Parliament approves commission of inquiry into TAP

BE’s proposal to create a commission of inquiry into TAP’s political management was approved in parliament this Friday, with PS and PCP abstaining and the rest voting in favor.

The text, approved this Friday without votes against in the plenary session of the Assembly of the Republic, establishes a parliamentary commission of inquiry “under the political control of the TAP leadership”, which, inter alia, in the period from 2020 to 2022, is investigating the entry and exit of the former ruler Alexandra Kings and guardianship in decisions.

Chega’s proposal for a parliamentary inquiry into the “management of TAP and the use of public funds allocated to it, namely the payment of bonuses and compensation to persons holding leadership and administrative positions in the company”, was rejected by the PS. and PCP, abstention of BE and Livre and votes in favor of the rest.

The proposal of the PKP to expand the scope of this commission of inquiry was also rejected, with a vote against PS, Chega and BE and in favor of the rest of the benches with no abstentions.

The purpose of this commission will be “to assess the implementation of political oversight of the leadership of TAR, SGPS, SA and TAP, SA, in particular, in the period from 2020 to 2022, under public control.”

The blockers want Parliament to investigate “the process of co-opting, appointing or hiring Alexandra Reis for the administration” of the airline, as well as “other administrators and the conditions for applying the relevant legal framework.”

“The process and nature of the appointment of Alexandra Reis to the NAV board of directors and the possible connection with the process of leaving the TAP board of directors,” they want to clarify further.

The subject of the parliamentary investigation that BE defends is also the process of dismissal of members of the governing bodies of the TAP and the “compensation practices”, as well as “remuneration paid to members of the governing bodies” in its various components.

“The quality of the information provided to the shareholder and the involvement of decision makers in decision making in TAP, SGPS and TAP, SA” is also part of the commission’s objective, as are the airline’s management decisions “which could be detrimental to the interests of the company and therefore public interest.”

You can also read “Supervisory responsibilities of both the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Infrastructure in decisions made in TAP, SGPS and TAP, SA”.