Eurogroup agrees “unprecedented economic pact” to release 540 billion euros immediately to tackle Covid-19
European finance ministers completed a marathon of talks last night with an ‘unprecedented agreement’ to release 540 billion euros “immediately” to help limit the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on
Cotton bud factory ‘changes production’ to supply much-needed swabs
A factory producing cotton buds in Famalicão has managed to solve one of Portugal’s frustrating pandemic headaches: the chronic lack of swabs to ensure authorities can keep up with the
Praise and ‘mystification’ as Portugal’s battle with Covid-19 reviewed from abroad
Portugal’s battle with Covid-19 has suddenly come under the media spotlight by dint of being so exceptionally different to that of its immediate neighbours. What is the answer to this
Banks warn Marcelo ‘businesses will fail’
The weekend started on a high with President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa telling journalists he was calling a meeting of the country’s five largest banks to tell
State of Emergency “could run till May 17”
Portugal’s State of Emergency could run for another two two-week periods, taking the country to May 17 before life starts ‘opening up’ again. Prime minister António Costa is reported to
Left-wingers vote for mass pardons to free-up space in Portuguese jails
Left-wingers voted last night for mass pardons to free up space in Portuguese jails. The move will see around 2000 prisoners released, many of them on the last leg of
Whistleblower released from jail in exchange for ‘secrets’
Whistleblower Rui Pinto – the young Portuguese computer ‘genius’ who exposed scandals that have become known as Football Leaks and Luanda Leaks – is finally out of jail after more
Fear as decision to reopen schools deferred to April 30
There is widespread ‘fear’ – among teachers, parents and pupils – following the government’s decision to defer its plan to partially reopen schools in early May. The proposal for a
Plan to free up to 2700 prisoners trashed by Opposition
The government plan to free as many as 2700 prisoners from the nation’s jails – as a way of avoiding an infections ‘catastrophe’ – has been resoundingly trashed by Opposition
Antibody testing ‘vital’ to assess Portugal’s ‘herd immunity’
Mass antibody testing is vital for authorities to understand how much further Portugal has to go to reach ‘herd immunity’. Right now the feeling is that we are 69% away