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Portuguese nurses sign open letter in solidarity with British nurses on strike

2022/12/23 - 1:41pm

125 nurses from Portugal have signed an open letter of solidarity with the unprecedented strike that, since 15 December, has been promoted by British colleagues in response to more than a decade of disinvestment in the public service and the loss of real wages.

Peace in the hands of people

2022/09/01 - 11:23am

Resolution adopted by the National Bureau of the Left Bloc at its meeting on 3 july 2022.

No to Russian imperialist agression. For an integral and neutral Ukraine

2022/02/23 - 9:00pm

The Left Bloc's Political Commission states that Portugal should "condemn Putin's military adventure and distance itself from positions of support for the USA and the expansion of NATO". Read the statement here.

Brief outcome of the Portuguese 30th of January general elections

2022/02/04 - 5:51pm

The Socialist Party, led by the Portuguese prime minister António Costa, got the Parliamentary absolute majority that he pursued for a long time, with 117 seats out of 230 and 41.7% of the votes.

On the portuguese elections and the Left Bloc result

2022/02/04 - 5:40pm

History shows that Left Bloc has always had the capacity to face difficult moments, and we stand together to shift the present reality.

Disconnecting the employers

2021/11/17 - 4:30pm

Over the past days, Portugal has been in the news in the international press. And for one good reason: the bill forbidding bosses to contact workers during their rest time. The American "Vice" magazine stressed that "Portugal has made it illegal for your employer to send you messages after working hours". Yahoo Finance" ran the headline "A simple mistake that could get your boss in trouble". In the British newspapers, like The Guardian, the measure was also highlighted. By José Soeiro

Portuguese Parliament approves the Decriminalisation of Medically Assisted Death (Euthanasia), a Teleworking Regime and a Climate Framework Law

2021/11/10 - 12:32pm

Despite all the drama surrounding the non-approval of the 2022 State Budget, important steps were taken last week when the Portuguese Parliament approved the proposals on decriminalisation of medically assisted death (euthanasia), on a teleworking regime, and the Climate Framework Law.

Society responds to the disappointment of the COP26 summit by going out to the streets to “save the planet”

2021/11/10 - 12:29pm

While the COP26 summit is taking place in Glasgow, marches were organized all over the world, including in Lisbon and Oporto, to demand concrete measures that the summit and world leaders arenot delivering.

António Costa’s Government calls for elections

2021/11/10 - 12:24pm

The Socialist Party, moved by economic interests, and with the help of the President of the Republic, has led Portugal into a political crisis that will result in early legislative elections, but such political crisis is “artificial, unnecessary and a trick by Prime Minister António Costa” to obtain an absolute majority, said Catarina Martins, National Coordinator of Left Bloc.

Let the People decide the rules?

2021/11/07 - 5:57pm

Even before its official approval, ministers, leaders, diplomats and others, were already warning against setting expectations too high for the EU’s real ability to follow up on citizens’ demands. By Luís Fazenda and Marisa Matias.

“There is no neutrality in the defence of fundamental rights”

2021/06/30 - 4:06pm

The Portuguese government has claimed a “duty of neutrality” for refusing to subscribe a joint letter to the European Commission, signed by 17 Member States, condemning the recently approved Hungarian law which is discriminatory against LGBTI+ people. Fabíola Cardoso, MP for Left Bloc, stresses that "Portugal needs to quickly reverse its position.”

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Left Bloc MEPs question the European Commission about a major personal data leak to Google

2021/06/30 - 4:01pm

Marisa Matias and José Gusmão, MEPs for Left Bloc, have questioned the European Commission after being reported that the main websites of the Portuguese National Health Service (SNS) and other public services are providing data from citizens for the commercial exploitation of Google and other advertising companies.

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Left Bloc wants to regulate work done through digital platforms

2021/06/30 - 3:58pm

Catarina Martins, Left Bloc coordinator, and José Soeiro, MP for Left Bloc, presented a proposal that aims to regulate work done through digital platforms: employment contracts, penalties for non-compliant platforms and clarification of the algorithm are the main proposals.

Gaza

“The world cannot close its eyes and be complicit with Israel’s criminal policy”

2021/06/30 - 3:49pm

Catarina Martins, Left Bloc coordinator, stated that the Portuguese government must have “a strong position condemning Israel’s attacks” and, while holding the presidency of Council of the European Union, take the necessary measures so that immediate sanctions are applied, in order to stop what is happening in the Gaza Strip.

Note on Peruvian elections

2021/06/14 - 12:56pm

The victory of teacher and trade unionist Pedro Castillo in the Peruvian presidential election puts a brake on the specter of the corrupt and authoritarian right led by candidate Keiko Fujimori.

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