Good find, Anna. Was this celebration in Lisbon? It's difficult to tell.
But this article will no doubt come in handy in future.
I believe I read the celebration was lisboa somewhere, but cant find it right now.
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A lot happening on the day Maddie disappeared and not pleasing to some, I would think.............................................................
4th may 2007
On the same day that the GNR celebrated the 96 th anniversary, the Council of Ministers adopted two legislative proposals aimed at changing the whole organization of the Guard and the PSP and put into practice the announced restructuring of the security forces.
The proposals approved yesterday, that the CM had access, not only transform the structure of GNR and PSP as they give more power to the Government to intervene in the organization of the security forces.
The proposal for the organic law of the GNR puts it under direct dependence of the captain-general of GNR the inspection body, the bodies of the council and the general secretariat. But, within the Command, enables the Government to define "the number, skills, services and the leadership, the newly created components upper control and direction - responsible for operations, human resources and property and by the command of the doctrine and training.
Also the proposal of organic law of PSP gives the Government power to "adopt, by ordinance, the number, the powers, the internal structure and the posts" of three organic units operating in the National Directorate of PSP - in the area of operations and safety, human resources and the logistics and finance.
The reform "requires a change in the structure and working methods", underlined the minister of Internal Administration, Antonio Costa, the ceri- mónia anniversary of GNR.
In fact, the GNR is the institution that suffers most, at the level of the structure, with the amendments adopted. As regards the Comando-Geral , are extinguished the Military Staff or General coordinator and the Special Military or technical, as well as the Cabinet of Advisors and inspectors and the Commission of Equestrian Affairs.
The Territorial Brigades disappear, giving place in the hierarchy to now called Territorial Commands (CT), under orders from a colonel or lieutenant-colonel and not a general as until now. The CT shall be replaced to match the administrative districts and shall be composed of the secondments (controlled by major or captain) - that are articulated in subdestacamentos or jobs (under the command of sergeants or junior officers).
With the extinction of Traffic Brigade, the Fiscal Brigade and the regiments of Infantry and Cavalry, the Special Units become four. Now created Security Unit and Honors of State will now be the presidential squadron and the subunits of trim. The special operations, cinotecnia, inactivation of explosives and the units of public order and of protection and relief will be centered on the Unit of Intervention. It was created the Control Unit and the Coastal Unit Fiscal Action.
The commander general of the Guard, general Mourato Nunes, said yesterday that it treats the "change with tranquility".
PSP WITH A SPECIAL UNIT
The main changes in PSP relate to special units. The Group of Special Operations, the Body and the Body of Personal Safety are included one unit - also composed by the Center of Inactivation of Explosives and Safety in Subsoil and the Operational Group Cinotecnico.
According to the draft law, the territorial units (which are called territorial commands) maintains the model of regional commands, metropolitan and district. However, for the Azores is created a single command regional - that absorbs the three already existing. Reporting directly to the national director of the PSP are the Superior Council of Police, the Board of ethics and Discipline and the Upper Seal of Health, Inspection and the Department of General Support and Services.
The management of organic units, operations and safety (reinforced with the criminal investigation and the private security), human resources and logistics and finance will be approved by the Government.
DOGS-POLICE WHO RECEIVED
'Daisy' and 'Buggy' were the first dogs of GNR to be soldiers in a military ceremony. In front of the Jeronimos Monastery, in Bethlehem, where it took the commemorations, 'Daisy' and 'Buggy' received a medal by in-service behavior. Now reformed, the golden retrivier leaves a curriculum with 163 missions met, between which the earthquakes in Algeria, Iran and Morocco. The cocker buggy participated in searches of Between-the-Rivers.
Also passed by Iran, Algeria and Morocco and polled 160 rescue operations. At the ceremony were still decorated several military and remember the dead in services. Jose Socrates reminded them with a crown of flowers, while the parents of a soldier - hit mortally in Elvas - showed his nostalgia.
LEARN MORE
427 million euros is the investment that the Government provides, during the next five years, to create facilities and provide new equipment to the security forces.
18 Is the number of now called territorial commands that now exist in GNR. With the previous law, still in force, there were 23 regional groups.
MORE OPERATIONAL
With the restructuring, the MAI would release around 4800 professionals of PSP and GNR in bureaucratic functions, for service on the street.
NEW LAW
In the next month will be presented with the new Internal Security Act and the Statute m of Military of GNR.
REDISTRIBUTION
on 1 June the areas of GNR that pass for the PSP and vice versa (in Lisbon and Porto) begin to be delivered.
http://www.cmjornal.xl.pt/detalhe/noticias/nacional/portugal/governo-com-mais-poder
