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Maria João Cerdeira, manager at Soalheiro, believes that the connection between wine and textiles can place Portugal at the forefront of sustainable luxury and the regenerative industry.
The Prime Minister warned this Friday that the Government “will not abandon its convictions” on labour matters and guaranteed that it has “already yielded on all the main pillars” of this reform, accusing the UGT of being the partner “with the fewest concessions.” Regarding the possibility of dropping the labour package, as suggested today by the PS leader, Luís Montenegro said in Melgaço that without an agreement in the Social Concertation, the final word on the labour package “will always belong to Parliament,” stressing that “if there is one thing the Government does not do, it is to abandon its convictions.” Montenegro highlighted that the Government has already made concessions on fixed-term contracts, reinstatement regimes in cases of dismissal, individual time banks, and outsourcing, noting that the UGT is the social partner that has made the fewest concessions so far.
The Prime Minister guarantees that the Government has already yielded partially or even entirely on some sensitive matters. Furthermore, Trump informs Congress that hostilities in Iran have ended.
FEATURE REPORT || In Castro Laboreiro, transhumance still takes place between the winter settlement of Cainheiras and the summer settlement of Padressouro, with a mother and daughter moving their home, animals, and the season up the mountain. But this is also a story of resistance, memory, and a very unique way of being in the world. A story of freedom. The report is by journalist Tiago Palma, with cinematography by Lucénio Carvalho and editing by João Pedro Ferreira.
In Castro Laboreiro, transhumance is still practised between the winter settlement of Cainheiras and the summer settlement of Padressouro, with a mother and daughter taking their home, animals, and the season up the mountain. However, this is also a story of resistance, memory, and a very unique way of being in the world. A story of freedom. The report is by journalist Tiago Palma, with sound design by João Pedro Ferreira.
REPORT || Over two days at the end of March, between Cainheiras and Padressouro, an 82-year-old mother and her 60-year-old daughter lead chickens, rabbits, goats, sheep, bags of flour, staffs, clothes, and hay — and a way of life that threatens to end with them. In Castro Laboreiro, transhumance still exists, but it has also become something else: a conversation about old age, work, fear, freedom, borders, and loneliness. And the stubbornness to carry on.
The 43-year-old driver was in the car with two minors. The court sentenced her to a two-year suspended prison term and banned her from driving for six months.
With Peneda-Gerês National Park as its backdrop, Melgaço presents itself as “Portugal's most extreme nature destination” and offers experiences full of adrenaline and fun on the water, on land and in the air. Passeio Verde is supported by Kia — Official Car of Boa Cama Boa Mesa.
The family is in the Branda de Portos area. Personnel from the GNR Emergency Protection and Rescue Unit have already been mobilised.
A major difference between the two is that the low-pressure system Ingrid is bringing snow to lower altitudes, painting the north of the country white.
In the village of Cristóval, in the parish of the Melgaço municipality — the northernmost in Portugal — 60 of the 516 registered voters had cast their ballots by 12:25 in the presidential election, and roughly 160 people are expected to have voted by the time the polls close.
