Recognition of the State of Palestine, raising the minimum wage to 900 euros and creating a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the regulator’s handling of the Global Media Group crisis are among BE’s first proposals.
These initiatives were announced at a press conference at the Assembly of the Republic on the first day of the 16th Legislative Assembly, where newly elected BE parliamentary leader Fabian Figueiredo also announced that former MEP Marisa Matias had been chosen as Vice-President. benches.
The first project implemented by the blockers is the immediate recognition of the State of Palestine, “as a very relevant step towards lasting peace in the Middle East, as well as condemnation of the genocide that Israel is promoting in the Gaza Strip,” Fabian said. Figueiredo.
According to the blockers, Portugal should join the European countries that have already expressed their readiness to recognize the State of Palestine: Spain, Malta, Slovenia and Ireland.
BE is also proposing a temporary increase in the national minimum wage to €900 in the first half of this year.
Regarding the Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly, the party advocates indexing its benchmark value “to the poverty line”, paying for 14 months and “withdrawing children’s income to calculate the disposable income of older people”.
The creation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the actions of the Social Communications Regulatory Authority (ERC) as part of the restructuring of the shareholders of the Global Media group, which includes publications such as TSF, Diário de Notícias, Jornal de Notícias or O Jogo, is another proposal.
Fabian Figueiredo stressed that “freedom of the press and the stability of journalists are essential conditions for democracy” and called on all parties in the democratic field to join this initiative “to ensure that all the details of how the ERC acted in relation to Global Media are provided.”
At the start of the 16th Parliamentary Group, the BE Parliamentary Group is also prioritizing the valorization of careers in public administration, proposing a negotiation process with unions and structures representing these workers “with a view to increasing the wages of general career senior technicians at entry.” -position level due to an increase of 500 euros.”
The leader of the parliamentary bloc believes that, taking into account the recent data on the budget surplus, which reached 1.2% in 2023, “there are no excuses that can be used for not valuing a career in public administration.”
“We want to make sure that the campaign promises become law,” warned Fabian Figueiredo, insisting on full compensation of teachers’ length of service, on the equalization of the PSP and GNR risk subsidies with the subsidy of the judicial police. and on the introduction of procedural penalties within the deadline for the bailiffs.
In the health sector, BE advocates an optional regime of exceptional dedication, open to all NHS professionals and “with appropriate incentives” such as, for example, a “40% increase in basic remuneration”, as well as opening up a period for collective bargaining and review of all professions in this sector.
The creation of a national compensation circle for the elections to the Assembly of the Republic is also among the first packages of BE proposals, as well as a reduction in VAT on electricity, gas and telecommunications.
In the legislative elections held on the 10th, BE elected five members and received 282,314 votes, maintaining its parliamentary representation from the previous legislature.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
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