Schools agree with the "simplex" assessment

The Council of Schools sent Tuesday, the Minister of Education the need to find "new proposals" to develop the assessment of teachers in the next academic year, according to a statement from the government advisory body.

According to the same note, the advisers agreed, in general, with measures to simplify the process proposed by the government, "which added to the analysis suggestions that are worthy of the Ministry of Education," not mentioning that the Council of Schools ( EC), which represents all boards of the country, maintains the request for suspension of proceedings, as was adopted at the beginning of last week.

In a meeting Tuesday between the EC and minister, Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues' presented a set of proposals to provide the conditions necessary for continuing the process of assessing teacher performance this school year, "says the text.

"Several advisers put forward suggestions to improve and / or clarify from the technical point of view, the measures put forward."

"It was, moreover, stressed the importance of reflection on the development of the evaluation process by the end of this school year in order to find new proposals for the next round of assessment," advances the advisory body of the Ministry of Education, which in decided in principle last week asking the Ministry to suspend the proceedings.

Last Friday, Alvaro Almeida dos Santos said after a meeting with the minister to hear the changes to the model to evaluate proposals by the government, that this advisory body "probably" keep the request for suspension of proceedings.

The Minister Maria de Lurdes Rodrigues announced Thursday a series of measures to simplify the model of evaluation, dropping criteria and the results of students and schoolchildren obligatoriness the observation of lessons.

Another of the news is how members of boards will be evaluated.

According to the proposal of the ministry, responsible for Regional Directors of Education to evaluate the chairmen of boards based on the performance evaluation system of government.

The other members of the directions are evaluated by the executive chairman or director.

Civil Government wants more money for road awareness

The contracting of funds for humanitarian associations of firefighters might voluntary, next year, be extended to actions aimed at reducing the road accidents. This is at least the desire of the civil governor of Coimbra, demonstrated yesterday during the signing of protocols for the delivery of subsidies for recompletamento of personal protective equipment. Henrique Fernandes believes that the contratulização with the bodies of firefighters should not be the 'classic' of equipment to combat fires, because the level of awareness road there is still much work to do.
"Admittedly, next year, do with the bodies of firefighters, shares of contracts for the development of acts of awareness among the schools, the adults, the drivers', he said, marked presence at the ceremony where representatives of all associations of firefighters the district.
Alongside this will clearly demonstrated, which Henrique Fernandes yesterday was transferring money, a total of 33 thousand euros for the associations of firefighters who received the district, each had around 1600 euros for recompletamento of personal protective equipment. A well below the amount transferred in 2007 - which amounted to 167,519 euros - but aimed at completing the process begun last year. Moreover, the money allocated to Civil Government by the Ministry of Interior had this year to be among the tripartite humanitarian associations of firefighters, road safety and security. On the other hand, was keen to clarify the civil governor, were given new cars on fire in Chaman, Brasfemes, Burton, Mira and Pampilhosa da Serra, without any cost to the corporations.
Still, the ceremony of yesterday had "special meaning" because, said Henrique Fernandes, was given "one more step in the ability and readiness shown that in response to forest fires and other emergency situations. Highlighted by the way, increasing the capacity of response shown by corporations faced with an emergency situation, measured by time of arrival at the fire. "In terms of national average around 11 minutes. In the district was even lower, 'said, assuring that the response "not based on aircraft and teams helitransportadas', but' the firefighters in teams to permanent and the first intervention".

Three men for trafficking in drugs in Cascais

The PSP in Lisbon announced this Wednesday the arrest of three men in Cascais suspected of drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearm and identified another 11 in an operation called "Lightning", which culminated an investigation started five months ago, the news agency Lusa.

"During that operation has been complied with to five search of premises, leading to arrest of three men, two with 40 and one with 41 years of age, two of them suspected of drug trafficking and one for illegal possession of a shotgun from pipes sawn" , Informed the PSP.

The 11 identified suspects had "aged between 22 and 32 years' and were referred to as" drug trafficking, theft of vehicles in interior and theft.

The PSP seized during the operation 3690 individual doses of hashish, with a weight of 738.32 grams, 765 individual doses of heroin, with a weight of 62.9 grams, 1650 euros in cash, a shotgun from pipes sawn-five ammunition, a caliber 38 revolver, a replica in plastic gun, six knives, two of them with automatic opening, a girl and a wooden bat, baseball.

Inmates were present in court for him to be enacted measures of coercion.

Arrest in Kochi

In Kochi, the PSP also arrested Tuesday a man of 29 years suspected of drug trafficking, which was "in places under his control", according to the police force, 61 kilograms of hashish, 332 grams of cocaine, various utensils used in the preparation and weighing of narcotic, a car and 8110 euros in cash.

The detainee was present this Wednesday the local court for the first judicial interrogation.

Another arrest in Torres Vedras

Also in the Lisbon region, in Torres Vedras, the PSP Monday arrested a man for 45 years on the suspicion of drug trafficking, as a result of an investigation to a month.

In possession of the suspect and "in places under his control", the PSP said Tuesday seized a car, 2445 euros in cash, 187 grams of hashish, eight grams of cocaine, an 8 mm caliber pistol adapted to the caliber 6.35, with three ammunition in the charger.

We also seized a gun from electrical contact, a replica in plastic pistol, a saving of ammunition, a knife, an x-act, two knives, a scissors, a GPS, five mobile phones, a safe, a windmill, two scales of Precision, 37 tablets used to mix the narcotic and increase their profitability and various tools and products used in the preparation and packaging of drugs.

The suspect was present at the court in Wanganui and was awaiting trial in custody.

PSD: Steps Coelho advocates strengthening of the credit line announced by the government

The Social Democrat Pedro Passos Coelho today defended a "rapid strengthening", in over 10,000 million, the credit line of 20.000 million announced by the Government not to forget liquidity to the market.The former candidate for leadership in Buenos Aires told the PSD, in a debate on the role of the state in the twenty-first century, in which participated along with the Socialist Antonio Jose Seguro, an initiative of the Portuguese Association for Active citizenship.

Passos Coelho justified its proposal with that of the credit line announced by the government to be "used for (financial institutions) renew old lines of financing that are maturing."

"If there is a rapid strengthening in at least 10,000 million, we have averted the collapse of banks, but we will not have guaranteed that there will be credit and financing available to our economy," he said.

In his view, in a country where there is "extreme vulnerability" of businesses, if such reinforcement is not guaranteed "many of these companies may simply have to close doors any time soon."

DN: 'Unions propose self-evaluation'

Terrorist attack tourist centers of the former Bombay. Terrorist groups attacked the luxury hotels and other targets in Bombay, killing 80 people and injuring 200. Victims sought with British or American passport and fired indiscriminately at a train station.

- 'If LBW: Balcony in Aguiar da Beira is the former home of the father of South Africa. "It was good because we were not grant credit and now the situation normalized", admits source of the bank.

Local Government is most genuine expression of Democracy

It was thus that the City of Peterborough celebrated the Day of Local Government, which is Nov. 26 indicates, throughout the country.

Berta Cabral sat at the table with householders of various ages and various sensitivities, not only to provide them with accounts of what this administration has done by the local county Azores, but also to answer your questions and centralize the dialogue in their concerns.

The mayor of Ponta Delgada focused on the proximity to people, this was not the most significant feature of Local Government, City Hall and City Hall.

At a time when the development and progress mark the step, Berta Cabral acknowledged that the requirement for individuals is greater, as are major financial constraints of municipalities.

However, he said that under those circumstances, has been the Local Government what else has matched the aspirations of the people, what else has contributed to the development of the country, but also what else has been sacrificed in the name of economic stability .

It is for this, that the Mayor of Ponta Delgada who is also President of Amra, says that the country owes much to the Local Government, "by how much, with the same limited resources allocated" by continuing to be the expression more genuine democracy and the ability of enterprising citizens, which in Ponta Delgada, has been manifested in a concerted action of social, economic and territorial.

Within society, the Board entered into education, and recovered 7 schools, where the pipeline is in the improvement of 6 more schools, has already built over 1,000 homes, has created more than two dozen ATLs, research programs and conviviality to support the elderly and became active partner of IPSS.

On the economic side the municipality of Ponta Delgada has contributed to infrastructure development, such as the Azores Park, the business park of Valados or road-building strategies.

In territorial terms, there is the strong investment in accessibility, in car parks and goes further, in environmental terms, with the Urban Park, the garden city to ensure the sustained development of Ponta Delgada.

Berta Cabral has no doubt that the Local Government has also a say in tackling the crisis: "We are already going beyond the contribution that others have made, but we can help at the bureaucracy of municipal services and maintenance of good management practices, "finalized.

Two-thirds of immigrants expelled in Europe remain illegally

Over the last three years were ordered around 660 thousand evictions per year in Europe, but two thirds of immigrants remain in the territory illegally, the "worst possible scenarios," Vitorino said today.

"There are policies for legal immigration little after that match the ambitious policies of return very strict," said the Commissioner of Migration that Gulbenkian Forum, speaking at the VIII International Congress of the Portuguese Council for Refugees (CPR), which runs until Thursday at Lisbon, pointed to two consequences of restrictive admission policy, adopted in recent years in the European Union (EU).

"Directly or indirectly, the lack of legal channels of immigration is that there is an incentive for illegal immigration, creating increased pressure on the system of international protection," Vitorino said the panel "The Return of the Directive and the implications for protection Refugees ".

In essence, as there is a common immigration policy in the EU, what happens is that "the decision of who should or should not be admitted and who is expelled is for each Member State and not a coordinated decision" in terms of admission legally, he stressed.

According to former European Commissioner, "those who have motivation to immigrate, given the difficulty of doing so by trying to use legal channels to track the application for asylum as a first port of entry in the destination country."

These people seek benefit of the vesting period of these applications to "create a situation that could lead - in case of refusal - in a situation of economic immigration law in the country of destination," he added.

For Vitorino, is the "pressure" under international protection system that has led the national mechanisms for assessing requests for refuge for asylum to "work under stress and with loss of quality about the content of his decisions."

In this context, consider that the "confusion" about different ways of population flows have a double effect: "States against illegal immigration strengthen the mechanisms for border control, but you can not distinguish between who is entitled to international protection and who are illegal immigrants, there is a pressure of asylum systems, "he said.

At the European level, Vitorino said there are no exact figures on the protection of expulsion measures, stressing that "there are even countries that zealously conceal the reality of these numbers because they do not want to make clear the lack of correlation between the number of expulsion decisions and actual expulsions ".

Vitorino noted that the practical application of the Directive of Return depends on the willingness of others, that is, "of readmission agreements that allow those who have a deportation order from a European country are actually accepted by the country they are being sent , Which is not always the case. "

The absence of procedural rules regarding the identification, as the rules for the transport of criteria and coordination of administrative authorities of two states so that we can operate the remote, "makes the article. 13 of the Law of Return does not apply," considered the specialist.

House approves changes to the bridge

The Board adopted the Lisbon yesterday with the opinion that the proposed amendments to the draft of the Third Crossing on the Tagus (TTT) in the axis Chelas-Barreiro. This document was presented at the meeting of the House last week, but ended up not be approved because the councilors fourths view the environmental impact assessment of the project.

The opinion, that the municipality produced in the process of public consultation of TTT, could lead to changes in the project, since the councilors want the bridge has a lower height (42 meters compared to 47.5 meters that were in the original proposal the guardianship) and proposed that the entry is made in the city through tunnels, instead of viaducts, to facilitate the flow of traffic.

Manuela advocates of low taxes but warns that they will increase

Manuela Ferreira Leite ensures that, if elected prime minister in 2009, might try to cut taxes, cut public investment in megalomaniacs. If you do not, warns, before taxes are likely to increase. This idea was the strongest of the speech yesterday of Manuela Ferreira Leite at the end of a lunch in Lisbon, organized by the Chamber of Commerce Portugal-Netherlands. "If we arrange a safe cushion in terms of public budgets for the future, what lies ahead would be tremendous burdens that have been made and to be leading that from 2013 until 2040 and as the burden of the state are such order that is not in sight the form of lower taxes, quite the opposite, "said the president of the PSD. At the same time, also said that reaching power is interrupted "everything that was mega investment projects, whose profitability and improved competitiveness for the country is nil." And for what? To have more means "more than enough to probably be able to download any meaning taxes." After last week, a lunch like this, Manuela Ferreira Leite having committed what many say is a woody - on the suspension of democracy for six months - yesterday the leader of the PSD made a speech more cautious. But given time stressed that "ten years ago that we are bankrupt, without any amendment." Of those ten years, the PSD and the CDS ruled three, taking the current Social Democratic chairman was Minister of State for Finance and most of that period. Gaffer aside, Manuela Ferreira Leite found that "the deficit is better," but noted that "it was done at the expense of a drastic increase in taxes." The leader of PSD also defended the exports not focused.

East Timor: "A small country that has everything to be great"

East Timor "is a small country but that everything can be great," said Wednesday in Lisbon Timorese Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão.

The Timorese leader, who intervened in a meeting with about 300 people in the Main Hall of the Rectory of the University of Lisbon, took the opportunity to highlight the progress achieved by his government, in power for 15 months, compared with the "sad legacy" left by former executives.

Xanana Gusmão started Wednesday a two-day official visit to Portugal, the first since in August 2007, began to lead the Timorese executive, headed a parliamentary coalition that guarantees him an absolute majority in parliament Timorese.

"Today, expectations are high and the challenges are great," stressed Xanana Gusmão, commenting on the fact that in the past two years the country has been again in the "mouths of the world."

"In the last two years, Timor-Leste walked again by the mouths of the world and much has been said, and appeared on our country. Even we were going into a failed state or become hostages of powerful global interests, political and economic" He said.

Comparing what has been done in terms of economic growth, poverty alleviation and political stability and security, on what classified as "sad legacy" of previous governments, Xanana Gusmão highlighted the "new life of East Timor," I said to be "in itself a great step forward."

The parliamentary coalition he leads "defined a political reform project and gave priority to stability and national security, economic recovery and improving the conditions of the population, rescuing it from poverty."

"We feel that we are talking about very Timor but in a way irresponsible," also stressed, referring to article in the Tuesday edition of the Portuguese daily Público, which defines East Timor as "One Country Unbearable."

"In just 15 months East Timor has witnessed a fundamental change: there was a change in the national mentality," said.

Ye shall help if the report on poverty released Wednesday in Dili, a document drawn up jointly by the World Bank and the Ministry of Finance East Timor, Xanana Gusmão deplored the fact that previous governments had not taken "concrete steps" to the country's development.

"We are poorer than we were five years ago," said.

The report notes that poverty in the country increased significantly between 2001 and 2007.

"The previous government simply failed to manage the economy and to provide opportunities for our people. The result is there for all to see, almost half the population lives on less than 0.60 euro-cents per day and this, half are children" , Stressed.

Xanana Gusmão also noted that his government will continue to fight for the construction of the pipeline in the south of the country, as an alternative to the Australian solution.

"This project, in addition to the creation of a national oil company is the potential creation of more jobs and economic growth," justified.

"We are ready to win more this war. The cold war in defense of our resources," said.

"We are ready to demonstrate that it is possible to develop our country and we are also ready to receive private investment, those who want to take this opportunity," said.

In this regard announced the existence of a legislative package on investment, a tax law "attractive" as well as legislation "advantageous" on the rental of land. "

"And we finally have the confidence that we had," he stressed.

"East Timor can and will be great," he concluded.

Heroes of cowardice

The year is not over yet but the numbers are black: 43 women died from domestic violence. Put another way: 43 women were murdered by partners, husbands, boyfriends, ex-husbands, finally, a bunch of mad who do not deserve any sympathy.
The data revealed by UMAR give an average of a woman murdered almost every week in Portugal! If we add to this number that at least 64 other women were targets of attempted murder, then we will have a closer idea of the climate of terror in which many Portuguese women live.
Of the 43 fatalities, six are Azores, a new maximum regional and that has led to the Azores UMAR alert to the need to be aware of the seriousness of the problem.
A problem that goes deeper in our society, because they are not "just" the older generation that fit the definition of domestic violence. Among the couples of lovers, are young adults and even teenagers, are known cases of attitude of physical and psychological violence: punching, kicking, threats, blackmail and even "tareias" that young "male Latinos" to apply girlfriends. True heroes of cowardice.
It is true that education begins in schools, are no less true that it is better to educate parents that their children have. But it is for all of us use the power of complaint. And this is another problem within the problem, which is the universe of domestic violence. How many of us prefer not to look the part, ignoring the screams that you hear in the box next to rather than make a simple phone call to the police? The sad reality is that many of the deaths recorded so far probably could have been avoided if someone in time warned the authorities. For every woman who died, who is a victim of abuse, we are all co-responsible.
In this complex equation fits yet another variable: the shame. The majority of women, younger to older, seems to have a sense of shyness, timidity in towards society and not realize that this is the worst of attitudes. This is the old and spends phrase "until he is good person. Only when it hits me jealous! "Like there was some kind of justification for the brutality that these" good men "engaged on a day that the women promised love and respect. For this type of killers there is only one answer: Justice with heavy hand.

M. F. Milk or changes in IMI

Manuela Ferreira Leite explained, in the Algarve, that the law, drawn up when he was Minister of Finance, prior to its review within three years but has not done so by the government.

"One of the points that, probably, is going to a great injustice are the evaluation criteria that were set at the time, but which are unfair and show how it is written in the law that should be reviewed after three years, was just to fill such gaps, "he said.

The Social Democrat president recalls that one of the issues that is of great injustice and that has not been altered is "the way the estate was assessed when there is the death of a surviving spouse is an extraordinary violence".

These statements of Manuela Ferreira Leite were made on the sidelines of a meeting with business leaders in tourism Algarve.

House purchase square and ends with the bullfights

For more than a century, the traditional bullfight was closely linked to Viana do Castelo, which now must end with the purchase by the current City Hall Plaza de Toros. The goal should be to transform the building into a Museum of Living Science, said the Socialist mayor Defensor Moura. "It clearly create a space to additional urban ecological park, with a Living Science Center, similar to the Museum of Man, in Cordoba, Spain," Defensor said yesterday Moura, who announced the acquisition to current owners of the current Plaza de Toros. "After several years of negotiations, we purchase, for a symbolic value," he explained. In order to take advantage of the proximity to Park City, which operates the Center for Monitoring and Environmental Interpretation, the municipality intends to establish a kind of road map as an international center for school visits, which covered even the ship-museum Gil Eanna. "To be Missions of study related to ecology and human biology," explained Defensor Moura yet. The municipality has not yet decided whether to proceed with the new functions demolition of the existing building or whether it will suffer only a speech to adapt. The purchase will be made in euros and 5127.74, acknowledged Defensor Moura, should even represent the end of bullfighting in Viana do Castelo, tradition that dates back to 1871. The tradition has led even at the beginning of the twentieth century a group of fans found the Club Taurino Viana. In recent years, the "redondel" of Argaçosa, near the River Lima, in Helmsdale, was not very active and received only a bullfight almost a year, precisely the festival. The current building was built in 1949, for which the city now has a permanent space, with even a small chapel inside. Composed of 4900 seats and 18 cabins, had an initial intense activity managed by the bullring Company Limited, then formed by 32 partners. For one square passed virtually all the major names of Portuguese bullfighting. A tradition that may have a home even earlier, taking into account the existence of records in 1685, which recommended cutting the stem of the bull "because of that there were deaths."

Louca very disappointed with José Sá Fernandes

"Since José Sá Fernandes was approaching if the PS, had a very different attitude and that creates a lot of disappointment." The sentence is Louçã Francisco, leader of the Left Bloc. And if doubts existed, the word "disappointment" is proof of rupture between party and alderman. The discontent has led to a meeting that was scheduled for today.

The aim, says Pedro Soares, "is to take stock of the mandate of the Interim alderman since the election." The coordinator of the District bloquista did not want to say anything else about the meeting but acknowledged that "there has been a gradual separation between the political and electoral program councilman."

While not clearly say whether the "Joe" continues to "do no" to the bloc, Louçã Soares and talk of a "change of attitude" of Sá Fernandes. By DN, the councilman said is not "worried about the meeting because the mandate has been very good." Sá Fernandes also denies the allegations of change of attitude to ensure: "I am exactly the same."

The drop of water between alderman and party may have been the position taken on the Riverfront Front of Lisbon in the Pros and Cons of RTP. But the disagreement between Block and Sá Fernandes has been in previous episodes. The solidarity that Sá Fernandes sent the councilwoman Sara Ana Brito in case 'Lisboagate', the approval of the amendment of the statutes of the Public Company of Urbanization in Lisbon (epulis), or the agreement with Skoda (which used the garden of the Square of Flowers return for a future upgrading), led to the indignation of the Block.

For all this, the BE will now decide whether to cut the political trust Sá Fernandes. But the councilman it takes refuge in an old poster slogan: "My only interest is Lisbon."

House invests in Lisbon in 2009

Urban renewal (20.2 million), public space / green space (21 million) and park at school (five million) are the three major priority areas for investment in the business plan the City of Lisbon for 2009 .

Antonio Costa stressed yesterday the public presentation of the two structural documents for the government of the city (plan and budget), the consolidation of accounts and management rigor during the year 2008 as a predominant factor to allow doing what until now had not been possible - "relaunch investment."

The 643 million from the budget of the City of Lisbon for 2009 were achieved with the efforts of "reducing expenditure by about 30%, or 253 million euros less than in 2007." The contention has borne fruit, according to Coast, since the increase in funds set aside for the Plan of Activities was 46%. To finance the budget of 2009 to compete revenue expected from structural 523.8 million (over 30.6 million), the extraordinary revenue of 91.7 million (plus 46.4 million) and an external financing of 27.7 million euros (plus 11.4 million).

Regarding the development of the expenditure, the team of Coast to increase two percent with the staff, one per cent with the operation and to service their debt increased by 27.5%, fruit, according to the mayor, the consolidation of the debt short-term and above the "lead of the Court of Auditors to the loan that would have access to exceptional circumstances" and that it was anticipated in the plan of reorganization of the accounts.

The backlash that has been obtained as a result of tightening of the belt allows for the debut of participatory budgeting. "The householders by vote to chose which areas to implement five million euros," said Costa. The cycle paths and green corridor of the Parque Eduardo VII were two of the five projects selected. Among the priorities of the activities, the urban regeneration stands out with the intervention in the districts of almond, Lóios, Owner and County in Marvila; bet in the public space / green passes through the experience of hiring outside cleaning, construction the elevator to the Castle of S. Jorge and the refurbishment of 17 viewpoints.

For the school, the camera provides for the construction of 11 new schools and gardens-of-childhood and works of recovery in dozens of schools.

Tram gives discount on IRS

Those who buy an electric car will be equipped with a deduction of 800 euros on the IRS, announced yesterday the prime minister in signing the agreement with Renaul-Nissan Alliance to create an extensive network of supply vehicles to electricity by country



'Let's give tax breaks, in the IRS, to those who opt for an electric car, valued at around 800 euros ", said José Sócrates, ahead, even the' tax exemption in terms of IRC to companies that choose Tuesday trams in its fleet. " 'The challenge is to be the first country in Europe that offers the possibility of Portuguese buy an electric car without any inconvenience,' he added.

For José Sócrates, the government's stake is not only environmental, 'is also of utmost importance in economic terms. " The governor wants Portugal is "the first country in Europe to offer conditions for mobility to trams." Recalling that in Europe "Portugal is the country with the greatest potential water ', the Chief Executive has left the criticism:" It was an irresponsible, in the past, not having done the right thing, but it is already there. "

The first models will be on sale in 2010, with an autonomy to 160 kilometers per supply. The supply network will initially drawn by the Executive 320 jobs and will reach its 1300 local supply in 2011. Those responsible for the agreement not disclosed, however, how the grant will be made and management positions, but will be available to ensure that all electric vehicles.

The price is also taboo, but Carlos Tavares, Nissan's vice president, assumed that "the cost will be less than or equal to that of a conventional car." And even though it was showing the prototype 'Nissan Denki Cub', the company stressed that in 2010, will be available "a wide range of vehicles."

Rui Rio said that government moves to "local authorities to the PS colorectal"

The Mayor of the City of Porto accused yesterday, the government of discriminating in a negative way local authorities led by PSD and promote the socialist cameras. The goal, according Rui Rio, is to create conditions so that the PS has more mayors in 2009. "This government has many ministers and secretaries of state who use the apparatus of state to a sectarian war," he said during a speech at the Convention Municipal District of PSD, held in Penafiel.

In this context, the mayor reminded the port former Culture Minister Isabel Pires de Lima, but refused to denounce members of the current team of José Sócrates. "There is now such shameful cases such as the tunnel of Ceuta [in Porto], but there are others where it is notable that the government favors municipalities that you are engaged, to try to secure a victory in the forthcoming elections, and that hampers municipalities you are not engaged. Not all leaders do, but there are others who have no sense of state, "said the mayor and vice president of the PSD at the end of the initiative orange.

Previously, Rui Rio had already stressed that the government of José Sócrates' picks up PS cameras and walk with them to the pass. " And, he continued, "if the president's authority is not able, go a secretary or secretary of state and make half of governance."

Also the chairman of the PSD / / Port, Marco Antonio Costa, defended this view, giving as examples such as the airport, the Metro do Porto or the policy of employment in the northern region. "We feel an attitude of partidarização. There is a stance of the government of gender us and the others", said.

Moreover, March Antonio Costa denounced "real slaughter of political clubs, in which one writes an anonymous letter, one investigates the case and other deals to publish in newspapers." Therefore, the leader of the district secured the support of all mayors made by defendants who are convicted in court. "I'm jealous of Rui Rio: defendant was formed six times and today it is a social status," he said.

In Penafiel, Rio and March Anthony agreed, also, about the importance of the forthcoming municipal elections. "A good tax is a good platform to help win elections," said the first.

Joaquim Coimbra was the element of the Political Committee of the PSD who asked to resign

Joaquim Coimbra was the element of the Political Committee of the PSD which came on a collision course with Luis Filipe Menezes and asked to resign, when the former Social Democrat leader proposed a commission of inquiry into the financial supervision of banking.

The announcement is made in a press release from the office of Luis Filipe Menezes, after the controversy generated by his statements made before the RTPN. In those statements, the former leader of the PSD revealed that several members of the Political Committee have resigned following his proposal "because they were shareholders of reference of low birth weight and were afraid that the banking supervision was playing in interest, perhaps, from financial institutions that do not were operating according to the standards of transparency of the rule of law. "

Menezes also recalled that at that time was subject to "critically endangered", some of them of "some former ministers who did not want to come forward to supervise the banking supervision." This happened when "has not yet talked with LBW but only from the BCP and the role of the Bank of Portugal" in the area.

In the press release issued today, reaffirms that Menezes "was notable public and the criticism leveled, tough, varied and concerted, many illegitimate, dozens of politicians to the previous Social Democrat leadership." Because of this, one of the elements of its National Policy Committee submitted the resignation, knowing it is now that was Joaquim Coimbra.

The resignation "was frozen", resigned after being "informed about the real framework" of the matter. According to Menezes, to resign over, however, be done with that Joaquim Coimbra "had never participated in any meeting or partisan initiative." The former leader of the PSD further clarifies that, despite this resignation, "has done nothing to stop considering that Joaquim Coimbra a person well-intentioned and serious."

For the pressure he claimed to have suffered at the time, Menezes showed that they "hit the skates of immoral and intolerable" but not part of any member of the National Policy, the president of Congress, the direction of the Parliamentary Group or the Secretary-General , "Which were impeccable in support and solidarity with the decision."

"However, the pressures and threats repeated itself in various circumstances, with particular emphasis when this issue (financial supervision) was discussed and raised the parliamentary initiative known," adds the note.

According to Menezes, between those threats and pressures that was targeted is that of "immediate convening of the national councils or Congress, seeking the dismissal of the management, promotion campaigns for black ordered the agencies of communication aimed at the destruction of personal image and family the leader. "

In the communiqué sent to Lusa, Menezes also shows that you want to discuss this matter in a "deeper", announcing the publication, soon, a book which "will be explaining the various vicissitudes of a consulate in eight months, a leading reform, defender intransigent participatory democracy and transparency.

Simulacrum with slow response and lack in-aid

One day after the earthquake, to pretend that swept Lisbon (15.50 on Friday), the responsiveness of INEM was exhausted, given the need to provide aid to least a thousand people. Faced with a civil authority inoperative, the country appealed to the military and aid from neighboring countries where they were sent to burn injuries. This is all part of the scenario, since it is necessary to test the response capability of the Armed Forces and transport of wounded to other countries. In real scenario, claims the commander Gil Martins, the National Authority for Civil Protection, the ability of the INEM only be exhausted with more victims.

The simulation takes to test the new Integrated System of Emergency and Security Networks of Canada. After the failures of the first day, yesterday everything went better in managing information. But in some places where the DN followed the operations were notable failures in the articulation of means of assistance and the slow response capability. The exercise is a requirement for the development of the Special Emergency Plan for Seismic Risk for the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon which will be approved next year.

Ministro da Justiça e juízes fazem as pazes

Ministro da Justiça e juízes fazem as pazes
Os Culpados do estado da Justiça não são, afinal, bone juízes. As palavras do ministro da Justiça ontem, no Encerramento do 8. º Congresso Juízes dos Portugueses, a menos de um ano de eleições legislativas, falam por si. "Esforço partilhado", "cooperaão", "capacidade dos magistrados mudança para uma qualitativa" DERAM to declaração luz de paz entre juízes e ministro.

As opinio são unanimous. Pelos bastidores do palco wave decorreu o congresso, ouviam-to palavras of agrado por entre os mais 440 juízes congressistas facing confiança demonstrada agora pelo titular pasta da da Justiça. "Faith week dúvida um discurso conciliatório of tregua. I assume a confiança our juízes" reagiu Luís Vaz das Neves, presidente do Tribunal da Relação de Lisboa, em declarações ao DN. Deixa o mas alerta: "Temos de ver que estamos em pre-campaign eleitoral."

Há três anos, no congresso anterior, o ministro da Justiça mesmo abandonava a sala depois do discurso não aplaudido back hereof. O Executivo acabara of a aprovar das férias reduão judiciais e retirar o de saúde subsistema aos juízes. E mesmo youth congress Alberto Costa culpava bone juízes pelo obstacle ao Desenvolvimento Económico. Ontem, foram elogiosas as palavras proferidas pelo ministro: "Os portugueses devem reconhecer a capacidade dos magistrados participating activos como na mudança qualitativa." E frisou that Aponte quem o dedo aos Tribunais e juízes Culpados como está "engañado."

O presidente da Associação Sindical de Juiz, anfitrião do evento, saiu "satisfeito" do encontro. "Faith respeito de uma mensagem reciproco e abertura ao diálogo para cada um assume as suas responsabilidades" sublinhou ao DN. Ainda assim, António Martins pediu uma maior juízes NAS intervenção backs reformas.

Como demonstração desta nova fase de paz, Alberto Costa ANUNCIOU adiamento o da entrada em vigor do Judiciário mapa de Janeiro para Abril, depois da proposta feita pelo MSC "para criar as melhores condições. O mapa Judiciário aplicar-vai-se districts nas-piloto do Baixo Vouga Grande Lisboa e Noroeste Alentejo Litoral.

Caesar promises' work, humility and responsibility 'in new government Regional

OX Government of Azores, Carlos Cesar chaired by the Socialist, took office yesterday in a solemn session, held in the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Azores, what happens the second time in the region - before a new parliamentary [57 members] - with six forces policies [PS, PSD, CDS-PP, B, the CDU and PPM] -, having been abolished the post of Minister of the Republic for the Azores, and now after decrees of appointment signed by the Representative of the Republic in the Azores, government whose composition was published yesterday in the Daily Republic.
At the ceremony, Carlos Cesar state clearly what you want this new government - work, responsibility and humility -, described as "renewed" and composed after "the reconfirmation of a political cycle" because the socialist party that embodies the new government won the elections of October "in all the islands of the Azores." However, the chief executive of the Azores noted that despite the victory, we must take into account the fact that democracy Azores have been "disturbed" by the fact that over 50% of the Azorean voters have not gone to the polls, and challenged all parties , Including those with fewer votes, "to contribute more efficiently to the attractiveness of our electoral processes", ensuring that it is also leading the government to "pursue a very serious effort towards encouraging the exercise of civic duties that are concerned ".
The Chairman of the Executive Azores was clear in stating that both the government office as the party that supports - the PS - "must remain attentive to the voice of the people, putting immediate end, with firmness, the arrogance of any loom if and when they occur; to continue to preserve the government of corruption and abuse of power while retaining its exemplary conduct civic and remaining vigilant, that the government pursues free of illegal behavior, never benefiting private interests alien to good administration, which each, the government and help , A leading makers such as the common good. "
With the political change surgery in 1996, when for the first time the Socialist Party rose to power in the region, Carlos Cesar said that from this "extraordinary change", and this time, the Azores won "more freedom, more participation , More energy, more opportunities, more welfare, more skill, more innovation and modernity, more private economy, more companies, more jobs. " So much so was that today - states - "there are more Azores in the country, more Azores in Europe and abroad, more knowledge and respect for the Azores and the Azorean" at a time when, despite the international crisis - which can not be forgotten - "The economy of our region continues to grow more than the national economy and what the average European Union."
In this context of growth above the national average, Caesar has used the data of unemployment, which yesterday fell back again, to remember that we have the lowest rate among all regions of the country, while "our working population grows and the number of Employees at end of the last quarter of this year, its highest expression. " As for the social peace that people live in the archipelago, is to understand the Head of Government, "is a sign that we have shown the ability to govern with results and with a sense of justice, also not forgetting to say that there are" obstacles "difficult to overcome , As "structural changes and differences in social organization that is engaging in raising new concerns and new political priorities," such as international economic and financial crisis, "we must overcome and win, minimizing their impact on budgets of our families and in business and management of our businesses. "
Regarding participation, Caesar stressed that the new organizational structure of the government took into account all the changes and needs in society Azores, while guaranteeing that there will be a strengthening of technical and financial cooperation with the authorities in their new mandates, supporting them in the context of delimitation of powers established and the Law on Local Finance, with total transparency and observance of partisan neutrality. Working together we will also be with the Government of the Republic, demanding the government closer to the region.
"The revision of the Statute of our Political-Administrative Region, in the final stage of consideration by the Assembly of the Republic, is a very important contribution in this direction, getting used to this Legislative Assembly to take a demanding mission, with quality and opportunity, new instruments that are at our disposal in a line of implementation of the Constitutional Review 2004, "said Carlos Cesar.

Presidents of Government joins threaten

The chairman of the parish together threaten resign or withdraw social support if the government does not include a sum "essential" for the salaries of mayors in the State Budget for 2009.

The mayors complain of being missing in the budget of a state party - usually incorporated into the document - which operated the salaries for elected representatives of large or very large parishes.

The National Association of Parishes (ANAFRE) argues that without pay, these mayors can not survive and therefore can not hold office.

The President Armando Vieira hopes "common sense" by the government.

The council's general ANAFRE is held this Saturday to discuss the budget of state.

Judges must be respected and listened to by politicians, advocates Cavaco

In a message read to the congress by the president of the Association of Judges, Antonio Martins, Cavaco Silva wrote: "In court, we must respect it."

"The judiciary should be respected and prestigious. The judges, it is important that the respect and dignity of their office requires, considered Cavaco Silva in the statement.

The President advised the government and parliament not to go ahead with legislative changes without taking into account the views of judges.

"The judges, as applicators of the law, should be listened to when changes are made deep in our legal system", explained the head of state.

The message of the President please the judges at a time when relations between the judiciary and political power were strained and where it did pass the message that the judges were lazy Portuguese, which resulted in the announcement of the reduction of the judicial vacations.

The chairman of the Association of Judges has left a message to the government, so there is a "serious political will of the executive power to create and provide the necessary material and human conditions for the justice system" as a whole, "can play the its role in achieving justice. "

Antonio Martins felt that justice is pale and that, if asked to people on the street what color paint the judges Portuguese, maybe the people of the black paint.

Third Crossing: Expert argues that the board lowering of the bridge defines activity of the Port of Lisbon

The Board of Lisbon's proposal to change the board of the future bridge, linking Chelas to Barreiro, "defines the activity of the Port of Lisbon", held today a specialist in engineering that maintains the crossing via tunnel .

For Mario Lopes, Professor of the Higher Technical Institute (STI), the proposal of the Board, which is the lowering of the board of the future bridge and replacement of viaducts by road and rail tunnels "is good for the city but bad for the Port of Lisbon" .

"I understand the point of view of City Hall, which is considering the city of Lisbon. It's not only the interests of the city who are concerned because the port is of extreme importance to the economy of the country," said civil engineer the agency Lusa, on the sidelines of a debate on the topic in the Geography Society of Lisbon.

According Mario Lopes, the option presented by the municipality of 4.5 meters down to 47, then referred to the board of the bridge, will limit the size of boats moving between Santa Apolonia and window of the Bishop.

"We could not, with the bridge at that site, reconciling all the issues that are important: the maintenance of the port and the interests of the city. This bridge, on this site, you can not respond to all these questions because there are very large or inconvenience to the city Lisbon or the port or for both, "contended Mario Lopes.

The civil engineer said that there should be an alternative to this crossing through the construction of a tunnel submerged Bl-Montijo-Barreiro.

"This crossing would be the best because it will save 14 kilometers in access to future airport at Alcochete. In this case, the damage to the Barreiro would be much lower than the benefit that is gained from the airport, which is the main entry into our country," said .

The Third Crossing the Tagus, which will have two tracks for high speed, two routes for the conventional network and two tracks with three lanes each for the road, represents an investment of 1.7 billion euros.

The public consultation of the Third Crossing the Tagus ends on December 9 and the Commission for Environmental Impact Assessment is required to rule until Feb. 23.

The tender, scheduled for January 2009, can only be launched after the completion of the environmental impact assessment

Banking Supervision: Menezes clear about who has resigned

The former president of the PSD, Luis Filipe Menezes, stated today that Joaquim Coimbra was the element of its National Policy Committee who resigned in the wake of the investigation process related to financial supervision of banking.

"Resign Politburo Committee Mr Joaquim Coimbra 'refers to a press release from the office of Luis Filipe Menezes, sent to the Lusa following the controversy generated by statements of former Social Democrat leader in the RTPN interview.

In this interview, said Menezes had been pressured and threatened for having advanced to a survey of banking supervision by the Bank of Portugal, confirming today that "Public and notable was the criticism leveled, tough, varied and concerted, many illegitimate, tens of political agents to the previous Social Democrat leadership. "

Because of this, one of the elements of its National Policy Committee presented its resignation, then revealed that Menezes now shows the name of Joaquim Coimbra.

However, such a resignation "was frozen, resigned after being" informed about the real framework "of the issue, he added.

President of Russia is in Portugal

The President of the Russian Republic is in Portugal. Dimitri Medvedev makes a stopover in Lisbon a few hours before continuing their journey toward Latin America. The Portuguese President Aníbal Cavaco Silva, offers a dinner in Cascais, in honor of Russian counterpart.

This is the first passage of Medvedev by Portuguese soil, provided that the successor Vladimir Putin in the Kremlin. In addition to President Cavaco Silva, are also present the Prime Minister, José Sócrates, the Portuguese Foreign Minister, Luis Amado, and the ambassadors of the two countries in Moscow and in Lisbon.

A brief passage of the President of Russia in Lisbon serves to strengthen bilateral relations: Russia is one of 10 countries where Portuguese exports increased most in recent months.

The question of missiles should also be addressed. Moscow had pressed the United States with missiles in Kaliningrad, the Russian enclave situated between Lithuania and Poland, but promised to review the position after the victory of Barack Obama.

Dimitri Medvedev embarks with the end of the night to Lima, Peru to attend the Summit of the Forum of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). The Russian president will also visit other Latin American countries such as Guatemala and Brazil, but the focus on visit to Cuba.

Manuel Dias Loureiro, former administrator of the Society of Business Lusa (SLN), owner of LBW, ensured that never was aware of alleged fraud and have always trusted Oliveira e Costa, manifesting itself with the peaceful conduct of the investigation.

"I never did anything that would constitute murder. My conscience is clear," said the Great Interview of RTP1.

Dias Loureiro, chief executive of the SLN between December 2001 and September 2002 and non-executive until 2005, referred to Oliveira e Costa as a "brilliant man, intelligent and tireless worker", adding that does not believe that it has acted in favor personnel.

The former administrator explained that, before the first rumors which questioned the management of the group met with the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Canada so that it "was aware" the LBW. Not because we suspect something, but to be more quiet.

As for the purchase of two companies in Puerto Rico, who negotiated in 2001, denied that they were "ghost", arguing that relied on the explanations de Oliveira e Costa when confronted with questions of accountability.

The model's management group took him to relinquish executive duties. "There were no meetings. Oliveira e Costa despatched with each one individually," he said, stressing that it has no money or shares of LBW. Asked about whether he will remain in the state councilor, said that "the place is always available to the president of the republic."

CDS want to reduce the tax burden for married taxpayers

The CDS-PP will present in the Assembly of the Republic two proposals aimed at reducing the tax burden for married taxpayers, minimizing the discrimination that exists in respect of says divorced, with regard to taxation.

"There is much that the CDS has warned about the discrimination that exists in the taxation of married taxpayers with respect to those who are divorced. It is something that concerns us and we want to see resolved with balanced proposals which we hope will be accepted, told the Lusa Diogo Ugly, leader of the party's parliamentary group.

On the last day for submission of proposals to the Government budget, the Christian Democrats want to see approved a measure allowing spouses to submit their statements separately from IRS, which could lead state, in many cases, "fairer taxation and with a lower tax burden "for couples.

Already in the case of those who choose to continue to present a joint statement, the party proposes that the division of income for tax purposes will be based on the total number of elements of the household, including children.

"They are effective proposals that will be felt in the pocket of families", Diogo called Ugly.

"They want to reduce power of judges"

"Some players in the political power they want to reduce the power of judges." It was thus that the president of the Association of Portuguese Judges, Antonio Martins, began yesterday the various messages sent to political power during the 8th Congress of Portuguese Judges, held in Palm Springs.



In the debate, whose theme is' judicial power in a democracy Dissatisfied ', Antonio Martins further questioned if the politicians want a "patient democracy", given the lack of credibility with the Justice faces.

Also present, the chairman of the Supreme Court, Noronha of Birth, stressed that many of closures affecting the courts for disputes arising from the actions of debts. "Many courts are mortgaged," stressed the head, also warned that responsibility for the judges in the form of legal action by gross errors.

The congress was marked by the absence of bastonário of the Bar. Marino Pinto was not invited due to the cutting of relations with the institutional structure of judges. Although the bastonário have ensured that not send a representative, attended the Chairman of the Board of Governors that Order, Jose Antonio Barreiros.


The Deputy Secretary of State for Justice, Conde Rodrigues, stressed that the Ministry of Justice is reviewing all opinions received as part of the reform of Justice and the Judicial Map. "We will do everything to improve the quality of justice," he said.

JUDGES "Dissatisfied"

"The theme of the congress should be 'judicial power in a Deadlock Dissatisfied and Democracy'," said Jorge Langweg judge panel that presented a draft code of ethics for judges.

"I did Critically endangered"

Former Finance Minister Eduardo CATROGA said yesterday that never was "critical threat" to Luis Filipe Menezes when he proposed a parliamentary inquiry on banking supervision, but showed his "displeasure" with the decision in a letter to the then leader of the PSD, in which it announced the suspension of its cooperation with the party. "In March this year, the parliamentary inquiry had already been approved, wrote a letter to dr. Luis Filipe Menezes to explain the three reasons why they suspended my collaboration with the PSD. The first was because I did not agree with the Bank of an inquiry Australia ", CATROGA Eduardo said the CM. For the ex-governor, "the banks should remain above the chicane policy" and Menezes' not resist the pressure of the PSD who wanted to do with Victor Constantius chicane policy. " Faced with declarations of Menezes, who said on RTP-N have been the target of "threatening criticism of some former ministers who did not want to come forward to supervise the banking supervision," he assured CATROGA never did. To prove, released the two letters he sent to Menezes. "[The parliamentary inquiry] will only allow a certain segment of the PSD trying to settle scores with political dr. Constantius Victor [...] What the PSD wins with the real risk of undermining the institution a cornerstone of our financial system ", wrote CATROGA in the second letter. The former minister was still on the support of the PSD and Fenprof proposal for the purpose of advertising in RTP without a plan. THE LETTERS The first letter of Eduardo CATROGA has the date of March 3, and announces the reasons why it will no longer cooperate with the PSD. In the second, in response to a letter de Menezes, CATROGA explains in detail the reasons for his dissatisfaction COIMBRA hit WITH THE DOOR Joaquim Coimbra, one of the major shareholders of the Company's Business Lusa (SLN), holding company that controlled the LBW, who was abandoned to PSD's national political committee, following the direction of the party Tuesday defended a parliamentary inquiry on banking supervision, as part of the case BCP, according to several sources said the CM. Luis Filipe Menezes withdrew before the resignation of members of his national political committee "because they were shareholders of reference of low birth weight and were afraid that the banking supervision was playing in interest, perhaps, from financial institutions which were not operating according to the standards of transparency of the rule of law. " The MC tried to contact Joaquim Coimbra, but by close of this edition was not possible

Travesty of earthquake involves more than a thousand people in the region

An earthquake of high intensity with epicenter in Benavente will cause high human and material damage in Samora Correia, Benavente and various locations in the districts of Lisbon, Santarem and Setubal. This is the scenario for the exercise which will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday in the region. The exercise is the largest ever made in Portugal and will involve hundreds of people. It builds on the earthquake history of Benavente in 1909 that killed dozens of people in the county and is justified as a county of high seismic risk According to the National Authority for Civil Protection, the year "PROCIV IV/2008" will test the responses of all elements of civil protection and guidance as the Special Emergency Plan for Seismic Risk for the Metropolitan Area of Lisbon and Municipalities Border Region (PEERS - AML) and the plans of the respective municipalities. Benavente pioneered in the testing and approval of its plan, which won praise from several specialists. On Friday, November 21, 17.30, will be given a warning for the earthquake in the old part of town with a high number of fatalities and serious injuries. Many of the victims are buried. Will require the intervention of the team of search and rescue. The confusion in the town installs itself with the cut in traffic stops and the cars on the roads and streets. We need to evacuate homes schools and other public facilities. There will be dozens of homeless. There must be the place to accommodate, clothes and food. And the dead can not be overlooked. After treating the living, you have to evacuate them to where they do not endanger the public health. "This game, played on as if it were real," warns Miguel Duarte Cardia, coordinator of the year in the county of Benavente. The officer calls for people to understand the damage that the exercise will cause over the three days. "We are doing this for the sake of everyone," justified. On Saturday the earthquake will be at 09:00 in Benavente and exercise to include the actual collapse of a building in ruins. "Board is useful to the pleasant," says Miguel Cardia. The building was already to be demolished for safety reasons and the actual collapse will allow a real vision of the consequences of a collapse. In this exercise that runs throughout the morning of Saturday, there will be 101 injured. They are one hundred people and a dog so that it can be also tested the response of the veterinary authority. The apparatus is suspended at 13.00 and returns at 15.00 in industrial area of Pasni and Porto Alto, after all the players eat a diet of combat provided by the Army. In a zone of industries, the scenario provides for the release and spill of hazardous materials and other specialized tests in the intervention of firefighters and healthcare technicians. The consequences of inhalation and direct contact with dangerous substances have unforeseen consequences. Sunday morning, attention was again centered in Benavente with a replica of the main earthquake. The situation is complicated because many industries are hit and release hazardous substances. The number of fire victims. The civil protection officials are already exhausted and responsiveness of logistical means is near the limit. They called foreign aid. The victims were evacuated to hospitals in the field and mounted units for the region. Social services support the families affected by the disaster and deal with the resettlement of those who are homeless. After the exercise will be done the first assessment with stakeholders and their coordinators. Later come the report that will outline the errors and suggest corrections. This time will be a game. But at any time can be serious.

BE credit against the 'offshore'

Louca Francisco, announced yesterday a package of amendments to the State Budget for 2009 of which, inter alia, through increased security to unemployment benefit.

the leader of the Left Block noted that "the unemployed are the most silent victims of society," and said that was the current Executive of the PS which reduced the guarantees to unemployment insurance. Louçã harshly criticized the "arrogance of social Bank of Portugal, which has considered - in its Bulletin of autumn - that guarantees to unemployment benefits in Portugal were" too generous ", and reiterated that the Portuguese Central Bank continues to pursue wages and reforms very high at the same time suggesting that if "cut" even more in benefits such as unemployment insurance. Among the amendments to the budget for 2009 BE hosts, however, a proposal made by Victor Constantius, president of the bop in the recent parliamentary hearing, which is proposing the adoption of a standard so that "the banks and other financial companies residents Portugal are prohibited from granting credit to companies registered in offshore whose owners, or ultimate beneficiary owners are unknown or whose identity is not informed. "

Furthermore, the BE or the freezing of the value of social passes in 2009, having considered that Louçã Francisco is concerned that an expenditure estimated at around 100 million euros "but it is justified as a way to respond to the enormous difficulties of Portuguese households ".

The bench of the BE advocates also that "the payment at the end of the year 2009, a wage supplement for workers of the civil service, the total value of the difference between the salary adjustments arose in 2008 and 2009 and inflation actually registered in this two years ".

The level of stimulation of savings it is a proposal to allow the transfer of Retirement Savings Plan (PPR) private to the public, without being paid any commission. Advocate and the possibility of mobilizing PPR to amortize debts with interest with the credit to housing.

Education: JS accuses JSD / Port of "political exploitation" to ask for resignation of minister

The district of Porto's JS manifested itself today "outraged" with the demand made by the JSD of "immediate resignation" of the Minister of Education, accusing the young Social Democrats of "sad-partisan political advantage of the situation. "

The district of Port of JSD today demanded the "immediate resignation" of the Minister of Education for his "incompetence, irresponsibility and political cowardice."

"To try to stop the fair indignation by order, the government decided (...) back and amend the law relating to the Status of New Student, approved by the Socialist majority. Without political courage, an act of desperation and cowardice, you Minister launched under the agents of education - teachers - and schools under the blame of national indignation, accusing them of not even knowing who interpret the law, assumidamente, was wrong, "referred to the district in JSD reported.

The JS / Port believes that "the order of Minister of Education to clarify the application of the Act relating to the Status of Student is indeed important because it is up to schools, via their internal rules, provide for measures that relate to the integration of after students found the faults. It is only, we are talking about. Everything else is a sad exploitation of partisan issue. "

For JS / Port, "the measures taken by the current government in terms of school education were essential in a radically changing for the better, the public education in Portugal in just three years."

"Decreased is the rate of school dropout and failure in 10 per cent in secondary education, increased to Social Welfare School of 240 mil para 700 thousand covered, 400 thousand children and young people have already meals, school supplies and textbooks for free" , States the communiqué of the Socialists.

Baleou man and was complaining to the PSP is the victim

The man suspected of having shot the companion's sister, on Monday, in Gaia, was arrested in Lisbon, having gone to the PSP lodge a complaint against the victim, for assault. The individual, of 34 years, of African origin, was this Wednesday and the court is in custody

The incident occurred in the Mountain Road in Mafamude, and the second confirmed yesterday the PJ, took place when the perpetrator of the shooting was in "defense" of his sister, because this was having a quarrel with the companion - a man, 30 years, a native of Bangladesh - in a supposed context of domestic violence.

The two men have been engaging in confrontation, which would have begun with assault and culminated in a shot that drilled the lung of the victim, "near the heart," explained a second police force.

According to witnesses, the wounded still managed to chase the attacker down the street for a few meters, ultimately falling, gory, with a workshop where the author's shot had tried to flee. It was transported in serious condition, the Hospital Eduardo Santos Silva on Gaia.

What happened next was surprising to the authorities. The fugitive traveled to Lisbon, where he normally resides, and decided to go to a precinct to formalize a complaint against the man who had hit the shot. According to his version, the other person had also assaulted. At the site of the incident there was talk that before the shooting, the African citizen was attacked with an iron bar.

After contacts between the PSP and the Judicial Police of Oporto, which was already looking for the suspect, was finally consummated his arrest, the crime of murder in an attempted.

The Picton today to receive 8 Congress of Portuguese Judges.

. Ethics of judges, courts and security in a message aimed at citizens mark the event of a judiciary in which more than half is female and over 40% have less than 40 years

85% of the new judges are women
The overwhelming majority of future judges (85%) are women. Of the 47 trainees, who in a few months will be to make judgments and sentences, only seven are male.

However, at the top of the career - Judges of the Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) and CANCELLATIONS courts in the relationship - only 67 women are placed in the universe of 307 judges counselors and-CANCELLATIONS. Since the STJ there is only one woman judge.

The total number of judges who currently make up the judiciary is 1935.

Currently, 52% of the total judiciary are female, a percentage that will increase further when the judges finish the stage, and more than 40% of Portuguese judges have less than 40 years. This portrait exception to that rule and disruption for many decades and is the scene of a class that meets today and tomorrow at 8. Th Congress of Judges, in Povoa de Varzim.

In the course which began in September at the Center for Legal Studies (CEJ), which will come out of the first "batch" of future judges (auditors of justice) with a new system of training, about the age trend could well reverse - if. This is because, from 2004 to 2007, on average, 80% of auditors were between 25 and 29 years, now only 54% remain in this age group. Since the number of trainees over 30 years increased from 16.2% to 28%. "It's so hard to get here while we're here to optimism." The words are from a justice of electromagnetic auditors that began in September in the course CEJ choosing the first path of the judiciary. "Aliamos the optimism of the will with the pessimism of reason," says another, he chose the career of the prosecutor.

A course that "forces" now learners to choose just the entry of a magistrate. And that means lasts three years, plus a year that the previous regime. "The expertise is needed," explains another of the audit, 31 years, he held advocacy for seven years.

In the "students" who contacted the DN and will be the future faces in our courts, our eyes still shine and speak of "vocation" and "a dream that is taking place," while not hiding who knows what to expect in a near future: ratings to their work conditions and lack of in the courts. But the prospect of "stability" and "career opportunity" also spoke louder in the decision of ex-trained as lawyers who receive around EUR net.

Today, the congress with the theme "The judiciary in a democracy unhappy, dilemmas, challenges and modernization of justice," the message of Antonio Martins, president of the Association of Judges, is targeted to civil society and not for their peers. "We want to stop the speech corporatist" and "show the public what this profession." And the judge throws the challenge CANCELLATIONS: "What judges want the citizens? Those who are afraid to decide against whom it is politically or economically stronger or those who decide to uphold the rights and freedoms of citizens?" Antonio Martins guarantee that it will not launch scraps but the government show willingness to help for better justice. But he warns: "The judges now have the burden of being responsible for the evils of justice because they are the face of the courts." And pointing the finger at the government, the lack of conditions in the courts, the MP, PJ and even lawyers. Ethics reform of the judges in criminal and security courts are the themes that dominate the meeting. |

Caesar promises' work, humility and responsibility in new government Regional

OX Government of Azores, Carlos Cesar chaired by the Socialist, took office yesterday in a solemn session, held in the Regional Legislative Assembly of the Azores, what happens the second time in the region - before a new parliamentary [57 members] - with six forces policies [PS, PSD, CDS-PP, B, the CDU and PPM] -, having been abolished the post of Minister of the Republic for the Azores, and now after decrees of appointment signed by the Representative of the Republic in the Azores, government whose composition was published yesterday in the Daily Republic.
At the ceremony, Carlos Cesar state clearly what you want this new government - work, responsibility and humility -, described as "renewed" and composed after "the reconfirmation of a political cycle" because the socialist party that embodies the new government won the elections of October "in all the islands of the Azores." However, the chief executive of the Azores noted that despite the victory, we must take into account the fact that democracy Azores have been "disturbed" by the fact that over 50% of the Azorean voters have not gone to the polls, and challenged all parties , Including those with fewer votes, "to contribute more efficiently to the attractiveness of our electoral processes", ensuring that it is also leading the government to "pursue a very serious effort towards encouraging the exercise of civic duties that are concerned ".
The Chairman of the Executive Azores was clear in stating that both the government office as the party that supports - the PS - "must remain attentive to the voice of the people, putting immediate end, with firmness, the arrogance of any loom if and when they occur; to continue to preserve the government of corruption and abuse of power while retaining its exemplary conduct civic and remaining vigilant, that the government pursues free of illegal behavior, never benefiting private interests alien to good administration, which each, the government and help , A leading makers such as the common good. "
With the political change surgery in 1996, when for the first time the Socialist Party rose to power in the region, Carlos Cesar said that from this "extraordinary change", and this time, the Azores won "more freedom, more participation , More energy, more opportunities, more welfare, more skill, more innovation and modernity, more private economy, more companies, more jobs. " So much so was that today - states - "there are more Azores in the country, more Azores in Europe and abroad, more knowledge and respect for the Azores and the Azorean" at a time when, despite the international crisis - which can not be forgotten - "The economy of our region continues to grow more than the national economy and what the average European Union."
In this context of growth above the national average, Caesar has used the data of unemployment, which yesterday fell back again, to remember that we have the lowest rate among all regions of the country, while "our working population grows and the number of Employees at end of the last quarter of this year, its highest expression. " As for the social peace that people live in the archipelago, is to understand the Head of Government, "is a sign that we have shown the ability to govern with results and with a sense of justice, also not forgetting to say that there are" obstacles "difficult to overcome , As "structural changes and differences in social organization that is engaging in raising new concerns and new political priorities," such as international economic and financial crisis, "we must overcome and win, minimizing their impact on budgets of our families and in business and management of our businesses. "
Regarding participation, Caesar stressed that the new organizational structure of the government took into account all the changes and needs in society Azores, while guaranteeing that there will be a strengthening of technical and financial cooperation with the authorities in their new mandates, supporting them in the context of delimitation of powers established and the Law on Local Finance, with total transparency and observance of partisan neutrality. Working together we will also be with the Government of the Republic, demanding the government closer to the region.
"The revision of the Statute of our Political-Administrative Region, in the final stage of consideration by the Assembly of the Republic, is a very important contribution in this direction, getting used to this Legislative Assembly to take a demanding mission, with quality and opportunity, new instruments that are at our disposal in a line of implementation of the Constitutional Review 2004, "said Carlos Cesar.

Lisbon wants to help tolls

The Board of Lisbon wants money from the tolls of access roads to the city revert to the investment in improving the public transport network. "To address the impact of the entry of 38 more thousand cars per day in the city" through the new bridge, defended the councilman of Urban, Manuel Salgado, the presentation to journalists of the local counter in the construction of the Third Crossing the Tagus (TTT ), Discussed yesterday camarário by the executive.

At the meeting, Antonio Costa presented the aldermen a series of alternatives to the proposed government believes that having a strong impact landscape and therefore should be amended.

Among other suggestions, the mayor referred to the board lowering of the bridge in five feet and makes some recommendations as regards road access to the new bridge over the Tagus, to facilitate the flow of cars.

Overall, the changes will cost 10% of the total project, estimated at 1700 million euros and should be borne by future concessionaire of TTT. 'We're not asking for any extravagance, is to defend the interests of Lisbon', defended Salgado. The proposal should be voted on next week in the municipality.

The Minister of Public Works, Mario Lino, was proven to be 'available' to assess all proposals to amend the plan.

REACTIONS

'Postcards'

The councilors of the PSD yesterday challenged the proposal of Antonio Costa. 'He who most helped the government to make this solution is now trying to remedy the wrong done already, which is the entry of 38 more thousand cars a day in Lisbon,' said Anthony Forward, who represented the party yesterday.

ROSETA CONTEST

Helena Rosetta, Citizens for Lisbon, said that "before deciding what you want to be, we need to know if there will be road on the bridge '. The councilwoman denies this possibility by going against the concept that needs to town.

Menezes isolated in attack on the leader of the PSD

The controversial statement of Manuela Ferreira Leite also shaken the PSD, but Luis Filipe Menezes is willing to put everything into question. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa devalued the matter and the group of steps is watching
The words of Manuela Ferreira Leite, says it is ironic that, on a possible suspension of democracy for six months caused the increase of unrest within the PSD. But for now, only Luis Filipe Menezes, predecessor of the current leader, is committed to changing the state of affairs. The DN knows that between yesterday and were recovered before the contacts for the holding of a special congress in the first quarter of 2009. A meeting to which they are very attentive other factions of the party, since its implementation may cause new direct elections for the leadership, only six months of the legislation.

After having said that Francisco Sá Carneiro is the turn in "grave" because of the phrase de Ferreira Leite, yesterday Menezes returned to the load, in statements to Antena 1: "The PSD does not support this for much longer, nor the Portuguese democracy. This is perhaps reflected in a loss of influence that the PSD is not desirable. " For the former Social Democrat chairman, the militants can not "continue to have a direction that the PSD does not make proposals to the country, which does not say what you think about the big national problems, which does not have a strategy for action and that sum Gaffer daily incompetence policy unacceptable. are the comments on the minimum wage, is blaming the journalists about the negative polls, are commenting on Ukrainian and Cape Verde who deserve our appreciation and esteem, are ironies about the benefits of a democracy tempered " .

Also Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa came yesterday to comment on the controversy. At TSF, the former president of the PSD said that sometimes "happen exaggerations" and called for calm in this way: "We need to relativize the statements in which they have to confusion between democracy and dictatorship." The current political commentator adding RTP1 of that "there can be democracies with better or worse quality and there are sacrifices in the quality of democracy." Even on what many believe to be a leader of the PSD gaffa, Marcelo put in boiling water and commented still said the alleged difficulty in making reforms against the professional groups advanced by Manuela Ferreira Leite: "Even if you have the cost of loss elections must not only be exercised if they are really needed reforms. "

The tone is that, even in the means used to Pedro Passos Coelho. The defeated candidate for Ferreira Leite felt that there must be explanations on the case, but said it will not help to punish the leader. Luis All-Good, one of his supporters in direct, tells the DN that the issue "is being exaggerated. Obviously, the sentence is naive and someone who has the heart near the mouth, but there is no reason for this effervescence" . For the former secretary of state for Cavaco, "I'm more worried by the PSD not to take the worst moment of the government."