- Jul 27
INEM workers denounce removal of 100 ambulances and threaten August strike as new law looms
INEM plans to transfer 54 emergency ambulances to local health units and convert 46 SIV vehicles into light cars, removing 100 vehicles from its own fleet. Workers warn of a strike in August and demand the health minister intervene before the new organic law takes effect on 1 August.
- Jul 9
Livre, PCP, and Bloc force parliamentary debate on new INEM law following President's promulgation
Three Portuguese left-wing parties are triggering a parliamentary review of the newly enacted organic law for the National Institute of Medical Emergency, citing lack of transparency and worker involvement.
- Jul 8
Portugal's president enacts higher education overhaul and emergency medical reform, greenlights Porto technical university
President António José Seguro signed into law a new legal framework for higher education and a restructured emergency medical institute, alongside decrees creating the Technical University of Porto and integrating a hotel school into Nova University.
- May 28
Western Europe swelters under record-breaking May heatwave as Italy declares red alert and France faces political backlash
A precocious 'heat dome' from North Africa has shattered May temperature records in Portugal and France, prompting Italy to issue its highest-level red alert for Rome and four other cities.
