OE 2021: Today’s the day for pivotal decisions in Portugal
Today – albeit a Sunday – is the day for pivotal decisions over the government’s State Budget for 2021 (OE 2021). With everything else that is going on, readers could
Mixed messaging comes out of Algarve’s first F1 Grand Prix
With Portimão the epicentre of Grand Prix fever in Portugal this weekend, there has been mixed messaging coming from the tracks. Sports paper Record proclaims that drivers are ‘captivated’ by
Over 1,000 cancers ‘missed’ in Portugal due to pandemic
Over 1,000 cancers will have been missed in Portugal as a result of the health service’s ‘focus’ on Covid-19. Yet another stark warning about the collateral damage of the pandemic
Black Friday: Highest Covid death toll in Portugal since April
Today’s virus press conference announced dismal numbers: 2,899 new infections and 31 deaths. There have “never been as many people interned in the nation’s hospitals” (1,498), say reports. ICUs are
Portugal supports European push for criteria of restrictions on free circulation
As the rate of Covid-19 infections continues to throw European governments into turmoil, the Portugal’s secretary of State for European Affairs has been explaining why the bloc needs a new
Portuguese parliament approves use of masks in busy streets for next three months
Parliament today is expected to approve the use of masks in busy streets in Portugal for the next three months (UPDATE: this proposed law has now been approved. It will
Strikes return to Portugal: exhausted nurses, unhappy public sector workers
Strikes are back on the agenda in Portugal. Today is the turn of the STAL syndicate of public sector workers, yesterday it was the non-police staff at SEF borders control
Montijo airport study probed for “falsification of documents, abuse of power and corruption”
After all the dissenting voices pointing to corruption, Sábado online has confirmed that PJ police are investigating the ‘green light’ given by government agencies ANA and the ICNF to a
Government backs down after week where messaging goes rogue
The last week in Portugal has seen news lurch alarmingly every-which-way. After the government’s declaration of a State of Calamity on October 15, citizens were suddenly told that voluntary contact-tracing
Brussels “demands” immediate end to Golden Visa programs
Brussels today is demanding that EU Member States “immediately end” golden visa programs that give applicants European residency and/ or citizenship. The reason is that after years in which warnings