Portugal sees fresh protests over government policies seen as worsening housing crisis

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Dozens of Portuguese cities saw protests Saturday against the housing shortage. Demonstrators demand rent caps, stronger tenant protection and more public housing. #EuropeNews ...

Under the slogan "they will not steal our right to live here," thousands gathered for nationwide demonstrations across Portugal on Saturday to protest the rising cost of housing and stagnating incomes.Demonstrators took to the streets of Lisbon and dozens of other cities calling for limits on rent increases, stronger protection from evictions, more public housing and measures to curb housing speculation."We need homes to live in, not homes to speculate on.

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