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Thousands of protesters have gathered across major Portuguese cities including Lisbon and Porto to demonstrate against the soaring cost of living and housing crisis, drawing inspiration from similar movements in Spain.
PSD leader Luís Montenegro announced that a new 20-euro monthly public transport pass will be implemented in the Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas beginning in September.
Government demand incentives for first-time homebuyers are clashing with supply shortages and demographic shifts, drawing criticism from the IMF and Bank of Portugal over potential impacts on housing prices.
A BPI Vida e Pensões study reveals that while 63.3% of Portuguese citizens save for short-term emergencies, only 22.1% prioritize retirement planning, highlighting a significant gap in long-term financial security amid rising life expectancy.
An analytical look at the financial pressures of childcare costs in the UK, prompting a family to weigh the trade-offs of a significant salary reduction in exchange for a better work-life balance in Portugal.
Portugal has launched the 'Volta' deposit return scheme, adding a 10-cent surcharge to plastic bottles and cans to boost recycling rates to 90% by 2029, though early public feedback highlights concerns over system efficiency and accessibility.
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After Lisbon and Porto urban lines were opened to the possibility of sub‑concession, the mayor of Cascais has proposed that Cascais — together with Oeiras and Lisbon — take over management of the Cascais suburban line and make train journeys within the municipality free for residents, workers and students. The proposal reframes the sub‑concession debate as an opportunity for local control but raises practical questions about funding the revenue shortfall, coordinating services across municipalities, the legal and contractual steps required, and the potential impacts on ridership, local traffic and equity.
After hours of political back-and-forth as politicians discussed the merits, or otherwise, of the AD minority government’s 2027 State Budget proposal, MPs emerged from the chamber to discover a veritable The post Thousands gather outside parliament in yet another protest over housing/ cost of living appeared first on Portugal Resident.
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At the scene, they left signs and graffiti on the statue of D. Pedro IV, which says “Peace, bread and housing”.
Our true and most tragic export is not cork, nor olive oil, nor Port wine. It is my friends. It is my generation. Every month there is a farewell dinner.
The CNN Portugal reporter interviewed one of the protesters who is in Rossio this Sunday for the demonstration in favour of the right to housing.
Thousands of people participate in demonstrations across Portugal and several European nations to demand solutions for the rising cost of living and the ongoing housing crisis.
Almost a thousand people were detained during protests across France this Saturday, October 24th. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez stated that the police intervention prevented looting and attacks on public buildings, warning that the arrest figures are expected to rise significantly. Protests also erupted in Belgium, where police used tear gas in Brussels; in Spain, with 25,000 demonstrators in Madrid; and in Italy and Albania, amidst growing discontent over the cost of living, housing, and low wages. In Lisbon, demonstrators marched from Marquês de Pombal to Rossio to continue a housing crisis protest.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez reported 135 arrests during nationwide protests, with police seizing various weapons including a katana. Meanwhile, demonstrations took place in Brussels, Madrid, Rome, Milan, Tirana, and Lisbon, primarily focused on the rising cost of living and housing crises. Belgian police deployed tear gas against youth protesters, while protests in Portugal saw demonstrators marching to Rossio to demand housing solutions. Italy remains on high alert following previous unrest.
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Hundreds of students are blocking two secondary schools in Lisbon this Friday morning, October 23, to demand better education, while protesting against the rising cost of living and the housing crisis, which they say is “destroying their future.” The protest, under the slogan “We occupied the streets to demand housing, we will occupy schools to demand education,” mobilized students from the António Arroio Artistic School and the Liceu Camões. Students criticized Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, accusing him of ignoring the country's situation. The movement, led by groups such as Chumbado.PT and Students for the End of Fossil Fuels, intends to extend these blockages to more schools across the country throughout the week, while also mobilizing for the housing demonstration scheduled for Saturday in Lisbon.
Hundreds of students are blocking two secondary schools in Lisbon this Friday to demand better education, while also protesting against the rising cost of living and the housing crisis, which they claim is destroying their future. 'We occupy the streets to demand housing, we will occupy the schools to demand education' is the motto of the...
Hundreds of people continue the protest for housing and against the rising cost of living. They spent the night in Rossio square, even without tents.
Organisers proposed a vote on the return of tents to Rossio.
One year ago, the people of Cascais entrusted me with the presidency of the Cascais City Council. During this first year, we began laying the foundations for the next ten. We have a vision for our municipality: Cascais for a lifetime. We want our residents to be able to grow, study, work, and raise a family with the quality of life they deserve. Consequently, one of our priorities is housing, with the goal of providing 3,600 housing solutions by 2029. In this first year, we have already allocated, on average, one home per day to our residents, and new municipal housing projects are currently in the preliminary study phase. At the same time, we are paving the way for new rental housing solutions through the 'Build to Rent' model and the development of cooperative projects. We also did what only we can do: acquire strategic land to combat real estate speculation. While a city council cannot solve the housing problems of the Portuguese people alone, it can and must set an example for all political decision-makers in the country. We still want more. Quality of life means having good healthcare services nearby, being able to go to a park close to home, enrolling our children in a good school, using free public transport, and feeling safe at all times. In Health, we opened SNS (National Health Service) counters in Carcavelos, Parede, and São Domingos de Rana, and the 'Bata Branca' project provides general and family medicine consultations to adults without a family doctor. In Education, we added 10 million euros to the budget and inaugurated the new Cascais Secondary School, an investment exceeding 32 million euros. We have already supported more than three thousand students with higher education scholarships, and we will transform the Pereira Coutinho School into a technical-vocational school. Regarding mobility, buses remain free, and we have created two new school bus lines and a connection between São Domingos de Rana and the Cascais Hospital. In the environment, we purchased almost 50 hectares of land for the municipality's largest urban park, which will be five to six times larger than the Marechal Carmona Park. In terms of safety, we have reorganized and strengthened the Municipal Police, inaugurated the Trajouce police station, and opened a Mental Health Office for the security forces. In the economy, we lowered the municipal share of income tax (IRS) to 4.5% and reduced the municipal property tax (IMI) by 15% for all primary and permanent residences. I have written that democracy begins in local life and ends in the quality of life of citizens. In the year that Cascais is also the European Capital of Democracy, we launched our largest Participatory Budget ever, with 12 million euros. Just as a house needs foundations, the future of Cascais needs pillars upon which we will build the next decade. This was only the first year of a project that is for a lifetime.
Participants in the housing protest camp in Lisbon have approved a call for an Iberian general strike on November 11, as acknowledged in Porto, and agreed to coordinate actions with The post Lisbon housing protestors to coordinate with Porto counterparts appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The 24-hour strike aims to demand better salary conditions. Also in this bulletin: the encampments in Lisbon and Porto, and a look at the debate on the Brazilian elections.
The centres of major European cities have turned into a giant Monopoly game. Buying a house and a hotel on Rossio and charging an extravagant rent to those who, by bad luck of the dice, accidentally land on the Rossio square. The fiction of a board game becomes a description of real life in a capital of...
Hundreds remain camped out at Rossio Square in Lisbon in protest for the right to affordable housing.
Protests regarding housing and the cost of living, but featuring dozens of Palestinian flags, and one calling for the abolition of the family, private property, and the State...
