Álvaro Santos wins CCDR-N; remaining four 'went through the motions'
Álvaro Santos, elected vice‑president of the Gaia City Council on 12 October, is the new president of the Northern Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR‑N), succeeding António Cunha, who had been in office since 2020 and stood again as an independent. According to ECO/Local Online, the candidate chosen by Luís Montenegro secured over 55% ...
The baby taken from Gaia Hospital by her mother was the sixth child from the Grijó tent camp to be removed from their parents by the courts
The child lived in a tent camp without running water or electricity. The girl is now in an institution.
After approving an increase, Gaia City Council backtracks and wants to keep the IRS rate at 2.5% in 2026
Gaia City Council will vote on Tuesday to maintain the municipal IRS rate at 2.5%, reversing the increase to 3.0% that was approved by Luís Filipe Menezes' executive two weeks ago.
