Sara Cerdas (PS-MEP) last week met with Ryanair representatives in Brussels, to discuss issues affecting European air connectivity and the competitiveness of Member States, in particular Portugal.
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Medically assisted death can only occur through euthanasia if assisted suicide is impossible due to the patient's physical disability, according to the new law that was voted on today in parliament.
The São Tomé Prime Minister, Patrice Trovoada, referred to the Portuguese authorities asking for clarification about allegations of discrimination against students at the Professional School of Hospitality and Tourism, who have stated that they are being discriminated against but have declined to classify the situation as slavery.
The judgment of the three Russian citizens, two men and a woman, accused of drug trafficking, was read today after they were caught transporting cocaine on their sailboat in Madeira.
The savings resulting from the application of Zero VAT on food products considered essential will not be significant, but "despite everything, it will help", says Ana Ferreira, responsible for DECO in Madeira.
The military associations representing the non-commissioned officers and enlisted seamen aboard the beleaguered NRP Mondego, which had to be towed to the port of Caniçal this morning, after its electrical generators failed have spoken out.
Two people - a woman aged in her 20's and another woman in her 40's, both Portuguese nationals died, and another two people were seriously injured this morning at the Ismaeli Centre in Lisbon after a man attacked worshippers with a knife.
As on the mainland, inspectors from the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) will join the strike scheduled from the 5th to the 10th of April.
Although petrol was today 2.5 cents and diesel 3 cents a litre cheaper, the Regional Government has decreed that it will raise the tax rate on petroleum products.
The PCP (Portuguese Communist Party), has already requested that Alberto João Jardim be heard by the Enquiry Commission, who are investigating the statements made by Sérgio Marques in an interview with DN Lisboa, about 'invented works' within the Regional Government of Madeira.
Summertime starts on Sunday, as the clocks go forward one hour.
The U.S. State Department has highlighted a large volume of complaints regarding the excessive use of force by Portugal's police force in its 2022 annual police report released today.
Just after 10:30 this morning, the NRP Mondego was seen leaving and will return to its mainland base.
As the Regional Secretary of Health and Civil Protection, Pedro Ramos, announced on the 9th of March to JM and RTP, the use of face masks is no longer mandatory in hospitals and health centres, except in exceptional circumstances.
Sérgio Marques told the deputies of the Commission of Enquiry that throughout the "invented works" in Madeira he "never felt any pressure" from the President of the Regional Government, from any member of the Government or from businessmen, namely Luís Miguel de Sousa and Avelino Farinha, to change the course of his policies.