane. 'In the Assembly of the Republic, we have found consensus, sometimes on the left, sometimes on the right, on topic A, on topic B. And so, always with ...'
Municipal investment in housing is around 24 million euros. An additional 70 housing units and two health centres are moving forward with funding from the European Investment Bank.
Livre intends to create a status for student residences in Coimbra and extend it to the whole country, so that more residences can emerge in other parts of the country.
Six months after the storm 'Kristin', 35,908 applications for state support were registered and 179,046 are being paid by insurance companies.
Municipalities in the Coimbra region submitted 37 applications for temporary housing units, 20 of which are already completed but remain closed while awaiting the signing of a protocol with Social Security. The investment involved is approximately ten million euros. Municipalities applied to rehabilitate houses to accommodate families.
The Presidential candidate began this Sunday at a fair on the left bank of the Mondego in Coimbra. “It has a great name,” she joked.
