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The Portuguese government has announced a strategic partnership between idD Portugal Defence and Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri to revitalize the Alfeite Arsenal, aiming to modernize operations without workforce redundancies over a one-year transition period.
The Left Bloc labels the Constitutional Court's validation of the new asylum and return law as a significant setback, while political parties debate the President's next steps regarding the legislation's promulgation.
The Left Bloc has officially declined to support Chega's motion of no confidence, characterizing the move as a performative display of radicalization within right-wing politics rather than a substantive challenge to the government.
Nuno Fazenda analyzes the failure of PRR-financed housing projects across Portugal to fulfill their social purpose despite being completed for months.
The Institute for Housing and Urban Rehabilitation (IHRU) has urged politicians to exercise greater responsibility following allegations by the PS leader that the government is delaying housing handovers for electoral purposes.
Left Bloc and PCP leaders strongly oppose the government's proposed labour package, arguing it threatens workers' rights and increases precariousness, while calling for collective action to block the legislation.
The Left Bloc and other opposition parties have sharply criticized the Portuguese government, labeling its response to Storm Kristin as incompetent and negligent following the release of the President's Open Presidency report.
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Mayors in Barreiro are opposing the closure of the obstetrics and gynaecology emergency unit, citing that over 16,000 births have occurred there between 2014 and 2024. They find the decision to close the unit incomprehensible, especially in light of ongoing healthcare challenges, such as ambulances being held for hours at other emergency departments due to high patient volumes.
According to José Luís Carneiro, there are many hundreds of properties that need to be re-evaluated, restored, and redeveloped before they can be made available for housing.
The Minister of Environment and Energy admits that the Government was concerned that the partnership between Galp and the Spanish firm Moeve could jeopardise national control of the Sines refinery. Following the collapse of negotiations, Maria da Graça Carvalho guarantees that the Executive will remain vigilant regarding potential future agreements, although she acknowledges the importance of strengthening the sector's investment capacity in decarbonisation.
The Government will change the tables establishing the criteria for accessing the Armed Forces, the Minister of National Defence announced this Tuesday, expressing disagreement with the changes approved by the socialist executive which have been suspended for three years. On the sidelines of a conference titled “Defence Industry: Positioning Portuguese Companies”, organised by...
The Government has added two more objectives to the “Water that unites” programme, announcing the advancement of the solution to bring water to the south bank of the Tagus from the Castelo do Bode dam on the Zêzere River, as well as the water supply for the Sines Industrial Zone. In the 2027 State Budget report, ...
A relatively small but energetic protest took place in Sines yesterday, organised by the ‘Hands Off the Alentejo Coast’ platform, which brings together 13 movements and associations from Grândola, Alcácer The post ‘Hands Off Alentejo Coast’ platform brings together dozens of protesters in Sines appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Government is willing to allow Galp to proceed with a merger of its Iberian refining and service station businesses with the Spanish company Moeve, provided the agreement safeguards the strategic importance of the country's only oil refinery, stated the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro Almeida, in an interview.
The Alfeite Arsenal will have a 'new management and operational model' involving a partnership between the public entity idD Portugal Defence and the Italian company Fincantieri, the Ministry of National Defence announced today, assuring that there will be no redundancies.
Nuno Melo presided over the flag oath ceremony at the Naval School and called for recruitment. The Navy currently has 30% fewer personnel than authorised.
When I last wrote on this subject in July, it appeared that the government had only until the end of that month to avert the fall of this national asset The post Portugal: Sines oil refinery – the final curtain appeared first on Portugal Resident.
France has 17% of petrol stations without at least one type of fuel. Maria da Graça Carvalho guarantees that Portugal is above the recommended 90 days and calls for conscious consumption.
The President of the Republic, António José Seguro, advocated today in Troia for the development of technologies that can be applied in both defence and civil society, contributing simultaneously to the country's defence and the creation of wealth.
Paulo Raimundo cited as examples the positions of those parties 'regarding the profits of Galp, large retailers, and the banking sector'.
The Prime Minister states that the situation is improving and that 9,200 teachers have entered the profession. Fenprof stresses that only 7,000 were tenured and that the majority were already teaching.
The Prime Minister spoke this Friday at the Barbosa du Bocage School Centre, which was inaugurated in the city of Setúbal
At the official start of the school year in Setúbal, the Prime Minister declined to comment on the new warning from Passos Coelho and the study by the former head of government, but left messages for several recipients.
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro acknowledged in Setúbal that education has declined in quality and rigour in recent years, but assured that the Government is implementing measures to reverse poor student learning outcomes. Key initiatives include stricter mobile phone policies in schools, curriculum changes, and incentives to recruit teachers to high-pressure areas like Lisbon and the Setúbal Peninsula. Montenegro also highlighted ongoing school infrastructure improvements funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) and the European Investment Bank, aiming to improve Portugal's future PISA rankings.
The Prime Minister highlighted the “restrictions on the use of mobile phones in schools” as a way for students to focus on learning.
The Prime Minister acknowledges that there are difficulties in retaining teachers on the Setúbal Peninsula, where he visited this morning.
The Prime Minister faced protests during the opening of the academic year in the city of Setúbal.
Protesters shouted slogans demanding the valuing of public schools, salary increases, the maintenance of Social Security in the public sector, and the valuing of the National Health Service (SNS).
Schedule of official activities for Prime Minister Setúbal for the date of September 11, 2026.
