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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.
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.
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 27th Marcha LGBTI+ de Lisboa drew thousands down Avenida da Liberdade on Saturday 6 June behind the slogan 'Nem Silêncio, Nem Medo' — targeting Lei 38/2018 repeal attempts, conversion-therapy decriminalisation bills, and bans on Pride flags in public buildings.
Brussels' 4 June European Semester package projects Portugal's net public spending growing 5.6% in 2027 against an agreed 1.2% ceiling — a cumulative 2.1% of GDP deviation that ranks second-worst in the eurozone behind France.
Defence Minister Nuno Melo used a Sunday Jornal de Notícias and TSF interview to reject a European army and reaffirm NATO as Portugal's primary defensive frame — Spain's push for a continental force has now been publicly dismissed by Brussels' top diplomat as well.
The new Mecanismo de Continuidade Territorial (Territorial Continuity Mechanism), Portugal's replacement for the old Subsídio Social de Mobilidade (Social Mobility Subsidy), entered into force on Saturday 6 June after publication in Diário da...
