With the threat of a general strike on the horizon, the Government is trying to come up with some measures that could reduce the dispute over its draft revision of the labor law. The front page of the newspaper Public This Sunday brings us an example: “Government eliminates rule that prohibits accumulating early retirement with salary“. The daily adds that the proposal from the Portuguese Business Confederation was accepted by the Executive. The three-year limit disappears and the door is opened for it to be possible to continue working in the same company.
No News Journalthe main cover highlight goes to the reduction of number of retired teachers, which falls for the first time in seven years. By December, 275 fewer teachers will retire than in 2024. The newspaper also features an interview with presidential candidate Marques Mendes, for whom “the Portuguese are fed up with elections and chaos”.
O Morning Mail uncovers the assets of politicians and reveals that ministers of the current government of Luís Montenegro have a fortune of 20.9 million euros. Leading this ranking prepared by the CM are three women: the ministers of the Environment, Maria da Graça Carvalho, of Justice, Rita Alarcão Júdice, and of Labor, Solidarity and Social Security, Maria do Rosário Palma Ramalho.
The theme common to all this Sunday’s newspapers is, of course, the bad weather and damage which caused a stir across the country, most notably the death of an 85-year-old English woman in Albufeira.
Nos sports newspapersA Bola and O Jogo have as their main theme on the front page the decisive game of the Portuguese team against Armenia, which could qualify for the 2026 World Cup. “The time has come,” writes A Bola. “A victory and final point”titled The Game. The other sports daily, Record, highlights an interview with Sporting player Alisson: “I felt what it was like to be a champion.”
Outside, in Spain, the The Country highlights that “the Pope examines the Spanish Church over the pedophilia scandal”.
In England, there are still echoes of the controversy between the BBC and Donald Trump. “BBC executives warned not to use audiovisual license money for deal with Trump,” writes the The Sunday Times.
No New York Times we can read that “consumers’ difficulties motivate Trump to act on prices”.