The Religious Freedom Commission concluded that a school blessing in Cascais breached the legal principle requiring non-confessionality in official and State protocol acts.
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A new proposal for the European Community budget suggests an 8% reduction in spending across most policy areas. Both countries favoring cohesion funding and 'frugal' member states seeking deeper cuts have expressed dissatisfaction with the plan, and the European Parliament has rejected it as unacceptable.
The Socialist Party's (PS) National Committee has confirmed its decision to abstain from voting on the 2027 State Budget. Party president Carlos César stated that this position, intended to avoid government instability during an international crisis, received unanimous support from the members present at the meeting.
The secretary-general of the UGT union has called on the Prime Minister to reopen negotiations on the wages and income agreement within the Social Concertation. He specifically urged the government to ensure the national minimum wage reaches 1,000 euros by January and requested that any future labour law changes prioritize the strengthening of collective bargaining.