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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.
Portugal is facing delays or difficulties at the arrival stage.
They put the cart before the horse with three hundred thousand students inside.
Associations are required to provide a tanker truck and personnel to carry out the routes defined by the CML/DMAEVCE for watering trees.
The government official wanted to publicly thank the Minister of Internal Administration.
SMAS-Sintra issued a statement warning that the water cut occurred due to pipe repair work.
SMAS-Sintra issued a statement warning that the water cut occurred due to pipe repair work.
The Banco de Portugal administration met with employees to explain the new project for the future Lisbon building. The contract addendum will only take place in October.
Inês de Medeiros has been a disaster at communicating, after having let the drought happen.
Around 9 pm, a large volume of water loss forced the suspension of the supply on Avenida Fontes Pereira de Melo. EPAL confirmed the rupture in a small-diameter pipe.
The PSD accused the PS on Thursday, July 9, of attempting to 'mask the incompetence' of the Almada City Council regarding water management, claiming the party blocked urgent parliamentary hearings on the matter. PSD parliamentary leader Hugo Soares blamed Almada Mayor Inês de Medeiros (PS) for water supply failures, while the PS countered that the Environment Minister's statements regarding the lack of investment in the municipality do not reflect reality.
User committees classify the situation as “incomprehensible” and maintain that the lack of maintenance of the facilities cannot prevent access to primary healthcare.
The mayor expects it will take two to three weeks to resolve the successive water supply failures in the municipality.
The online platform for grading national exams is under maintenance until 3 p.m. Additionally, the fire that affected a shop in the Carnaxide area is in the final stages of being extinguished.
Lisbon receives 170 of the new border inspectors. The Minister of Internal Administration guarantees a new phase in airport operations, but warns: there will always be difficult days.
At issue is a technical intervention in the operating theatre's cooling system.
Centeno and Santos Pereira are scheduled to provide details regarding the new Bank of Portugal building in the coming week.
The implementation of the SONHO and SClínico systems is the cause.
The Court of Auditors states that it took only “27 working days to grant approval”. The tender for the construction of the new unit was published in 2017, but the contract was only signed in 2024.
The Union of Court Officials complained today about hearing rooms with temperatures exceeding 40ºC, trials being postponed due to the heat, and the Lisbon Palace of Justice lacking drinking water, a situation affecting the entire country.
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.
Investment of 12 million euros with authorisation from the Court of Auditors.
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 maximum waiting time at arrivals was 60 minutes in Porto and 47 minutes in Lisbon.
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.
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.
Paid parking near Praia Grande and Praia das Maçãs, between June 1st and September 30th.
