Leiria, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Porto de Mós.
In Porto de Mós, in the Leiria district, Fernando Alexandre guaranteed that the Ministry of Education will “find [solutions] for students without school placements.”
The secondary school will have 1,130 students this academic year, from 5th to 12th grade, including about 250 from the 2nd cycle of the Dr. Manuel de Oliveira Perpétua School, which is being closed.
The fire was brought under control at 5:29 pm this Thursday. With Leiria under a yellow weather warning for hot weather until Saturday, nearly 200 personnel were mobilised to Picamilho.
Flames are breaking out in a scrubland area in Juncal.
The Health Minister, Ana Paula Martins, stated that approximately 850 to 870 nurses are needed to meet current staffing requirements in Local Health Units (ULS), noting that the government plans to address this through both new hiring and the extension of existing working hours. Two-thirds of these needs are concentrated in the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region. The Nurses' Association has urged for faster authorisation of hiring processes, citing that over 3,000 new graduates are currently available, while the Minister emphasised that the sector faces competition from private and social care providers.
The state-owned company Infraestruturas de Portugal visited the municipality of Porto de Mós to share positive updates concerning the EN 243 road.
The festival brings to the town “a musical journey through different artistic and cultural expressions” for all ages. The concerts highlight the traditions and sociocultural identity of the territory.
The municipality supports the position of the Leiria Region Intermunicipal Community (CIM) and criticises the lack of coordination with territorial plans and the absence of cumulative impact assessments.
The president of the Intermunicipal Community (CIM) of the Leiria region stated today that the Open Presidency report on the bad weather that hit the country at the beginning of the year should serve as a basis for learning.
Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Castro Almeida, stated that jet fuel supply will not hinder tourism in Portugal, despite the sector experiencing more moderate growth. During the launch of a domestic tourism campaign in Porto de Mós, the minister emphasized the importance of internal tourism for economic recovery following extreme weather events earlier this year, while noting that tourism remains a key driver of the Portuguese economy.
The national tourism board is launching a campaign to encourage Portuguese citizens to explore local destinations instead of travelling abroad.
The UGT called today for the appreciation of Social Concertation, condemning what it says are attacks without respect for differences and stating that the forum that brings together the Government and social partners is not limited to the negotiation of labour law.
The UGT appealed this Monday for the appreciation of Social Concertation, condemning what it calls attacks without respect for differences and stating that the forum which brings together the Government and social partners is not limited to the negotiation of labour law. The position of the trade union centre, assumed in a statement issued today, comes one day after the...
The UGT trade union federation has called for the strengthening of the Social Concertation forum, condemning what it describes as attacks that disregard differing viewpoints. The statement follows comments by Prime Minister Luís Montenegro, who criticised '20th-century unions' while discussing labour law reforms. The UGT emphasised that the forum, which brings together the Government and social partners, remains essential for national dialogue beyond just labour legislation, despite the recent breakdown in negotiations over labour law changes.
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Montenegro hopes that when the labour proposal reaches the Assembly of the Republic, it will be discussed with the depth that was lacking in the Social Concertation. Also, Thierry Neuville is the winner of the Rally de Portugal.
The Prime Minister highlights that there are increasingly more voices at the European level acknowledging the need to speak with Moscow in order to end the war and ensure peace in Ukraine.
From Rangel to Ana Paula Martins, including MEPs and local mayors, the PSD mobilised its leadership for three days of European political training with 70 young participants.
Europe University is a political training initiative aimed at young people on European topics, organised by the PSD since 2008.
The collapse of the EN 243 has left Alvados, Alcaria, and Mira de Aire 'practically isolated'. The PS states that a temporary solution does not replace the full restoration of the infrastructure and calls for a priority response.
The president of the Central Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDRC), Ribau Esteves, denied today that there are delays in responding to requests for support for the recovery of homes and businesses following the low-pressure system Kristin.
The GNR arrested two youths in São Jorge following a road inspection. At the couple's home, they found 184 doses of cocaine, 870 of cannabis, crack, MDMA, and three firearms.
The president of the Central Regional Coordination and Development Commission denies delays in responding to support requests following Storm Kristin: “we are doing the work as quickly as possible, but with a requirement to do it well, with full rigour, so that no one has problems.”
The defendants were approached during a road inspection while they were riding an electric scooter on a public road.
On the day the Government begins preparing the final version of the PTRR in an extraordinary council of ministers, the president of the Intermunicipal Community of the Leiria Region maintains his criticism of the Portugal, Transformation, Recovery and Resilience programme. Jorge Vala claims that the plan risks being unfeasible and that it may not be possible to execute it within the three years as planned, because it is too broad.
The suspect continued to rob residences in the Mira de Aire area after the court ordered house arrest.
A fire prevention and reduction programme was presented in Alqueidão da Serra, where there is a herd of 80 goats.
The Government will invest 30 million euros per year to support shepherds and herds that contribute to reducing the risk of forest fires, the Ministers of Agriculture and Environment announced today.
“Galp, in the meeting we had, told us that they can perfectly sustain supply until the peak of summer,” stated the Minister of Energy and Environment.
The government met with Galp and Repsol. The Minister of Energy and Environment states that the situation in the Iberian Peninsula is much more comfortable than in the rest of Europe and many other parts of the world.
