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The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, said today that, after repairing the damage caused by the bad weather, the Government will focus on making the territory more resilient to inclement weather.
The PSD president and candidate for re-election stated today that he will maintain his commitment to "not having a government solution with either Chega or the PS." He considers it absurd to talk about "sanitary cordons" in Parliament.
 
The leader of Chega, André Ventura, assured today that he "will never sign" a labour reform that makes life more difficult for workers and asked the Government to make an effort to reach an agreement.
The Portuguese Foreign Minister, Paulo Rangel, is not expected to be questioned by parliament this week about the Lajes base, as no meeting of the Foreign Affairs Committee is scheduled, a parliamentary source told Lusa.
 
The Railway Union of Itinerant Commercial Reviewers (SFRCI), which represents workers with commercial functions (itinerant and fixed) at CP (Portuguese Railways), announced today that it will join the general strike on June 3rd against the labour reform.
 
The government today refused to suspend the application of the new European border control system at airports during the summer, although it admitted that the collection of biometric data could be interrupted for limited periods.
 
 
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The Prime Minister today invited young people to stay in the country to take advantage of their potential instead of squandering it "elsewhere," highlighting Monção as an example of technological connectivity, competitiveness, and quality of life.
 
The Public Prosecutor's Office today requested the conviction for homicide of the PSP officer who killed Odair Moniz in the Cova da Moura neighorhood, Amadora, in October 2024, arguing that the officer did not act in self-defence.
 
 
Construction work on the Pisão dam in Crato, Portalegre district, has been suspended again, following a decision by the Central Administrative Court of the South (TCAS), after a legal appeal filed by four environmental associations, it was revealed today.