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Mayor Bruno Pereira discusses his historic electoral victory in Santiago do Cacém and outlines his strategic vision for housing and regional development in the context of the Sines project.
Municipal leaders have pushed back against Minister Castro Almeida's accusations that local councils are responsible for delays in housing reconstruction support, arguing that the government failed to provide necessary resources and shifted the administrative burden onto them without consultation.
Porto City Council members have approved the seventh amendment to the contract for the Bairro do Aleixo land. 16 years later, Pedro Duarte wants an end to the deadlock, but the opposition has raised criticisms.
Fifth part of 'Doa a Quem Doer' this Friday, May 1, 2026.
The conflict has escalated. The local authority wants to demolish the neighbourhood and double the number of housing units. Residents have lived there for over 60 years and refuse to leave. They deny that the houses are in poor condition.
The municipality of Leiria recorded greater efficiency in responding to applications for support to recover housing affected by bad weather between April 13 and 16, the local authority announced today.
Home News Algarve city to demolish illegal housing Algarve city to demolish illegal housing The Castro Marim City Council has identified around one hundred illegal dwellings in its territory, of which approximately 70% cannot be regularised and will be demolished, the mayor told Lusa.
Old factories and houses are on the verge of collapse and damage has already been reported. Residents of the Alhos Vedros parish blame the City Council.
Neighbours want answers from the municipality because they believe there is a risk of collapse. The municipality states that intervention will only be possible once the property is transferred to state ownership.
The mayor admits there is “some evidence of a deliberate attempt to deceive the City Council,” but also notes that applications meeting the criteria for approval are being returned due to “changes made over the weekends” by the CCDR.
The caravan used as a home was removed by the Municipal Police after successive notifications of illegality.
We are committed to advancing the municipality of Coimbra by placing people at the heart of our political action. We govern with proximity, transparency, and active listening, working in partnership with local parishes, institutions, and all regional stakeholders. We aim for Coimbra to be a benchmark for quality of life, where balancing professional, family, and personal life is easier. We want to restore the city's economic dynamism, rejuvenate it, and establish it as an attractive territory for the thousands of young people who study here, while valuing our history and using culture as a factor for generational cohesion. In the coming years, we will strengthen social and territorial cohesion, supporting parishes and ensuring quality public services throughout the municipality. We will invest in education from nursery school onwards, affordable housing for young people, and the creation of conditions to retain talent and opportunities in Coimbra. Simultaneously, we will promote active ageing and strengthen social support for the senior population, ensuring an inclusive municipality where everyone feels integrated. We have made the recovery and enhancement of the Mondego River and its banks a strategic priority, transforming them into a space for gathering, leisure, and nature. Recent floods have reinforced the urgency of a harmonious coexistence between the city and the river. We want a municipality resilient to climate change, both in flood and fire management and in building a territory richer in biodiversity, with green corridors to protect us from heatwaves. The traffic challenge will be addressed with more and better public transport, sustainable mobility, and urban spaces designed for people. Economically, by leveraging our centres of excellence in research, Coimbra is well-positioned to become a hub for innovation, knowledge, and investment. We will focus on attracting companies, supporting entrepreneurship, and valuing the talent generated by our educational institutions. To this end, we are in an advanced stage of creating the GoCoimbra agency and implementing an ambitious Innovation District, which will connect the University area to the city centre and the riverfront, bringing knowledge and businesses closer to the city. This is our commitment: to make Coimbra a more dynamic, fair, and future-ready municipality - a territory of opportunities, made by all and for all. In close coordination with the municipalities of the Coimbra Region, we will work in an integrated manner to leverage resources, secure funding, and advocate for structural investments. We support and will work towards a strong, competitive Coimbra Metropolitan Region capable of creating opportunities for everyone.
With the PRR deadline ending in June, local authorities are abandoning new construction projects in favour of purchasing existing homes directly from the market.
Clarisse Campos guarantees that Alcácer do Sal has not received any funds for the reconstruction of the houses. She further adds that she supports the indignation of the mayors of Marinha Grande and Leiria.
The Left Bloc wants to know why the city council was excluded from the SCML processes, which cover 30 properties, and is requesting partnerships for affordable housing.
Only one household continues to receive 'regular social support', the Council reports. The operation is part of a series of inspection actions carried out between July 2025 and last Friday.
Since July of last year, Loures City Council has demolished 88 homes in the Talude Militar neighbourhood, where 23 other structures are currently protected by an injunction. In response to the Lusa agency, the local authority stated that, as part of inspection actions carried out between 14 July 2025—when it conducted a large-scale intervention in Talude Militar—and last Friday, it demolished what it describes as “88 shanty structures built illegally.” Meanwhile, 23 buildings have been flagged with an injunction, which the council, led by Socialist Ricardo Leão, guarantees it is respecting. However, it notes that it has “observed, in several cases, attempts to expand these constructions” and has taken action against them, albeit “only on elements not protected by the judicial decision.” The demolitions “focused exclusively on extensions or new constructions” made after the notification of the court order, the council asserts. Regarding support for evicted families, only one household currently maintains “regular social monitoring by municipal services,” the council mentions, adding that 24 families have found housing solutions to date, having benefited from financial support for security deposits and first month's rent. “The remaining families occasionally resort to social services when they need specific support, having shown no interest in continuous monitoring, namely in the process of searching for alternative housing or autonomy actions,” it clarifies. Municipal services also provided food vouchers to 14 families. Loures City Council has been regularly demolishing self-built homes in various neighbourhoods across the municipality. To criticism from residents and associations complaining about a lack of housing alternatives, the council has responded that it will not allow the “proliferation of shanties in the municipality,” guaranteeing that “whenever new illegal constructions are identified, the intervention will be immediate and determined.” This “stance of total intransigence regarding illegal land occupation” has been affirmed and reiterated by Ricardo Leão, who was elected for a second term.
Silves municipal council is bracing for a heated night on Thursday, December 18, when locals will get their first chance to directly grill officials over the new €50 million hotel The post Silves council calls public meeting amid backlash to beachside hotel project appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Oeiras City Council will raise the minimum rate of the Municipal Property Tax to the legal maximum of 0.45% for urban properties, a proposal criticized by the PS, which accuses the executive of “further penalising families and businesses.” The municipal executive approved this on Wednesday, with a majority of nine votes in favour from Inov25.
