Live/ Montenegro, in Brussels, says European colleagues expressed interest in the IRS Jovem model

The former Minister of Territorial Cohesion does not reject being a PS candidate in the next municipal elections to the Coimbra City Council.

In statements to Rádio Observador, Ana Abrunhosa admits to being “in a very deep reflection.” The decision will only be personal. “I haven’t had a personal life for 20 years, I’m realizing yes I can“. The decision to participate again in an electoral race will be made “as a family.”

Asked if she was referring only to a candidacy for the presidency of the Coimbra City Council, now led by the independent José Manuel Silva, she responded: “ObviouslyFrom now on I will only take elected positions. “I am the one who chooses my professional projects.”

is he last voicewithin the Socialist Party, defending the green light for the first Budget proposed by Luís Montenegro. The former Minister of Territorial Cohesion of the Government of António Costa does not understand the hesitations of Pedro Nuno Santos, but recognizes that opinions in the PS are divided.

There are other voices that say clearly: We will not see each other in this Budget. I have a bit more of an intermediate attitude. I think the Government needs more time to govern. AD won, period. The AD has to govern.

Even so, the socialist deputy points the finger at the Government of Luís Montenegro, during the negotiation process with the PS, with the Budgets in sight. He says that the negotiation ended up being “conditioned” because of the posture “contrary” of the Government.

In the Rádio Observador Commission of Inquiry program, Ana Abrunhosa rejects that the PS is obliged to give the green light to Luís Montenegro’s next Budget: “I don’t have the same position for the 2026 Budget, I think so. Making this Budget viable does not condition us“.

And let the PS himself know. Making the document viable now for next year not only means abstention in general, it also means “have responsibility in the specialty“, at a time when the Minister of Finance, Miranda Sarmento, dramatized the speech and insisted that the room for negotiation is almost zero.

Listen here to the Rádio Observador Commission of Inquiry, with Ana Abrunhosa.

Ana Abrunhosa: “The Portuguese do not want elections”

Migration is one of the topics on the table at the European Council meeting this Thursday. Luís Montenegro once again defends that an open-door policy is necessary but not “open-door” and that mechanisms are needed to guarantee the repatriation of those who fail to comply with the rules, while guaranteeing respect for human rights.

“In cases of greater pressure, there must be mechanisms to deter irregular behavior. This does not mean that we are on the side of those who accept that this is done without respect and dignity of people,” he defended.

Montenegro highlights that Portugal “needs to welcome immigrants” and that the Government’s policy has been to “regulate migratory flows to have more dignified reception conditions.”

The end of the expression of interest reduced residency applications by 80%, “which means that those today seeking Portugal come with a defined employment objective, which often corresponds to the needs of the market and the economy.” Service capacity has improved, he says, and services can now provide 2,500 services, up from 1,000 when the Government took office.

But Montenegro emphasizes: “Our pressure has nothing to do with what is felt in other countries. It is necessary to safeguard these differences.”

In Brussels, where he will participate this Thursday in the European Council, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro told journalists that in meetings with his European counterparts yesterday and today they expressed curiosity about the IRS Jovem model and “interest in being able to have equivalent formulas.” .

In statements broadcast by CNN Portugal, Luís Montenegro highlighted a “curious aspect” of the meetings: the “curiosity, if not even interest, in being able to have equivalent formulas from my European counterparts on the tax model for the youngest as a condition for we can retain human capital.”

“I am very happy that it is in Europe where people are waking up to a policy that other states seem to want to follow,” he said. IRS Jovem had already been created by the previous government, but the Executive of Montenegro proposed expanding it to more young people (up to 35 years old) and strengthening support.