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The government has committed €110 million to support lithium extraction projects despite strong public opposition. Environmental groups describe the funding as a 'blank cheque' paid for by taxpayers, arguing it risks local ecosystems and undermines sustainability claims. The injection of public funds raises wider questions about fiscal priorities, state backing for critical minerals, regulatory oversight and democratic legitimacy amid popular resistance.
To respond to calamities, the plan provides 46 million euros for strengthening parish communication and another 50 million euros for reinforcing the digital and technological capabilities of municipalities.
Gonçalo Lopes, Mayor of Leiria, says there are projects that cannot wait until 2035 and that funding is needed on the ground by 'tomorrow'.
The local government of Coimbra is reviewing a proposal to provide 200,000 euros in funding to support the Rally of Portugal event.
The Left Bloc questioned the Lisbon City Council regarding the 'public interest' that justifies supporting this event titled 'A Sunday on the Avenue'. Tickets cost 150 euros for two people and 300 euros for premium access.
The executive guarantees that it made a “responsible” decision, blaming “technical specificities of the project and the tight PRR schedule.” The opposition criticises Moedas for “maximum propaganda and little implementation.”
Local health units (ULS) and oncology institutes (IPO) will receive a boost of 1.23 billion euros to pay debts to suppliers, the Government announced this Monday. With the aim of ensuring the financial sustainability of the National Health Service (SNS), the Government will carry out a new injection of funds to...
The value of the works being carried out under the Recovery and Resilience Plan that will be suspended due to Storm Kristin will be around 500 million euros, announced the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion. Speaking in Pombal during a visit to the municipality, two months after the passage of the low-pressure system Kristin, Manuel Castro...
Portugal will not lose European funding, stated the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro de Almeida.
The city's mayor admitted difficulties in executing the Local Housing Strategy.
The Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports, Margarida Balseiro Lopes, announced support of between 500,000 and one million euros for the restoration of Leiria Castle, aiming for the national monument to reopen by May. The funding follows significant damage caused by Storm Kristin. The intervention will be divided into three phases, focusing on emergency repairs, infrastructure resilience, and long-term restoration, with the immediate goal of restoring the site to its pre-storm condition by the city's anniversary on May 22nd.
Municipalities want to have the final say on the allocation of RRP funds in areas affected by the storms. “We call on the Government to provide a robust financial package.”
Political alternation implies an alternation of priorities – there are no immune directorates, nor untouchable funding. Governing is more than just changing those in power.
A school can challenge public funding and discuss budgets. What a school cannot do is turn those accounts into a mechanism for separating children. A column by Sérgio Guerreiro.
A month and a half after the low-pressure system Kristin, the most severe of the “train of storms”, the mayor of Leiria assures that he has not received any funds from the State, despite the Government's guarantees that the money is available. “At this moment, no money from the Portuguese State has reached the municipality yet,” stated Gonçalo Lopes.
The CCDRC denies that there are delays in the process of granting financial aid.
Speaking to Expresso, the mayor of Alcácer do Sal says that applications have been validated, but that the Government 'has not yet handed a cent to the Alentejo CCDR' for distribution. The mayor of Leiria says that 'high expectations' were created for 'miraculous' solutions, and the mayor of Almada says that 'it is not enough to take a photograph and send it'. The president of the ANMP asks that the 'burden' not be placed on the mayors.
The Directorate-General for the Arts (DGArtes) today opened four strands of the 2025 Project Support Programme in the areas of Creation and Programming, stating that the remaining calls will be launched in the coming days.
Higher education in Portugal is not only a social elevator; in many cases it has also become a highly dynamic and beneficial export sector for the country.
The public is protesting the extraction, and environmentalists say it is a “blank cheque” paid for by taxpayers.
“We work in very precarious conditions,” the president of Compete says peremptorily, and therefore acknowledges the “major difficulty” in meeting the Government's target to analyse applications within 60 days and make payments within 30 days. “We work in very precarious situations in terms of human resources and capacity to ...”
The Commission's first-ever Affordable Housing Plan also frees up public cash and slashes red tape to build new houses.
