The regional elections in Madeira held today resulted in a negative outcome for the workers and people of the Region. First and foremost, because the CDU, despite increasing the number of votes and its percentage, did not regain its parliamentary representation by 65 votes, a necessary and irreplaceable element in the Regional Legislative Assembly to make the people's problems and aspirations heard and to act to respond to them.

Today’s news confirms the denunciation made by the PCP of the government’s intention to privatise primary healthcare when it announced five public-private partnerships in healthcare. This decision, in addition to other measures included in the so-called Plan of Emergency and Transformation of Healthcare, would mean the privatisation of primary healthcare for at least 2.5 million people, around a quarter of the country's population.

On 4 October, the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) was announced in cases [C-778/21P and C-798/21P] and [C-779/21P and C-799/21P], dismissing the appeals brought by the European Commission and the Council of the European Union against the judgments of the Court of First Instance of 21 September 2002 (EU: T:2021:640 and 39) concerning the trade agreements between the EU and the Kingdom of Morocco, which declared the respective trade agreements null and void.

Thousands of women took to the streets on International Women's Day. In a great show of strength, organized by the Women's Democratic Movement, they demonstrated for rights, equality and an end to violence. PCP joined this struggle, alongside the working women, in defense of a fair and democratic society. Equality is an essential pillar. Women's struggle, yesterday and today, builds a future free from discrimination. There are still obstacles, but the courage and strength demonstrated inspire confidence that a fairer future is possible.