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Parliament's Blackout Working Group Says CORGOV Is Beyond Its Reach — Confidentiality Wall Stops MPs Scrutinising the Government's Crisis-Response Cell on the Eve of the One-Year Anniversary

Parliament's apagão working group finalised a draft report this weekend that admits CORGOV — the Government's new crisis-response cell created after the 28 April 2025 blackout — is beyond MPs' reach because of confidentiality. The vote lands Tuesday, exactly one year after the lights went out.

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Matosinhos Hands Four Municipal Plots to Housing Cooperatives for 140 Affordable-Rent Homes — 90-Year Direito de Superfície, €75k Subsidy, Rents 20% Below Market as the State's €250M Cooperative Fund Stays Missing

Matosinhos cedes four municipal plots to housing cooperatives by direito de superfície for 90 years. 140 affordable-rent dwellings at 20% below market, €75k architecture subsidy, IMI exemption, IVA at 6%. Window closes 24 May. The State's €250M cooperative fund still has no money.