The Left Block MEP Catarina Martins advocated today that the European Union should support solutions to keep student republics alive in Coimbra. These republics are shared housing for students, traditionally managed autonomously and at reduced costs.
Catarina Martins, as a Portuguese representative in the European Parliament, argued that European support could contribute to preserving this student housing model that faces financial difficulties and increasing real estate pressures in the city.
The cause of Coimbra's student republics has been mobilizing political attention at various levels, with concerns about rising rents and the scarcity of affordable accommodation for students in the university town.
