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northA year different from any other, the way in which the Prime Minister wished President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa Happy Holidays was also different, marking his presence at the Belém Palace through videoconference for being in isolation prophylactic.
The prime minister began by reiterating that “this will be a different Christmas for all of us.” “We are going to have to spend Christmas very carefully. I am a good example of this: a lunch with an infected person was enough for, although I hope I am not sick, I have to spend 14 days in isolation”.
In this follow-up, the head of government took the opportunity to “renew the call to everyone to be very careful” this Christmas: “We avoid being with many people, we avoid closed spaces, little air, we try to be as long as possible with a mask”.
“I know this is very difficult”, António Costa continues, “because, according to our tradition, Christmas is largely celebrated at the table, and at the table we do not wear a mask.”
“But my example is actually a good example of how to sit at the table, sharing a meal with someone who may be sick without you knowing it, we can contaminate ourselves or at least deprive ourselves of our freedom“he added.
The Prime Minister also noted, in his speech, that 2020 was a year in which, “surely, a year ago, none of us imagined that we were going have “. Still,”It was a year in which the Portuguese demonstrated extraordinary civic responsibility and a great capacity for unity and Resilience before the challenge of pandemic and its economic and social consequences “.
This year that is about to end has put the institutions “to the test” and “for the first time in 40 years of democracy” We had to successively resort to the State of Emergency for adopt the necessary measures to try to contain the pandemic“.
Thus, the head of Government wanted to highlight, “in particular this year”, the “exceptional institutional collaboration between all organs sovereignty “. “In this difficult time for all of us, I believe that the institutions lived up to their responsibilities, following the extraordinary example of the Portuguese”.
As for the year 2021, Costa says he knows what is expected of the Executive: First, that we can ensure a vaccination process that will be long, long, that will extend throughout the year, but that, thanks to science, gives everyone confidence that it is possible to defeat this virus..
As a “second priority”, António Costa referred “to continue trying to maintain companies, jobs and income”, but also “to start with the beginning of the Recovery and Resilience“.
And there was still a message directly for Marcelo: “As for the President of the Republic, you know that, as he did during these four years, he can count on the loyal and frank cooperation of the Government for the next nine years. March“.
And, he concludes, “surely, the President or the President who is elected by the Portuguese, will continue to count on the collaboration of the Government. The government does not mudaem role of presidents or circumstances“.
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