Lisbon Chamber led by Medina gave 350 thousand euros to the company of Sérgio Figueiredo’s son – Politics
The previous executive of the Lisbon City Council, president of the current Minister of Finance, Fernando Medina, granted a support of 350 thousand euros to a company owned by Sérgio Jacob Ribeiro, son of Sérgio Figueiredo. The money is intended for the realization of the “Planetiers World Gathering 2020”, an event dedicated to the theme of sustainability. The information advanced was this evening in the online edition of NEW.
The weekly recalls that at the time of the events, Fernando Medina was a paid commentator on TVI 24, TVI’s news channel, which had Sérgio Figueiredo as director. TVI, from the event’s media partner, was received by the “considerable” partnership paid by Planetiers, added, without mentioning the amount, the former director of TVI to the report that makes the headline of the value NEW in this Saturday.
Fernando-se, a TV consultant recently a consultant for the record company, former information director at Fundação EDP for strategic assessment and monitoring of the impact of policies, a choice that motivated critics from political parties and commentators. Sérgio Figueiredo Should increase a gross salary more than 5800 euros.
Following the controversy, the journalist would eventually resign. It’s a way of saying it’s not worth it – and it’s not worth it, because everything isn’t worth it”, he wrote in a text published by ‘Jornal de Negócios’. Fernando Medina reacted to the decision saying that he was very sorry, but “understanding very well the reasons”.