EU Council recommends that Portugal improve housing and health
The Council of the European Union has today recommended that Portugal bet on affordable housing and better access to health care, ensuring that net expenditure
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The Council of the European Union (EU) today recommended that Portugal bet on affordable housing and better access to health care, ensuring that net expenditure remains within the established limits. In a recommendation issued in the framework of the 2026 European Semester , EU Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels recommend that the Government invest in health access, in particular by addressing the shortages of professionals in the area. In this field, it is also recommended to expand housing supply, including affordable and social housing, and to strengthen the coordination and governance of housing policy, along with integrated urban planning, spatial planning and transport.
Furthermore, Lisbon should also address “economic accessibility and housing availability, in particular by creating incentives for more efficient use of the housing park, including by recalibrating the tax structure”.
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The Council of the European Union (EU) today recommended that Portugal bet on affordable housing and better access to health care, ensuring that net expenditure remains within the established limits.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn a recommendation issued in the framework of the 2026 European Semester , EU Finance Ministers meeting in Brussels recommend that the Government invest in health access, in particular by addressing the shortages of professionals in the area.
reliability low1/2 sourcesIn this field, it is also recommended to expand housing supply, including affordable and social housing, and to strengthen the coordination and governance of housing policy, along with integrated urban planning, spatial planning and transport.
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EU Council recommends more affordable housing and better access to health.
according to Diário de NotíciasLisbon should also address “economic accessibility and housing availability, in particular by creating incentives for more efficient use of the housing park, including by recalibrating the tax structure”.
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