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Mafalda said that Gonçalo Reis guaranteed he believed the Chega member was innocent in the case regarding houses rented to illegal immigrants.
Mafalda Livermore, who was dismissed from the Lisbon City Council, responds for the first time on the Grande Jornal da Noite.
Almost a century after debuting in service to the community with the Children's Seaside Colony in Estoril, the current foundation has a new project that combines tourism with solidarity.
The Chega MP wants consequences to be taken following the report aired by RTP regarding the case of Mafalda Livermore, the girlfriend of the Chega councillor, who was dismissed from the municipal Social Services for allegedly renting out clandestine housing to immigrants.
The controversy stems from a case involving the councillor's girlfriend, who allegedly rented out clandestine housing to immigrants.
The €1.5 million tourism project is located on a farm donated to the Foundation in 2022 and benefited from 'green financing' from BPI for adhering to sustainability principles.
Carlos Moedas' executive considered that there had been “a breach of institutional trust.”
The play “T2 in Benfica for 600 euros” addresses the realities faced by thousands of people in the capital of the country.
The Ohai Peniche, a hotel that will occupy the site of the former municipal campsite, is already under construction, replicating the concept of Ohai Nazaré. This is part of Spanish group ILanga Capital's investment in two Portuguese locations linked to surfing and the sea. The Ohai brand was established as part of investments by Spanish millionaire Pelayo Cortina ...
Jaime Quintas lived for 50 years in the Padre Cruz neighbourhood of Lisbon, until in November 2025, he was forced to leave his home by members of Gebalis.
The Lisbon City Council cancelled 6,765 local accommodation registrations, “equivalent to about 40%”, out of nearly 20,000.
Changes to the Municipal Regulation of Local Accommodation reduced the ratios from 20% to 10% in areas of absolute containment.
The issue concerns the administrative possession process of a municipality-owned building in Alcântara, initiated by the Metropolitano de Lisboa.
The Lisbon City Council has cancelled 40% of local accommodations due to inactivity, marking a significant move in the city's management of 'ghost' AL licenses. This week's highlights also include insights from César Araújo on the influx of Asian products into Europe, discussions on the PRR, and advancements in Quantum Computing. Other topics cover the unpredictability of European funds and TAP's potential role within the Air France/KLM group.
The increasing cost of housing in major Portuguese cities has made home ownership a distant goal for many, as the effort required now surpasses half of their earnings.
The well-known building where the former Lusitana brewery operated for several years, located at Avenida do Forte 9 in Carnaxide, and currently vacant, has just been sold by the Portuguese family office Lusoproa to a private investor. It was in early 2023 that the developer owned by the Batista family had bought it from M7 ...
The dispute centres on the Government's decision to exchange the former headquarters of the Ministry of Education for two buildings of the Open University in the Príncipe Real area.
The PS government announced that the former Ministry of Education building on Avenida 5 de Outubro would be converted into a new student residence, but the City Council opted for a different solution.
The Mayor of Lisbon calls for the creation of a specific plan to resolve the housing crisis, warning that municipal councils will be left without financial capacity after the programme ends.
Carlos Moedas justified the proposal, emphasising that “many councils, after June, are left with either national support or their own capital, but they do not have the capacity for such large amounts”.
The president of Lisbon City Council today called for a Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) dedicated solely to housing, emphasising that the programme in force until June 2026 is not sufficient to resolve the current crisis.
Three public higher education institutions submitted a proposal to create student accommodation in the former headquarters of the Ministry of Education on Avenida 5 de Outubro. They were willing to pay for the refurbishment in full, but never received a response.
Cascais City Council has exercised its right of first refusal to buy 32 plots near Quinta da Marinha for €30 million, blocking a sale the owner had negotiated with two private firms. The council approved a loan to finance the acquisition, raising issues about use of public funds to secure strategic, high-value land in one of the municipality’s most expensive areas and the implications for local planning and market dynamics.
Benfica members approved the “Benfica District” project at an extraordinary General Assembly, with 59.24% voting in favour. The development — a campaign pledge of re-elected president Rui Costa — aims to transform the area around the Estádio da Luz, increase stadium capacity and will have material implications for the club's revenue streams, the local property market and urban infrastructure planning.
