https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/portugal-sees-protests-over-cost-of-living-and-housing-crisis-as-demonstrations-sweep-europeContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/portugal-sees-protests-over-cost-of-living-and-housing-crisis-as-demonstrations-sweep-europehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/portugal-sees-protests-over-cost-of-living-and-housing-crisis-as-demonstrations-sweep-europe#u145818Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:21:50 +0000Tens of thousands of people marched in Lisbon, Porto, and other Portuguese cities on Tuesday, October 21, 2026, to demand affordable housing and protest rising living costs. These demonstrations followed a police operation that dismantled protest tent camps and resulted in at least 55 arrests. The unrest is part of a broader wave of cost-of-living protests sweeping Europe, including recent activity in Milan. Protesters have vowed to continue their campaign despite the police clearances and arrests.Why it mattersThe protests target a deepening housing crisis and soaring living costs that have s