No agreement between Carneiro and Montenegro: Socialist leader accuses Prime Minister of "intransigence" and "unavailability"

A meeting between the leader of the PS and the Prime Minister regarding housing measures ended without an agreement. The Prime Minister intends to continue discussing a new tenancy regime in Parliament, a path the PS leader rejects.

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The government and the main opposition party remain at odds over potential changes to tenancy laws, meaning no new housing rules or policies have been adopted yet.

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