Buying Frigates? Free Asks for Documents About Cost and Counterpart

Observador

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The party questions 100 million differences between what Montenegro said and what Nuno Melo said and wants to know why they cost more than the Italian Navy.

Publico

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The price of frigates, the alleged intermediation and the return to Portuguese industry are at the heart of the parties' doubts about the €3.9 billion deal.

Noticias ao Minuto

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The Free asked the Minister of National Defence today for clarification and documentation on the cost, counterpart and transparency of the purchase of three frigates from Italy, pointing "incongruence in the information available" of one of the "greater multi-annual financial commitments" of the State.