Fight against corruption to “defend democracy”
High profile cases involving former and current political figures have highlighted corruption in Portugal.
The PCP’s secretary general, Jerónimo de Sousa, has warned that the fight against corruption is a fight to defend democracy and has criticised those who “cynically take advantage” of recent developments in justice cases.
“When some people cynically take advantage of recent developments in court cases, it must be said that the fight against corruption and economic-financial crime is a fight to be fought in defence of the democratic regime and for the deepening of democracy”, said the communist leader, while alluding to Operation Marquis, which involves former Prime Minister José Sócrates.
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Local trade in Lisbon will be able to sell products on digital platform
Local businesses in Lisbon will be able to sell products on a digital platform, during the pandemic period, through a partnership with CTT and the Union of Trade and Services Associations (UACS)
In a statement, the executive led by the Fernando Medina indicates that the measure results from the creation of an app of CTT for local commerce, under the “Lisboa Protege” Program, budgeted at 90 million Euros.
“With the use of CTT s new app for local commerce - CTT Comércio Local - developed to provide the digitalization of the sector during this still indefinite period of pandemic, local producers and small traders, who traditionally only have physical commercial activity, now have access to an electronic platform where they can sell their products, as well as a simple solution to get them to final consumers”, said the municipality.