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CGTP Calls a National General Strike for 3 June Against the Pacote Laboral — Tiago Oliveira Drops the Date at Lisbon's 1.º de Maio Rally as UGT Holds Off Until 7 May Concertação Social Meeting

CGTP Calls a National General Strike for 3 June Against the Pacote Laboral — Tiago Oliveira Drops the Date at Lisbon's 1.º de Maio Rally as UGT Holds Off Until 7 May Concertação Social Meeting

CGTP secretary-general Tiago Oliveira used the 1.º de Maio rally between Martim Moniz and Alameda D. Afonso Henriques to call a national general strike for Wednesday 3 June against the government's pacote laboral. UGT will not commit to action until after the 7 May Concertação Social meeting.
The Portugal Brief
€60 Million for Casa Branca-Beja Electrification, €80 Million for Alentejo Farmers, a 12-Month Credit-Moratorium Rollover and Aqua SA Under Macário Correia — Inside the Beja Council of Ministers Package

€60 Million for Casa Branca-Beja Electrification, €80 Million for Alentejo Farmers, a 12-Month Credit-Moratorium Rollover and Aqua SA Under Macário Correia — Inside the Beja Council of Ministers Package

Thursday's first decentralised Council of Ministers in Beja booked €60M for Casa Branca-Beja electrification, three bi-mode trains for early 2027, €80M for Alentejo farmers, the new Aqua SA water vehicle under Macário Correia, and a twelve-month rollover of the storm-Kristin credit moratorium.
The Portugal Brief