Interior ministry gets €34 million to renew police service vehicles
The ministry of interior administration has been given the green-light (after years in which the parlous state of GNR and PSP vehicles has been highlighted through the media) to spend
Government prolongs public consultation period for polemic “Mais Habitação” programme
The ministry of Habitation has announced a week’s extension of the public consultation period on the government’s polemic “Mais Habitação” (More Housing) programme. Instead of ending on Monday (March 13),
€40 million approved for refurbishing CGD building for use by government
Minister for the Presidency Mariana Vieira da Silva has announced today that €40 million has been approved (by the Council of Ministers) to spend on “a very important reform” of
Today’s sees ‘final round of negotiations’ with teachers syndicates
Today (Thursday) sees the final round of negotiations between the government and teaching syndicates which have been levelling various forms of strike action since December. According to reports, “there is
‘Closer Government’ brings political decision-makers to Algarve
Prime Minister António Costa and a full entourage of ministers and secretaries of state visited the Algarve on March 1 and 2 as part of a new government programme entitled
Lisbon mayor challenges government to “lead by example” re vacant housing ‘grab’
Lisbon mayor Carlos Moedas has taken one of the government’s least popular ideas to fix the housing crisis, and challenged it to “show by example”. The planned ‘vacant property grab’
Government’s housing blueprint “without wings to fly”
Criticism from those with even no axes to grind amplifies The uproar unleashed by the government’s ‘Mais Habitação’ (More Housing) proposals comes from across the board – not simply from
Government’s plans to solve housing crisis “will work” – leader of metropolitan council
Will speed up PRR funds “to become real” Leader of the Lisbon Metropolitan Council, Carla Tavares, has today defended the measures announced by the Socialist Party government to respond to
Government unveils measures to bolster housing market
One of the proposals is the end of new golden visas for habitation purposes Prime Minister António Costa announced this afternoon a series of measures designed to tackle Portugal’s housing
Tent protest marks day government announcement expected over crisis in housing
Protest highlights “prohibitive” cost of rentals; “pornographic” mortgage terms A symbolic ‘tent protest’ has been mounted today as the government is expected finally to address the crisis in affordable housing.