On the situation of the forest and fires

28 July 2022

A long period of drought, with a significant part of the country in a situation of severe or extreme drought, associated with a concentrated period of high temperatures, are the first reason for, in the period of just over a week, the country to go from a quite small burned area to one that is already larger, even double, than the entire burned area in 2020. And we still have a lot of summer ahead of us. 

Galp's profits illustrate who is gaining from the speculative increase in fuel prices

26 July 2022

Galp's profits in the first half of the year have created a well-deserved outrage. That's 420 million euros in a single semester, an impressive figure, an increase of 153% compared to the already formidable figures of the first half of 2021. The figure would be more impressive if the Media had chosen to highlight the quantification of these profits according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS), because the amounts increase to 713 million euros in profits, 207% more than in the same period in 2021.

For a public network of daycare centres that ensures free access to all children

22 July 2022

Alongside the defense of free day care for all children, the PCP has defended the creation of a public day care network. An indispensable solution for ensuring the right to access daycare and that the PS and the Government have rejected, and to which the most recent announcement does not respond.

Interest rate hike announced by ECB harms the people and the country

21 July 2022

The ECB's announcement of an increase in reference rates by 50 points represents a political choice centered on the interests of large economic groups and which rejects the fundamental choices to address the rising cost of living, the devaluation of wages and the boosting of economic activity.

«If we want to preserve the National Health Service we have to fight for it»

18 July 2022

The National Health Service, one of the main achievements of the April Revolution, is the main instrument for achieving an essential right of any human being – the right to access adequate healthcare, the right to a healthy life.

«It is not possible to talk about children's rights without talking about wages, working time and the stability of parents' employment»

16 July 2022

I want, first of all, to welcome all the participants in this gathering promoted by the PCP under the motto "Children and Parents with rights" taking place in a well-chosen space to which Matosinhos gave the name of Álvaro Cunhal, this remarkable personality of our contemporary history and with a fine sensibility to everything referring to and involving the world of children and their well-being,  well expressed in his words: "Love for children, the struggle to assure them all they need in the present and to secure their future, is an inalienable part of the progr

Food production, agriculture and food sovereignty – a national goal

15 July 2022

First and foremost, I would like to welcome your important presence in this Hearing promoted by the Parliamentary Group of the PCP and thank you for your contributions, coming from the deep knowledge of those who persevere in tilling the land and feeding the cattle, come rain or shine. Contributions that will be particularly useful for our work and intervention.

End the blockade! Solidarity with Cuba

14 July 2022

The PCP is here today in Rossio [Lisbon], in solidarity with the Cuban people, to affirm the sovereign right that the Cuban people have to decide on their model of development and social progress. We are here because we want to add the voice of the PCP to the voices of all those who express concern and condemn the manoeuvres that US imperialism and other great imperialist powers are conducting against Cuba, namely the illegal and criminal blockade that denies the right of that people to development.

PCP’s solidarity to the victims of the fires

14 July 2022

In view of the fires that in recent days have devastated important areas from north to south of the country, and which have already destroyed thousands of hectares of forests and undergrowth, affected dozens of homes, caused considerable damage to farms, annual crops and permanent crops, affecting incomes for a long time, as well as companies and public infrastructure, and apart from a more elaborate later position, the PCP expresses most heartfelt solidarity with all the victims of these tragic events and deep appreciation for all the agents involved in the combat, from the outset to those

«The special increase of 10 euros does not restore the erosion of the purchasing power of the retired people and pensioners»

13 July 2022

Fraternal greetings to all those present at this meeting of retired people and pensioners, to the comrades who participate in their unitary structures who are here and to all those who saw fit to contribute to the various problems everyone faces, such as the increase in the cost of living, the low pensions and their erosion,  the fight for better public services and in defence of the NHS, among others.