Environment Minister admits situation is close to an energy crisis

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Environment Minister admits situation is close to an energy crisis

Faced with a sharp rise in prices, the Government stated that Portugal is on the verge of an energy crisis. The criteria are European and apply to electricity and gas prices.

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Maria Graça Carvalho is the Minister of Environment and Energy (Ministra do Ambiente e Energia) in the government led by Luís Montenegro. A member of the Social Democratic Party (Partido Social Democrata or PSD), she has previously served as a Member of the European Parliament and as a minister in earlier administrations. Her current role involves overseeing climate policy, energy transition, and water management, recently clarifying that there are no signs of supply failures in the country.

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