Passos Coelho said political decision‑makers cannot be held responsible for technical matters and technical staff cannot be held responsible for political decisions
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“Aqueles que decidem politicamente não podem estar a ser responsabilizados por matérias no plano técnico, mas aqueles que estão na área técnica não podem estar a ser responsabilizados por decisões políticas que os decisores políticos não querem tomar", sustentou Passos Coelho.”
Machine translation: "Those who decide politically cannot be held responsible for technical matters, but those in the technical area cannot be held responsible for political decisions that political decision‑makers do not want to take", Passos Coelho said.
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