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Lisbon is planning to establish a network of dedicated 'AIMA Spaces' to streamline support services and residency processing for the migrant population.
Passengers at Lisbon airport report shorter waiting times following the government's deployment of additional resources, though some uncertainty persists regarding the efficacy of new automated systems.
Lisbon is currently facing a complete halt in scheduling for the renewal of identification cards.
Sintra City Council received confirmation this Friday, June 12, that the Court of Auditors has granted prior approval for the acquisition of 39 new waste collection vehicles, representing an investment of approximately 12 million euros. According to the municipality, the vehicles will be delivered in phases throughout the year to replace part of the current fleet, which includes vehicles over a decade old. This reinforcement is part of a broader investment in urban hygiene, including the replacement of 1,500 recycling bins for over 600,000 euros. The goal is to improve working conditions for staff in the country's second most populous municipality, where 560 tonnes of waste are collected daily. Marco Almeida described the court's decision as a victory, noting that the previous administration's plan to lease 69 trucks for 70.5 million euros was cancelled due to concerns over financial sustainability and potential tariff increases for residents.
The municipality led by Moedas wants to end the 50% discount for students who do not benefit from School Social Action, which was created in 2024. The PS and the Left Bloc say they will vote against the change.
Audit states that a “very significant portion of the resources mobilised” by the service created by Moedas in October 2022 “did not translate, on a proportional scale, into effective healthcare”.
The Government spent 2.3 million euros per day on sick leave, while INEM recorded a loss of 7.6 million in 2025, for the second consecutive year. Lisbon City Council is set to open tenders for 163 management positions and Paulo Rangel rejects criticism of the Government by Pedro Passos Coelho. See this and other news in...
The school community has been out of the Convento dos Caetanos for eight years, waiting for the works to be completed. This Monday, they will hold a protest-concert near the ministry to demand answers.
A PS deputy claims the information came from the ULS president, but the hospital denies it. There are 330 foreign workers, and since 2024, approximately three thousand immigrants have been treated annually.
The Prime Minister believes that many families were harmed, especially children, and that the political positions behind the strike were already known.
João Gamelas has resigned as clinical director for the hospital area of ULS Lisboa Ocidental, citing personal reasons while acknowledging that a breakdown in trust and professional relationships influenced his decision. The resignation follows reports of a toxic work environment within the Human Resources department of the ULS, which oversees the São Francisco Xavier, Egas Moniz, and Santa Cruz hospitals, as well as 19 health centres. The Health Regulatory Authority (IGAS) is currently investigating the HR department's operations and hiring practices under director André Coelho Dias.
Border control at Humberto Delgado Airport has had more human and physical resources since this morning. The expansion of the border area has been inaugurated. The work will allow for an increase in the number of electronic entry gates and PSP counters.
Recent commentary on the National Data Protection Commission (CNPD) often cites a lack of funding and staff as the cause for its decline. However, the author argues that the institution's past performance—including record-breaking fines and investigations between 2021 and 2022—proves it once had the capacity to act effectively. The current drop in activity is attributed to the systematic loss of experienced staff and a shift in leadership priorities, rather than a lack of resources. In an era of rapid digitalisation and AI, the author warns that a weakened data protection authority is a threat to all citizens, as the institution's role in both enforcement and public education is essential.
Urban cleaning workers deliver a list of demands to Moedas for better facilities and collection vehicles. The union accuses the government of lying about a recent 2.3 million investment.
Association president tells Parliament that the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) was “catastrophic”: “two-thirds” of the beds remained unexecuted due to delays that began under the previous government and have continued under the current one.
Despite the creation of new beds funded by the PRR, several units have closed due to a lack of financial sustainability.
Almada, Cascais, Loures, and Vila Franca de Xira state they only managed to access the platform where applications are submitted in the last few days, and Loures claims it cannot access it at all. The CCDR guarantees widespread access.
The Government denies having responsibility for the failures in passport control at Lisbon airport.
The current operating hours of post offices vary between six and seven hours daily, and a reduction to three and a half hours has been imposed.
Carlos Moedas' executive will propose that the Lisbon Tourism Development Fund provide 750,000 euros to the Lisbon Tourism Association for this year's Christmas lights. The move follows controversy surrounding the 'Lúmen' operation, which investigated corruption in public procurement related to previous festive lighting contracts. Additionally, the Lisbon City Council will discuss delegating waste management and street cleaning responsibilities to the city's 24 parishes, as well as funding for emergency services, new Municipal Police vehicles, and the Popular Marches.
The Minister of Environment and Energy assured this Monday, in Lisbon, that most of the recommendations from the Technical Advisory Group (GAT) following the blackout translate into principles of good governance, which have already been adopted. “Most of these are principles of good governance, which we have always used. This [report] is applied to...
At the DCIAP, management is worse than at the local grocery store. With prehistoric computers and shared folders, it takes three years to open an email. Apparently, justice is not blind, it is just really slow.
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.
In July 2025, during last year's annual rotation, prosecutors had already carried out two days of national strikes and three days of regional work stoppages against a recruitment process.
Changes in patient transport lead firefighters to sign an agreement with INEM. The municipality promises to pay in May.
Culture professionals are protesting this Friday at Praça do Município on a day of general strike. With the administration under the City Council, the union is demanding a 150-euro raise and denouncing the “instability”.
