Carlos Moedas, mayor of Lisbon has called the current situation of homeless people in the city “serious” and “very difficult”, with “more than half” being foreigners, emphasising the need for immigration policies to welcome them with dignity. “We need to say loud and clear that we are an open city, we want to welcome, but we need to have decent immigration policies for these people,” he defended, admitting the problem of homelessness in the capital has worsened considerably since the pandemic.
Situation of homeless people in Lisbon ‘serious’ – mayor
Mayor Carlos Moedas thinks charging visitors to Lisbon €4 a night as a tourist tax "is fair to the city"
