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Brussels Opens an Infringement Case Over Salary-Scale Discrimination Against Fixed-Term Public-Sector Workers — Portugal Has Two Months to Realign the Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas With Directive 1999/70/EC

Brussels Opens an Infringement Case Over Salary-Scale Discrimination Against Fixed-Term Public-Sector Workers — Portugal Has Two Months to Realign the Lei Geral do Trabalho em Funções Públicas With Directive 1999/70/EC

Brussels opens INFR(2026)4001 against Portugal for excluding fixed-term public-sector workers from salary-scale progression. Lisbon has two months to fix the LGTFP or face the EU Court of Justice — the second active case Wednesday's package landed on the Montenegro government.
The Portugal Brief
Montenegro Draws a Red Line at the Cyprus Summit — Portugal Will Mount 'Firm and Well-Founded Opposition' to a 2028-2034 EU Budget That Cuts Cohesion 14% While Lisbon Sits at 76.5% of the EU Average

Montenegro Draws a Red Line at the Cyprus Summit — Portugal Will Mount 'Firm and Well-Founded Opposition' to a 2028-2034 EU Budget That Cuts Cohesion 14% While Lisbon Sits at 76.5% of the EU Average

PM Luís Montenegro warned EU leaders in Cyprus that Portugal would oppose the next MFF if it abandons cohesion. The Commission's proposal cuts Portugal's allocation by around 14% while GNI per capita sits at 76.5% of the EU average — below the 90% Treaty threshold.
The Portugal Brief