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The progressive digitisation of services will allow for improved efficiency, particularly in human resources management.
They are demanding 15% salary increases for public servants and criticising the lack of response from the Minister of State and Finance to a request for negotiations submitted in January.
Nuno Melo does not disclose whether the frigates Portugal will purchase under the European SAFE loan programme are Italian, French, Dutch, or Spanish while contracts remain unsigned, but assures that as a condition for the acquisition, an amount between 150 and 200 million euros must be invested.
Hundreds of students and teachers from specialised arts education programmes are protesting today in front of the Ministry of Education in Lisbon to advocate for an increase in public funding, which has not been updated since 2009.
Students, parents, teachers, staff, and representatives from about 50 schools are gathering this Thursday in front of the Ministry of Education in Lisbon. Specialized artistic education schools accuse the government of a lack of dialogue and demand to be heard regarding the future of the sector.
On the day that the Treasury and Public Debt Management Agency (IGCP) holds two Treasury Bond (OT) auctions, the CCB hosts the 'Banking on Change' conference, an initiative by the ECO newspaper and KPMG, which features an address by the Minister of Finance. Also locally, Mota-Engil...
Artistic education schools claim they are at risk of closing and will protest on Thursday to demand increased state funding.
Students and teachers joined the demonstration, which took place in Lisbon.
The first five of 16 state-owned properties are to be put up for sale. The two buildings in Lisbon account for approximately 96% of the revenue the Government expects to raise in this first round of public auctions.
Lasting about 25 minutes, António José Seguro gave his first speech as President of the Republic before an Assembly of the Republic filled with guests.
The article critiques Carlos Moedas for his political maneuvers, particularly his secretive agreement with the far-right party Chega, which contradicts his public image as a reformist. It highlights the lack of transparency in his dealings and the implications for his governance in Lisbon, emphasizing that he can no longer blame external factors for inaction. The piece calls for Moedas to focus on effective governance rather than personal political ambitions, as he now holds a majority that was not directly granted by the electorate.
Moedas has secured an absolute majority with former Chega members, raising questions about the implications for Lisbon's political landscape and whether this shift marks the end of certain political red lines.
In the early hours tomorrow a new low-pressure system will move into Greater Lisbon, bringing heavy rain.
The Mayor of Lisbon calls for the creation of a specific plan to resolve the housing crisis, warning that municipal councils will be left without financial capacity after the programme ends.
Carlos Moedas justified the proposal, emphasising that “many councils, after June, are left with either national support or their own capital, but they do not have the capacity for such large amounts”.
The municipality emerged from the meeting with the Government confident that the agreement for the pavilion's construction will go ahead. The local authority will be responsible for the works and the State will finance part of the investment.
The proposal from the PSD/CDS-PP/IL coalition, which governs without an absolute majority, passed with the support of Chega. PS, Livre, BE, PAN, PCP and PEV voted against the planned expenditure of €1,345 million.
The Lisbon Municipal Assembly today approved the municipal budget proposal for 2026, with votes in favour from the elected members of the PSD/CDS-PP/IL coalition and Chega, and votes against from PS, Livre, BE, PAN, PCP and PEV.
This Tuesday, the day on which the evolution of prices for 2025 will be released, the CGTP will demonstrate in the streets against the labour package, European Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque will go to Parliament to speak about the European Commission’s work programme for 2026, and the Municipal Assembly of Lisbon will vote on the budget proposal. Meanwhile ...
Protests will take place outside the Ministry of Education to demand an increase in the contribution paid by the State.
With its budget approved on 17 December with the favourable votes of Chega and with full confidence in final validation by the Municipal Assembly, Carlos Moedas’s administration is turning its attention to the changes for 2026 affecting municipal companies. Among these, EMEL will change the parking exemption regime for cars ...
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Because of its performance over the past two years, the Lisbon Metro was reclassified within the categories of public companies, allowing the new management team to receive a higher salary.
