The Government and the Lisbon Chamber have reached an agreement on the financing of World Youth Days

Deputy Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Ana Catarina Mendonça Mendez and Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas reached an agreement on World Youth Day this Wednesday. The religious event will take place in Portugal from 1 to 6 August next year and will be attended by Pope Francis.

Newspaper disseminates information Public, who added that the government would take on the financial burden as well as some of the tasks, such as the assembly of bathrooms, lighting masts and sound and multimedia systems, that were entrusted to the Lisbon Chamber when it was still chairman. Fernando Medina. However, the current president of the municipality, Carlos Moedas, stated that the Chamber does not have the financial means or capacity to carry out the same tasks.

This Thursday, the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will visit the venue where the event will take place. Minister Ana Catarina Mendonza Mendez, Carlos Moedas, Lures Mayor Ricardo Leão and President of the Local Organizing Committee Bishop Américo Aguiar will accompany Marcelo Rebelo de Souza during the visit.