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António José Seguro continues his Open Presidency in the Coimbra district, focusing on agricultural engagement and infrastructure visits following meetings in Tomar.
The Saúde em Diálogo platform highlights the fragility of Portugal's National Health Service, advocating for a unified patient registry and integrated care models to improve patient outcomes.
The European Parliament has approved the first EU Strategy for Combating Poverty, signaling a commitment to prioritize economic and social issues affecting citizens. The report aims to eradicate poverty in the EU by 2035 through a comprehensive approach that includes fair wealth distribution, human rights, and targeted policies. It emphasizes the need for cross-sectoral coordination, adequate funding, and the political participation of those affected by poverty. Proposed measures include full employment, fair wages, improved working conditions, housing rights, and investment in public services. The report also addresses discrimination against vulnerable groups and calls for specific actions to combat child poverty.
Lisbon City Council approved the 2025 budgets today for municipal companies EGEAC (culture), Gebalis (neighbourhood management), and SRU (urban rehabilitation), with “positive” figures, while the opposition to the PSD/CDS-PP/IL leadership criticised the management choices.
The agreement ends two years of demands and strikes, covering approximately 350 reception and security workers across 38 facilities managed by the public company.
The Government and unions signed an agreement today that increases compensation for employees of Museus e Monumentos de Portugal (MMP) working on public holidays, the Executive announced today.
Due to the cultural importance of the Santo Cristo festivities, the Azores will grant public holidays to regional public administration workers based in São Miguel on May 11 and 14.
The protocol for the creation of the museum was signed two years ago between the 25th of April Association, the Lisbon City Council, and the government of António Costa.
An analysis of the concept of equality, distinguishing between legal equality and substantive inequality. The text argues that while biological differences are inherent, social inequalities can and should be mitigated through compensatory public policies, such as progressive taxation, free education, and social support, as a permanent commitment to a fairer society.
The Court of Auditors has granted the prior approval for Porto City Council to begin the renovation and expansion of the Municipal Public Library, which has been closed for two years, the councillor for culture announced this Tuesday during the executive meeting. We received the good news, which we were awaiting with such anticipation, of the prior approval...
In the parish of Barcarena, in Oeiras, the former cooperative A Familiar — known locally as 'the mother' — has been converted into a municipal library (the fourth in the municipality) and a cultural centre.
An actress by profession, an active voice in social causes, civic and political movements, and with a long career in national and European politics, Catarina Martins is standing for the Presidency of the Republic for the first time. She is the only woman in the race for Belém and promises to 'look after democracy' in a campaign in which the former coordinator of the Left Bloc wants there to be 'room for all voices' and space to tackle social inequalities, as well as to protect public services and value culture.
