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Glória Funicular: Municipal Assembly committee begins hearings with Mobility councilor and Carris board

The Lisbon Municipal Assembly's special committee investigating the September 2025 Glória funicular derailment has decided to begin by hearing from the City Council's Mobility councilor and the management of Carris. Further entities, including technical staff, unions, the maintenance company, and potentially the insurance provider, may be summoned in later phases.

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'The country cannot stop because of temper tantrums': Ventura pressures parties for housing consensus

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Assembly of the Republic opens for citizen visits this Saturday afternoon

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