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European Commission Challenged on TAP Loan

MEP and Transport and Tourism Committee member, Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar,  wrote to the European Commission (EC) this week, a letter which has been endorsed by the entire PSD (Social Democrat) delegation, asking the EC to provide answers as to why the the Government of Portugal was given the 'green light' to grant TAP - Air Portugal a loan totalling 1,200 million euros.

Our Citizens Need Support

The deputy of the Socialist-Madeira Party to the Assembly of the Republic, Marta Freitas, visited, the Food Bank Against Hunger in Madeira, today, the 15th of June to discuss the work that has been carried out by the institution since its creation, especially during the pandemic. 

Individual and Remunerated Passenger Transport (TVDE) Controversy Continues

At the regional parliament, representatives of two Madeira Taxi Driver Associations met with the islands President, Miguel Albuquerque,  the Regional Secretary for Economy, Rui Barreto, and the Regional Secretary for Social Inclusion and Citizenship, Augusta Aguiar, to argue against new digital platforms for passenger transportation, in unmarked vehicles (Individual and Remunerated Passenger Transport TVDE), whose model is being adapted to the region, on the basis that they constitute 'negative and unfair competition' in the sector.

Despair Over Lack of Social Security Measures

After yesterday's tragic incidence when a restaurant worker, suffering financial distress after his boss failed to pay his wages despite agreeing to a payment plan, barricaded himself inside the restaurant where he worked and threatened to kill himself, the Portuguese Communist Party (PCP) announced this morning that there are literally thousands of people who are unable to access any form of social security support.

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