The PS Secretary-General commented on recent protests regarding the housing crisis, acknowledging public frustration while calling for demonstrations to respect democratic rules and public order. He also criticized the government's recent rental law changes, arguing they negatively affect young people and seniors, and proposed a national housing service.
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The party Livre has formally questioned the Minister of Internal Administration regarding the chain of command and responsibilities for the police intervention on the early morning of 15 October, which resulted in 39 injuries. The Inspectorate-General of Internal Administration (IGAI) is launching an administrative process to investigate the events, which followed a housing protest.
The restructuring proposal for Coimbra's municipal bus network (SMTUC) reduces the number of lines from 112 to 52, shortens average route lengths from 19 to 12 kilometres, and introduces neighborhood, urban, circular, and radial lines. Public presentation sessions are underway to discuss the draft, which aims for greater frequency, simpler routes, and integration with other operators like the metrobus and intermunicipal transport.
The Iniciativa Liberal party has introduced a bill to require fuel stations to display the total tax amount and its percentage of the final price on fuels, replacing the government's recent mandate to display the temporary ISP discount. The government's current decree, published on 7 October, requires stations to display the ISP discount starting on Saturday, 17 October, under penalty of fines between 1,000 and 3,000 euros.