The messages that the President of the Republic gave yesterday to the government and Parliament have already had consequences. The commission that will analyze last year’s fires is almost complete.
The visit of the President of the Republic to the village of Mourísia served to demand a change from politicians. The Assembly President’s office suggests that the delay in the commission’s functioning is not Parliament’s fault.
Rectors and polytechnics must indicate four namesbut they say they only received Parliament’s request, dated February 19, at the end of last week. The independent technical committee will have 90 days to analyze what went wrong in the August fires and produce a report with findings and recommendations.
Still in Arganil, the President of the Republic left a appeal to the Government about the promised support after the summer fires, which are yet to be attributed.
This Wednesday, the Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion made a A says in a statement that holding local authorities responsible is “unfair and unfair”because it was the Government that attributed this competence without consulting them and without strengthening the resources.
Municipalities demand that the Government simplify the application validation model.
