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Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has urged the Portuguese government to immediately terminate the Volta packaging deposit system, citing it as a source of significant social distress despite its environmental intentions.
The newly launched Instituto Progresso serves as a non-partisan think tank designed to develop and field-test public policies, bringing together a diverse coalition of progressive figures from across the political spectrum.
The government maintains its decision to auction properties despite criticism that these buildings could have been repurposed to address the public housing crisis.
Eight vacant government properties in Lisbon, recently sold or slated for auction, represent a missed opportunity to create approximately 450 public housing units.
Thousands of demonstrators gathered at the Portuguese Parliament to protest for better access to housing.
The conference, attended by 12 guests, featured debates on the role of families and schools in regulating mobile phone use, mental health, and public policy.
The Commission for Religious Freedom considered that the situation violated an article establishing that “the principle of non-confessionality will be respected in official acts and state protocol”.
A few months before the 50th anniversary of the first democratic local elections, 16 mayors from across the country met at the third edition of the Local Summit, which took place this Wednesday at the Belém Cultural Centre (CCB) in Lisbon. From housing to local financing, including adaptation to climate change and the need for planning...
More of a say in mental health decisions and access to housing, education, and employment were some of the demands of the protesters who marched today to the Assembly of the Republic in Lisbon.
One day, more than 15 mayors, and a motivated room eager to hear about local power. This was the 3rd Local Summit, an ECO initiative that took place this Wednesday at the Belém Cultural Centre. See the best images from an intense day.
The Board of Trustees is one of the most relevant bodies of the Nova University of Lisbon
An analysis of immigration trends and the associated public policy framework within Portugal.
The Lisbon Municipal Assembly approved recommendations from PAN and PEV regarding contaminated soils and biodiversity, with the PSD voting against the main proposals.
The event takes place in Lisbon between 4:00 PM and 7:30 PM and features former Health Minister Adalberto Campos Fernandes, who was appointed by Seguro to coordinate the Strategic Pact for Health.
Lawyer Manuel Nobre Correia analyses the Public Prosecutor's indictment in the case of the twins who were treated at Santa Maria Hospital.
Henrique Machado, Society editor at CNN Portugal, analyses the Public Prosecutor's indictment in the case of the twins who were treated at Santa Maria Hospital.
The first plenary session took place this Thursday, with the inauguration of the deputies from the six committees that make up the parliament and the election of João Paulo Magalhães as the president of the initiative. This is a project by Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, the Nova University of Lisbon, and Microsoft, with which Expresso is associated as a media partner.
Litter scattered on the streets sparked a conflict between the Government and Lisbon City Council. In other countries, the system also required time, corrections, and social adaptation.
Following criticism from Moedas regarding Volta, the director of APED, Lobo Xavier, speaks of high adoption rates. Jacinto, secretary-general of AHRESP, says the system is not suitable for the restaurant industry.
Waste chaos leads the Mayor of Lisbon to call for the end of the system. The Minister says it is a European obligation.
During a press conference from the capital, the mayor stated he had presented the French example to the Government, where he claimed the system has been suspended.
Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has called on the government to immediately scrap Portugal’s Volta bottle and can deposit-return scheme, claiming it has created serious social and urban hygiene problems in The post Lisbon mayor calls for end of Volta recycling scheme appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Prime Minister stated that extremes must not stifle democracies. Meanwhile, the President affirmed that healthcare is a right for everyone and not a privilege for a few.
A recycling and reuse policy “is necessary”, states the Social Democrat Carlos Moedas. But “it should be neither a tax nor a social drama”.
Carlos Moedas asked the Government this Tuesday to cancel the Volta packaging deposit system “immediately”, claiming that the 10-cent refund per bottle or can is turning into “a tax for those who pay” and an urban hygiene problem in cities.
Secretary of State for Justice, Gonçalo da Cunha Pires, said that Wing E will be the first to close. About 250 inmates will be moved to three different prisons.
