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The movements for housing in Portugal are predominantly led by far-left activists, such as the Left Bloc and the PCP, who ensure their financial and operational autonomy, despite accusations of direct ties to the parties from figures like Luís Montenegro. #Habitação #MovimentosSociais #BlocoEsquerda (translated)

a particularly cruel measure that further unshelters the unemployed, single-parent families, orphans. Isabel Mendes Lopes from Livre spoke of a "cruel and punishing law proposal against poverty", Paula Santos from the PCP considered it to be "a true attack on the poor", and Fabian Figueiredo from the BE pointed to a "particularly cruel measure that further unshelters the unemployed, single-parent families, orphans" and "causes an early cut in pensions." #Subsídios #PrestaçãoSocialÚnica #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

a true attack on the poor By Livre, Isabel Mendes Lopes spoke of a "cruel and punishing law proposal"; Paula Santos, from the PCP, considered that this is "a true attack on the poor," and Fabian Figueiredo, from the BE, pointed to a "particularly cruel measure that further exposes the unemployed, single-parent families, the orphans" and "causes an early cut in pensions." #Subsídios #PrestaçãoSocialÚnica #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

In Parliament, PSD, Chega, and CDS-PP argue that non-resident foreigners should pay for the National Health Service, while PS, BE, Livre, and PCP accuse the right of diverting attention from the real problems of the NHS. #ServiçoNacionalDeSaúde #Imigração #PolíticaPortuguesa (translated)

The Minister of Internal Administration, Luís Neves, defended the legitimacy of the police intervention in the action that took place in the early morning in Porto, in response to protests, while parties like PS, Livre, PCP, and Bloco de Esquerda are asking for clarifications on the proportionality and the coordination between the police and the municipality. #DireitosHumanos #LiberdadeDeManifestação #PolíticaPortugal (translated)

The parliamentary leader of the PCP, Paula Santos, accused the Government of acting like a real estate speculator, worsening access to housing and facilitating evictions, while Chega and the Liberal Initiative questioned the communist party's relationship with property. #Habitação #Parlamento #PCP (translated)

Through the PCP, Sofia Lisboa considered that an activity with the economic, social, and territorial weight of tourism "requires responsibility in the use of public resources, transparency in the allocation of support, and a strategy that takes into account the interests of those who live and work in Lisbon," while António Morgado Valente from PAN emphasized that ATL "acknowledges the negative effects of tourism on housing, transport, and cleanliness, but does not set targets that allow for the assessment of the recovery of those effects." #Turismo #Lisboa #DesenvolvimentoTurístico (translated)

The PCP argues that the requalification of the Vouga Line cannot be postponed for 15 to 20 years and demands a comprehensive review of the project to include Águeda, warning of the strategic importance of the railway in regional mobility and the need for concrete investments. #LinhaDoVouga #PCP #MobilidadeRegional (translated)

The country cannot accept a brutal cut of more than 30% in public investment, which could be even greater if the low execution levels of recent years are maintained, said Paula Santos at a press conference in the Assembly of the Republic. #Orçamento2027 #InvestimentoPúblico #PCP (translated)

The PCP criticized the Government for a brutal cut of more than 30% in public investment proposed for the State Budget of 2027, rejecting the justification of the end of the PRR and warning of the risk that thousands of Portuguese would fall into poverty. #Orçamento2027 #InvestimentoPúblico #PCP (translated)

At least two people have died and several were injured in a missile attack on the Riyadh airport in Saudi Arabia, attributed to the Houthis from Yemen, while Donald Trump suggests a change of leadership in Ukraine as a way to end the war between the country and Russia, and the political situation in Portugal is marked by criticism of the State Budget from the general secretary of the PCP. #notícias #Ucrânia #ArábiaSaudita (translated)

The PCP and Livre urgently requested to hear from the outgoing director of Agência Lusa, Luísa Meireles, and the agency's management following her unsustainable departure, raising concerns about dismissals and possible editorial interference. #Lusa #Jornalismo #Política (translated)

The PCP declared that Marco Rubio is not welcome in Portugal and criticized the government for its subordination to the US, considering the visit of the US Secretary of State a sign of greater commitment to the warmongering strategy of American imperialism. #Diplomacia #PCP #Imperialismo (translated)