Tens of thousands march in Lisbon over housing and living costs
The rally adds pressure on the centre-right government as house prices and rents have more than doubled since 2017, union officials said.
- Tens of thousands of people marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest soaring living costs and a deepening housing crisis, as the CGTP-led rally increased pressure on Portugal's centre-right government.
- House prices and rents have more than doubled since 2017, fueling one of Europe's worst housing affordability crises, while inflation hit 3.6% in September driven by rising food and fuel prices.
- PhD student Carolina Cruz faces losing her home as rent renewal could push costs above €1,200 monthly, while teacher Pedro Penilo said Portugal's leaders were "out of touch with reality."
- Parliamentary Affairs Minister Carlos Abreu Amorim said on Friday the "government will not yield to shouts from the street," while stating concrete measures to address concerns are already being rolled out.
- Rising unrest preceded Saturday's march, including a housing activist camp in Porto that police cleared in a pre-dawn operation on Monday, while similar protests against costs have emerged in France, Belgium, and Albania.
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Tens of thousands of people marched through the centre of Lisbon on Saturday (17) to protest against the outbreak of the cost of living and the worsening housing crisis in Portugal, increasing pressure on the centre-right government. Portugal's largest trade union centre, the CGTP, which called the act, said that many tens of thousands of people crowded one of the main avenues in the capital. Police did not disclose public estimates. Protesters …
Tens of thousands march in Lisbon over housing and living costs
Tens of thousands of people marched through central Lisbon on Saturday to protest against soaring living costs and a deepening housing crisis in Portugal, increasing pressure on the centre-right government.
The trade union confederation calls for demonstrations under the slogan: “Higher wages, better pensions and public services. Against the rising cost of living. A new path for Portugal!” The post Protests in Portugal over cost of living and housing as demonstrations spread across Europe appeared first on in.gr.
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The spokesman of the movement for Cristiana Leal housing classified the last week of protests in Porto as the awakening of a people, thanking the applause received on the arrival this Saturday at Piazza D. João I, integrated in the manifestation of the CGTP.
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