EURACTIV logo

Portugal mulls new state of emergency

By Inês Escobar de Lima and Pedro Morais Fonseca | Lusa.pt

06-11-2020

People on the streets of Porto. [Shutterstock/ Lena Si]

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa proposed on Thursday in a draft presidential decree a state of emergency – this time without a lockdown – that would run from 9 to 23 November.

Unlike the previous states of emergency imposed throughout the country, the president’s proposal does not make the lockdown mandatory, but instead allows access to certain spaces if a negative COVID-19 test is presented.

Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa has called an extraordinary cabinet meeting for Saturday to “put into practice” measures foreseen in the draft presidential decree, on which parliament will vote on Friday.

(Inês Escobar de Lima e Pedro Morais Fonseca, Lusa.pt)

 

EURACTIV's editorial content is independent from the views of our sponsors.

Do you value EURACTIV’s reporting? We need your support.

Dear reader,

Now more than ever we need unbiased, expert information on how and why the European Union functions. This information should not be behind a paywall, and we remain committed to providing our content for free.

We know our readers value our reporting, and the outpouring of support we have received since the beginning of the crisis shows that our readers are willing to step up for the journalism that they trust and value. We are seeing record-breaking interest in our journalism as our pageviews have doubled in the last year. At the same time, readers support in the form of recurring monthly financial contributions provides continuous support for our work enabling us to innovate. 

We are more confident than ever in our role bridging media, policy, and the public. And we thank you for your support.

Your recurring monthly financial contributions help us innovate for the future. Please consider making a recurring contribution to EURACTIV Media Network for Europe.

Topics  

Subscribe to our newsletters

Subscribe
Contribute