Parliament will today approve a renewal of the state of emergency until 31 March By TPN/Lusa, in COVID-19, Politics · 11-03-2021 13:28:00 · 2 Comments
The parliament will debate and vote today on the renewal of the state of emergency until 31 March to allow lockdown measures to continue, the vote is guaranteed approval, with the support of PS, PSD, CDS-PP and Pan parties The introduction of the law reads As a result of the measures taken under the state of emergency, the situation is evolving favourably, but external signs are still complex and imposing caution about the steps to be taken in the near future, it is understood that there are reasons to keep it [lockdown] for another 15 days, in the same terms of the last renewal , The draft presidential decree that renews the state of emergency maintains that
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will hear today the nine parties with parliamentary seats, by videoconference, on the renewal of the.
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The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, will hear the nine parties with parliamentary seats, by videoconference, between Tuesday and Wednesday.
Euthanasia law approved By TPN/Lusa, in News · 30-01-2021 14:00:00 · 3 Comments
The Portuguese Parliament has approved the decriminalisation of medically assisted death, with the votes from a large part of the PS, BE, PAN, PEV, Liberal Initiative and 14 PSD deputies and votes against from the CDS, Chega and PCP.
In total, 136 deputies voted in favor, 78 against and four abstained.
While the vote has been praised by many, the Portuguese Episcopal Conference has expressed “sadness and indignation” at the approval in parliament of the decriminalisation of medically assisted death. The Portuguese bishops express their sadness and indignation at the parliamentary approval of the law authorising euthanasia and assisted suicide. This sadness and indignation are compounded by the fact that a form of death caused