Tragic hunger strike of those with shattered livelihoods enters 3rd day outside Portuguese parliament
The tragic hunger strike mounted outside parliament three days ago by restaurateurs and others with livelihoods ‘on hold’ due to coronavirus restrictions is taking its toll on participants who highlight
Portuguese judges who queried reliability of Covid tests at risk of being disciplined
Two appeal court judges in Lisbon are at risk of being ‘disciplined’ for a 34-page ruling in which they justified their reasons for releasing four German tourists from confinement in
More recoveries and less people in hospital: Portugal’s Saturday Covid numbers
Saturday’s Covid numbers show that there has been another ‘record’ number of recoveries in the last 24-hours, along with a reduction in the number of people being treated in hospital.
€12 million in cash ‘discovered’ in parked van in Lisbon as police close in on massive drug trafficking ring
€12 million in cash was ‘discovered’ this week in a van parked in a Lisbon garage. The haul – the largest ever seized by Portuguese police in one go –
Over 5.500 Portuguese ‘recover’ in last 24-hours as second wave levels out
Over 5,550 people have been pronounced ‘recovered’ from positive diagnoses for Covid-19 in the last 24-hours, though numbers in hospitals have increased once again. After two days in which the
Portuguese Ombudsman receives hundreds of complaints about right-wing ‘Chega’
Since October last year – after the party won its first seat in parliament – the Portuguese Ombudsman has received nearly 300 complaints about right-wing Chega, the majority of them
Portugal’s PM blasts suggestion that over-75s won’t get vaccination priority
PM António Costa has rejected the possibility surfacing today that healthy people over the age of 75 won’t be given priority in the race to get citizens vaccinated. Saying it
EU Covid “funding bazooka”: will it ever happen?
With Portugal’s ‘recovery’ from the economic mayhem caused by Covid-19 massively dependent on billions promised by Brussels (click here), a split among Member States is causing major headaches. Without consensus
Risk of Portugal not being prepared to distribute vaccine is “zero”, says health minister
The risk of Portugal not being prepared to distribute the vaccine against Covid-19 once it is authorised is zero, affirmed health minister Marta Temido yesterday. Indeed, today, government newspaper Diário
Budget passes, with only Socialists voting in favour
The marathon of debate, proposals, counter-proposals and wrangling is over… or is it? The State Budget for 2021 passed by a whisker last Thursday, with only PS Socialists voting in