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Joaquim Miranda Sarmento

Joaquim Miranda Sarmento

Portuguese politician and economist

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  • Jul 1

    Portugal sets red lines for Sines refinery deal and probes slow fuel price decline

    Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho laid out non-negotiable conditions for the Galp–Moeve merger and ordered an investigation into why pump prices have not followed the sharp drop in crude.

  • Jun 21

    Montenegro dismisses crisis talk as PSD congress rallies around leader after labour reform defeat

    Portugal's prime minister and PSD leader Luís Montenegro ruled out a snap election on Saturday, telling his party's congress that it would be "absurd" to talk of a political crisis after the opposition PS and Chega combined to block the government’s labour law overhaul.

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