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Assembleia da República Spurns PCP and Bloco de Esquerda Lajes Inquiry Proposals on 3 June — PSD, Chega, PS, IL and CDS Block Formal Probe of US Base Use During Iran Operations

Assembleia da República Spurns PCP and Bloco de Esquerda Lajes Inquiry Proposals on 3 June — PSD, Chega, PS, IL and CDS Block Formal Probe of US Base Use During Iran Operations

Parliament rejected on 3 June PCP and Bloco de Esquerda proposals for a formal inquiry into the Government's authorisation of US use of the Lajes airbase during the Iran operation — PSD, Chega, PS, Iniciativa Liberal and CDS all voted against, leaving political scrutiny to the standing committee.
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André Ventura Conditions Chega's PSU Generalidade Vote on a Five-Year Contributory Wall for Immigrant Access — Friday Parliament Vote Precedes the 11 June Montenegro Labour-Package Meeting

André Ventura Conditions Chega's PSU Generalidade Vote on a Five-Year Contributory Wall for Immigrant Access — Friday Parliament Vote Precedes the 11 June Montenegro Labour-Package Meeting

Chega leader André Ventura confirmed on 8 June that the party could let the Prestação Social Única pass at generalidade if PSD accepts a five-year contributory wall on immigrant access — and announced a 'final meeting' with PM Montenegro on the labour-reform package on Thursday 11 June.
The Portugal Brief
Ministério da Saúde Earmarks €50 Million for SNS Emergency-Department Refits Through the 8 July ULS Application Window — Psychiatric Urgências Carry Particular Priority on a Programme Running to 2027

Ministério da Saúde Earmarks €50 Million for SNS Emergency-Department Refits Through the 8 July ULS Application Window — Psychiatric Urgências Carry Particular Priority on a Programme Running to 2027

The Ministério da Saúde opened a €50 million programme on 8 June letting SNS ULS apply through 8 July for urgência refits — buildings and equipment at up to 100% of eligible cost — with psychiatric urgências flagged as particular priority on a window running to 2027.
The Portugal Brief
Maria Lúcia Amaral Tells RTP Antena 1 Podcast That Wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'Escaped' Her — Former MAI Minister Frames Her 10 February Resignation Around the Loss of Authority on Civil Protection

Maria Lúcia Amaral Tells RTP Antena 1 Podcast That Wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'Escaped' Her — Former MAI Minister Frames Her 10 February Resignation Around the Loss of Authority on Civil Protection

Former Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral, in her first post-resignation interview on RTP Antena 1's Ponto de Interrogação podcast aired 9 June, says she stepped down after losing the authority to govern when the 2025 wildfires and Tempestade Kristin 'escaped' her.
The Portugal Brief
Lisbon Criminal Court Convenes Tempestade Perfeita Defence-Procurement Mega-Trial With 73 Arguidos on 9 June — 43 Individuals, 30 Companies and Three Former DGRDN Directors Run Through 25 November 2026

Lisbon Criminal Court Convenes Tempestade Perfeita Defence-Procurement Mega-Trial With 73 Arguidos on 9 June — 43 Individuals, 30 Companies and Three Former DGRDN Directors Run Through 25 November 2026

The Tempestade Perfeita defence-procurement corruption trial opens at Lisbon's Tribunal Central Criminal on 9 June 2026 with 73 arguidos — 43 individuals and 30 companies — running through 25 November on corruption, embezzlement and money-laundering charges centred on the DGRDN.
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