The numbers are a mirror of representativeness and when we talk about the Participatory Budget in Cascais (PB) they clearly reflect the high levels of participation and citizenship throughout the municipality.
PB is a municipal project that seeks to encourage the informed and responsible participation of the population in local governance processes. In it, citizens are called upon to decide on the allocation of a significant part of the municipal budget, according to identified needs.
The first edition of the PB took place in 2011, 12 years on the front line; currently this annual event is the largest and most voted Participatory Budgeting in the country.
Involving around 60,000 people per year and a track record of 51 million euros, translated into 219 winning projects, PB Cascais is responsible for carrying out one work in every 0.5 km2 of the municipality. These results place the municipality of Cascais among the most outstanding in Europe and worldwide.
It is a project that integrates municipal politics and combines direct democracy with representative democracy, consolidated in a system of participation that contributes to an active, informed and responsible citizenship.
Get to know the project and the winning proposals of recent years
Numbers are a mirror of representativeness and when we talk about the Participatory Budget in Cascais (PB) they clearly reflect the high levels of participation and citizenship throughout the municipality.
The first edition of the PB took place in 2011, 12 years at the forefront; today this annual event is the largest and most voted Participatory Budget in the country.
Involving around 60,000 people a year and a track record of 51 million euros, translated into 219 winning projects, the Cascais PB is responsible for the realisation of one project in every 0.5 km2 of the municipality. These results place the municipality of Cascais among the most outstanding in Europe and worldwide.
It is a project that integrates municipal policy and combines direct democracy with representative democracy, consolidated in a system of participation that contributes to active, informed and responsible citizenship.
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The citizen is at the centre of the municipality's activities, which is why we are committed to developing initiatives that promote a close relationship between the administration and the citizens.
It is important to know, listen to and involve citizens in the development of the municipality, and, on the other hand, to provide quality public services, with efficiency and transparency.
