Empowering Ceremony
The President of the Republic empowered in office, in the Palace of Belém, the new Secretary of State for Energy, Dr. Artur Álvaro Laureano Homem da Trindade.
Ambassador Francisco Xavier Esteves
The President of the Republic received, in audience, Ambassador Francisco Xavier Esteves, to whom he handed letters credential as the Portuguese diplomatic representative in Rabat, Morocco.
In the terms of item h) of article no. 133 of the Constitution, the President of the Republic accepted the proposal presented by the Prime Minister for the relinquishment, at his request, of Engineer Henrique Joaquim Gomes as Secretary of State for Energy.
Superintendent Paulo Jorge Valente Gomes
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the National Director of the Public Security Police, Superintendent Paulo Jorge Valente Gomes.
Imposição de insígnias
The President of the Republic decorated the Naval Training Ship “Sagres”, on the occasion of her 50 years in the Navy’s service, and bade farewell to the ship’s complement of the frigate “Corte Real”, who are departing on a mission to combat piracy in the Indian Ocean.
1. The President of the Republic sent the Constitutional Court, today, Parliamentary Decree No. 37/XII, for the purpose of carrying out a preventive check on its constitutionality.
2. Considering the several issues raised concerning the constitutionality of this bill, that could place in question essential principles of the democratic Rule of Law, the President of the Republic decided that its coming into force should be preceded by the intervention of the Constitutional Court, in order that the criminalization of illicit enrichment could be processed without any possible risks of offending the fundamental rights of all citizens.
Introduction to book “Routes VI”
On the anniversary of his being empowered in his second mandate, on 9 March, the President of the Republic discloses the Introduction to “Routes VI”, a collection of his main public speeches throughout the year.
Werner Hoyer received by the President
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer.
General Luís Evangelista Esteves Araújo
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the Chief of the Armed Forces General Staff, General Luís Evangelista Esteves Araújo.
Audience in Belém
The President of the Republic received, in audience, the Governing Officers of the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers – Intersindical Nacional (CGTP-IN).
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