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The regions of Leiria, Coimbra and Médio Tejo are seeking an extension of two months for the current exceptional administrative or legal regimes.
The ongoing process of centralising administrative or political power.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro says the new rules for the Court of Auditors' oversight of public contracts aim to end a situation where mayors and administration officials are afraid to make decisions. “Last week we approved in the Council of Ministers the reformulation of the Court of Auditors' operations, and we will approve in the coming weeks a...”
Judges are no longer able to fine or demand the repayment of funds from mayors and Central Administration managers.
The Universidade Nova de Lisboa will not appeal the Administrative Court's ruling and will therefore repeat the elections for the position of rector. Researcher Paulo Pereira had been elected in September with 52% of the general council's votes. The university was notified of the Administrative Court's decision.
We continue to wait that, mistake by mistake, the public administration's “citizen service” systems finally end up working.
