Lisbon’s mayor admitted on Thursday that he was concerned about the cost of World Youth Day (WYD), but assured he will spend no more than the €35 million he has pledged to invest.
“When I arrived [à Câmara de Lisboa], my concern was to limit costs. I was the one who said that the Lisbon Chamber would not spend more than EUR 35 million.” said Carlos Moedas (PSD).
The mayor spoke to journalists on the sidelines of the evocative ceremony on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Holocaust, at the Capitólio in Lisbon.
World Youth Day, considered the largest event of the Catholic Church, will take place this year in Lisbon, between August 1 and August 6, and is expected to attract around 1.5 million people.
The main ceremonies of the day will take place in Parque Tejo, north of Parque das Nações, on the banks of the Tagus, on land in the municipalities of Lisbon and Loures.
The days were born on the initiative of Pope John Paul II, after the success of the meeting promoted in Rome in 1985, in the International Year of Youth.
Source: DN
