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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.
Porto City Council stated today that it will not participate in the auction of the Bessa Stadium, holding Boavista's governing bodies responsible for the “structural resolution” of the crisis, despite public pressure for municipal intervention.
The municipality's proposal comes after the Government indicated that the installation of the 25th of April Interpretive Centre in the initially planned building, at Terreiro do Paço, is unfeasible.
The building was home to the Mala Voadora theatre company, which has left the city. Porto City Council will lease it for 13,000 euros per month to launch its municipal network of artistic centres.
The municipality of Porto unanimously approved free public transport in the city this Tuesday, with the exception of an abstention from the Chega party. This was a promise made by the mayor, Pedro Duarte, during the local election campaign, which involves an investment of over ten million euros this year. The proposal is still...
Out of 308 municipalities, only 200 have a Municipal Climate Action Plan (PMAC), two years after the legal deadline for their preparation expired.
With no concert on the night of the 24th to the 25th for the second consecutive year, a PCP source accuses the municipality of turning its back on the celebration. The deputy mayor reportedly defended the municipal company's legitimate choice.
The Court of Auditors refuses a 6.5 million euro contract that provided for the transfer of municipal spaces for 20 years to develop a 'renewable energy community' in Barreiro.
The PAN announced that the 'Pandados' platform will allow for the identification of patterns, inequalities, and territorial asymmetries in how various Portuguese municipalities respond to animal welfare situations.
The rejected contract provided for the use of municipal spaces for 20 years for the 'development of a renewable energy community'.
In the growing list of contradictions, broken promises, and untruths uttered by Carlos Moedas, one stands out as a true testament to shameless audacity. In 2022, he announced the 65+ Health Plan, which was supposed to bring healthcare to the homes of Lisbon residents, but it has since been revealed as a poorly managed service that failed to function due to basic administrative incompetence. The project, which was heavily advertised, ultimately amounted to little more than a teleconsultation service that was suspended because contracts were not renewed. This episode highlights a pattern of political marketing taking precedence over substance, where the promised health plan has become a phantom—much like a 'gambozino' (a mythical creature used to send people on a wild goose chase), heavily advertised but impossible to find when needed.
The president of ANAM wants to end the dependence of municipal assemblies on city councils and warns: changing the electoral law to create single lists requires a broad national debate.
In Azinhaga dos Formozinhos, where landslides occurred, houses have been identified for demolition. Owners accuse the Almada municipality of a lack of communication, while the council states it is monitoring the situation on an “individual basis”.
The Lisbon PS proposal regarding guidelines for the reappointment and replacement of directors of cultural facilities was rejected by the PSD, which accused the party of contradicting its previous positions.
The acquisition of school transport services was approved by the Lisbon City Council. The initiative aims to address the shortfall in responding to requests from the Department of Education, the municipality states.
PSD, CDS-PP, and IL voted down the PS proposal to create an extraordinary energy compensation programme, citing measures already in effect by the Government.
The Lisbon City Council rejected this Wednesday, with votes against from the PSD/CDS-PP/IL administration, the PS proposal to create a municipal programme to mitigate the effects of rising fuel costs, providing support to institutions and families. In a private meeting of the municipal executive, the PSD/CDS-PP/IL team, led by Social Democrat Carlos Moedas...
Lisbon City Council, led by Carlos Moedas, has rejected a Socialist Party (PS) proposal to create a municipal programme aimed at mitigating the impact of rising fuel costs on families and institutions. The governing coalition (PSD/CDS-PP/IL) argued the proposal was redundant, citing existing national government support measures and current municipal social emergency funds. Additionally, the council rejected a separate PS proposal to evaluate the potential acquisition of specific buildings for public housing, with the administration stating it is already prioritising large-scale housing investments and the development of its existing property portfolio.
The PSD/CDS-PP/IL administration stated that the municipal executive is attentive and stands in solidarity with those most affected by the issue of rising fuel costs, but that the socialists' proposal is redundant, given that the Government presented measures very recently.
The Local Citizens' Council aims to “establish itself as a structured space for civic participation, bringing citizens closer to municipal decision-making processes.” It was approved unanimously.
The 22 measures proposed in the document are based on prior consultation and surveys conducted with intermunicipal entities and metropolitan areas.
A public tender for school transport services for the next academic year will also be opened. The Mayor maintains that sensitivity is a hallmark of his administration.
'A national urgency.' This is how the new president of the Coordination and Regional Development Commission of the Centre classifies the need to review the Local Finance Law. Ribau Esteves continues to defend, verbatim, the proposal that the National Association of Municipalities (ANMP) presented to António Costa and to the two governments of Luís...
Mayor Moedas discusses a shift in policy regarding the exit of municipal directors in Lisbon.
The environmental organisation WWF Portugal stated today that if some of the municipalities most affected by the recent storms had more effective Municipal Climate Change Adaptation Plans (PMAAC), they could have better withstood the severe weather.
The environmental organization WWF Portugal stated today that if some of the municipalities most affected by the recent storms had more effective Municipal Climate Change Adaptation Plans (PMAAC), they could have better withstood the severe weather.
The Intermunicipal Community of the Coimbra Region (CIMRC) announced this Thursday that it will ask the Court of Auditors to audit the concession of the waste treatment and collection system, which it described as a 'lion's contract'. Through a law firm hired by the intermunicipal community, the CIMRC will also refer the case to...
The municipal council of Silves has opened a public consultation process as part of the review of its Municipal Master Plan (PDM), the main document that governs land use and The post Silves launches public consultation on urban plan review appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The municipality will hold talks with the concessionaire, but the terms and the scale of the increase are not yet known. The municipal budget grew by 98 million due to the incorporation of the previous year's surplus.
The Porto City Council approved this Tuesday, with the PS councillors voting against, the amendment of the STCP Serviços statutes to make it exclusive to the city, following the intention to transform it into a municipal mobility company. On the sidelines of the executive's private meeting, the socialist Manuel Pizarro justified the vote against...
