PM to address country after today’s meeting of Council of Ministers
Prime minister António Costa will be making another speech to the country later today following this afternoon’s Council of Ministers which will discuss the latest presidential decree, approved yesterday, for
“If we are sensible the worst has passed”: Portugal’s president explains (yet again) why lockdown stays in place
President Marcelo marked parliament’s approval this afternoon of his decree for Portugal’s 12th State of Emergency to explain, yet again, why the nationwide lockdown that is crucifying so many businesses
Thousands of Portuguese families brace for April when mortgages once again must be paid
Thousands of Portuguese families are braced for April when the government-led moratorium on bank credit repayments expires. It’s the moment when those who have been spared from monthly mortgage instalments
Thursday’s Covid bulletin registers 49 deaths, 1,160 new infections
With citizens more and more focused on the questions “when can we all go back to work?” today’s Covid bulletin shows how vastly improved Portugal’s virus panorama has become. In
President Marcelo to give habitual ‘address to nation’ as Portugal enters 12th State of Emergency
As has been his practice throughout the pandemic, President Marcelo will be addressing the nation at 8pm this evening, following parliament’s approval of his 12th decree renewing Portugal’s State of
False government plan to ease Portugal’s lockdown ‘invades social media’
The government has been quick to refute the contents of a Whatsapp message that has ‘invaded social media’ this morning, purportedly outlining its plans to unlock the country in stages,
Company that swindled Algarve expats out of millions receives ‘public censure’ from Financial Conduct Authority
After all the heartache, suspicion and column inches, the full-blown financial drama of Premier FX – the foreign exchange company with offices in Almancil that collapsed almost three years ago,
Marcelo wants clear criteria for country’s return to business
As we went to press on Wednesday, parliament was due to ‘debate’ approval of the President’s 12th decree for a State of Emergency in Portugal. With the epidemiological situation vastly
Neighbouring Galicia approves law introducing fines for people who refuse vaccinations
For the time being, Portugal’s national vaccination programme (for all diseases, including Covid-19) is optional. No-one is obliged to be vaccinated. But in Galicia, just over the border, the government
Portuguese State “continued to sign contracts with company under investigation by Public Ministry
João Paulo Batalha, leading Portugal’s association for Transparency and Integrity is questioning the sense in the State having signed 42 contracts, worth roughly €3 million, with Sintra pharmaceutical firm Quilaban,