Housing
Protesters in Rossio vote not to camp overnight and add local accommodation limits to demands
Protesters gathered at Praça do Rossio in Lisbon voted on Thursday, 22 October, not to spend the night outdoors, agreeing to end the demonstration at 00:30 and return for Saturday's march. During the assembly, participants added a new demand to limit short-term holiday rentals (Alojamento Local) across the Lisbon and Porto metropolitan areas, amid ongoing protests against the housing crisis.
Why it matters
If you follow housing policy in Portugal, protesters have added a call to restrict local accommodation in Lisbon and Porto to their list of demands following recent parliamentary debates on tenancy laws.Diário de NotíciasRead original ↗
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