The Minister of Environment and Energy, Maria da Graça Carvalho, stated today in Lisbon that Portugal needs to guarantee independence in energy and water. The minister warned that it is not possible to know when it will be necessary to deal with forces from other countries that may cause problems, underscoring the importance of national autonomy in these strategic sectors.
Maria da Graça Carvalho was heard at the parliamentary committee Eventual for National Resilience, Prevention of Natural Disasters and Monitoring of the PTRR - Portugal, Transformation, Recovery and Resilience. In this context, the minister presented an assessment of the impact caused by situations that were not specified in the article.
The minister's intervention comes at a time when the country's preparedness to face challenges of national resilience and prevention of natural disasters is being debated, central themes in the work of this parliamentary committee.



