Government appeals to striking rail workers “think again!”
Accuses rail unions of having “no openness”, waging “strike empty of objectives” The Government has called on rail unions to call off the nationwide strike that has brought the country’s
PJ arrests 13 in swoop on suspicions of illegal immigration, corruption, money laundering
Thirteen arrested including Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee Portugal’s PJ Judicial Police have announced today the dismantlement of an alleged organised criminal group dedicated to the repeated practice of crimes
Portuguese government starts sending out ‘refusal notifications’ to thousands of immigrants
First 4,574 immigrants told Portugal won’t accept them As Portugal’s election campaign got underway at the weekend, news that tens of thousands of immigrants were to start being notified to
Brussels rejects renewables’ fault for April 28 trans-Iberian power outage
European Commissioner says “there is no reason to blame blackout on renewables” Following on from today’s remarks by president of the European Council António Costa, the European Commissioner for Energy
Centre-right grandees appeal for stability, finally
“Portugal cannot hold elections every year” Centre-right stalwarts gathered in Lisbon today for the 51st anniversary of the PSD, giving two grandees of the party a platform in which to
European Council chief argues more grid interconnections needed to avoid future blackouts
António Costa encourages investments in network security In what instantly sounded odd – given that Portugal’s energy blackout last week is believed to have been caused by power oscillations on
PM makes promises to nation’s farmers
“Will ease red tape, to help make sector more self-sustainable” On the vote-catching trail today, Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has “promised” to ease bureaucratic rules applied to Portuguese farmers
Lufthansa to get €1.5 million in tax breaks for setting up in Santa Maria da Feira
Lufthansa’s plant for repair of aircraft engine parts “should create 526 jobs” Lufthansa Technik is to receive tax benefits from the Portuguese state that could exceed €1.5 million for setting
Portugal paying four times more for electricity since uncoupling from Spanish grid
Country expects to hook back up with Spanish grid “in next few days” The downside of pulling Portugal’s link to the Spanish grid (for security reasons) has been explained today:
Debates over: Portugal wades into campaign for election “no one wants”
May 18 elections described as “strangest and most unpredictable in history of Portuguese democracy” With pre-election debates finally over, Portugal is now in the thick of a campaign that has