Leiria
- Sep 12
Portuguese Socialists and Chega clash over competing fuel tax cut proposals
Socialist Party leader José Luís Carneiro accused Chega of political deception after André Ventura challenged the opposition to back a draft law lowering road fuel VAT from 23% to 13% in a September 24 parliamentary vote.
- Jul 28
Six months after Storm Kristin, central Portugal grapples with over 200,000 damaged homes and a slow recovery
Half a year after the 28 January tempest, the central region counts 200,000+ housing claims, 83.5 million euros in state payouts against 105–110 million needed, and a patchy return to normal as schools operate from containers and fibre cables lie on the ground.
- Jun 22
Livre accuses Portugal's government of failing storm-hit regions as parliamentary days begin in Leiria
The Livre party launched its parliamentary days in Leiria on Monday, accusing the government of Luís Montenegro of a slow and inadequate response to the train of storms that battered central Portugal earlier this year.
