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Palácio de São Bento, seat of the Assembleia da República in Lisbon, where Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho defended the Prestação Social Única reform before the parliamentary Labour Committee.

Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho Pulls the Código das Prestações Sociais From the PRR Reform Track — €5.193 Billion Final Tranche Now Pivots on the 13-Benefit Prestação Social Única Alone

The Ministry of Labour has dropped the Código das Prestações Sociais from the PRR's Social Security milestone, leaving the Prestação Social Única as the sole gate to the €5.193 billion final tranche — Palma Ramalho cited a 63-month RSI duration before parliament on Friday.
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Chega Sinks the Government's Trabalho XXI Labour Reform on Friday's Generalidade Vote — PSD, CDS-PP and IL Stand Alone as PS, Bloco de Esquerda, PCP, Livre, PAN and JPP Carry the No, Ventura Cites Despedimentos and Reforma-Antecipada Sticking Points

Chega Sinks the Government's Trabalho XXI Labour Reform on Friday's Generalidade Vote — PSD, CDS-PP and IL Stand Alone as PS, Bloco de Esquerda, PCP, Livre, PAN and JPP Carry the No, Ventura Cites Despedimentos and Reforma-Antecipada Sticking Points

Chega joined the entire left bench to reject the Trabalho XXI labour reform in Friday's generalidade vote, defeating Prime Minister Luís Montenegro's flagship Código do Trabalho rewrite. Only PSD, CDS-PP and IL voted in favour.
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