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PORTUGAL MOBILIZES AGAINST THE HOUSING CRISIS
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Thousands of Portuguese protesters demonstrated on Saturday in Lisbon and some 30 other cities across the country to denounce soaring rents and the rising cost of living. The demonstrators are demanding affordable housing, higher wages, and more public housing. The protests come after the government passed its first reading of a reform that would make it easier to evict tenants. Portugal has one of the highest rates of decline in housing affordability in Europe, with a projected 60.8% increase in the ratio of property prices to household income between 2015 and 2025.
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