President commemorates “most agonising” October 5 in Portugal’s 46 years of democracy
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa marked the 110th anniversary of the Implantation of the Republic with a sombre speech in Lisbon, talking about the most “difficult and demanding” October 5
Race to amass European Funds runs into ‘corruption’ controversy
Cover story text, substituting text first posted: In the same week that Brussels advised Portugal to ‘reinforce’ its combat against corruption, the Council of Ministers approved a draft law designed
Pandemic effects ‘worse than originally forecast’, admits minister
Economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira has admitted that original forecasts for Portugal’s post-pandemic recovery were too optimistic. They will need to be ‘revised’ when the 2021 State Budget is ‘delivered’
Covid-19 “close to becoming 2020’s 9th major cause of death in Portugal”
Covid-19 is “close to becoming the 9th major cause of death in Portugal this year” having been cited as the reason for almost 2,000 deaths. The affirmation is being used
Environment minister insists “Lisbon Metro is safe” after Tuesday’s ceiling collapse
Environment minister João Pedro Matos Fernandes has been riding the Lisbon Metro today to show the capital’s citizens that it is safe, in spite of the accident last Tuesday that
5G: “the backbone of Chinese Communist Party surveillance” says US envoy
Meeting key government ministers yesterday, US under-secretary of State for Economic Growth Keith Krach continued to ‘beat the warning drum’ over allowing any involvement of Chinese tech giant Huawei in
PJ police probe ‘second death’ at SEF holding centre at Lisbon airport
PJ police are said to be investigating suggestions that the horrific death of Ukrainian father-of-two Ihor Homenyuk allegedly at the hands of three borders agency inspectors may not have been
PAN throws support behind Socialist Ana Gomes’ bid for presidency
PAN has become the latest political party to openly support the bid for the presidency by former Socialist MEP Ana Gomes. Livre, a political party that no longer has any
Sines Port’s ‘brave new plan’ maps Portugal’s path to development
In an impassioned speech in Sines yesterday, minister for infrastructures and housing Pedro Nuno Santos presented the Strategic Plan for Sines Port 2020-2025 – stressing it maps Portugal’s path to
Stroke survivors ‘missed vital rehabilitation treatment due to Covid-19’
Stroke survivors missed out on vital rehab because of State of Emergency restrictions brought in due to Covid-19. As a result, people who had “enormous potential for recovery” were left