Portugal must have independence in energy and water
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Portugal must have independence in energy and water

SAPO Notícias11 September 2026 at 18:02

MEP Maria da Graça Carvalho argued that Portugal needs to achieve energy and water independence, during a hearing yesterday at the parliamentary committee Eventual for National Resilience, Prevention of Natural Disasters and Monitoring of the PRRR.

The hearing took place yesterday and served to take stock of the impact caused by bad weather in the country, as well as to analyze the responses adopted in light of these phenomena.

The parliamentary committee involves monitoring the PRRR - Portugal, Transformation, Recovery and Resilience, the Portuguese recovery and resilience plan.

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