“Mole in Ministry” was key for gang in frame for immigration scam
Thousands of illegal immigrants will have benefitted from scam, says police chief Giving more details on the gang arrested yesterday on suspicions of a major immigration scam, the director of
Report compounds criticism of government’s ‘communication’ during blackout
ISCTE report concludes government “contributed to diffusion of disinformation” At a point where Portugal’s centre-right government needs ‘all the help it can get’ on the election trail, a new report
Public sector workers schedule strike for May 16
Strike timed to fall on last Friday before elections In another public sector strike ensuring schools are closed again on a Friday, Portugal’s National Union of Public Service and Entity
PSP officer attacked with Stanley-knife at AIMA office in Martim Moniz
PM condemns incident A PSP officer at the AIMA offices in Martim Moniz, Lisbon, yesterday was ‘attacked’ by a foreigner carrying a Stanley-knife. The apparent alleged stabbing was foiled, however,
Nasty surprise for presidential front-runner as judges declare his treatment of sailors “unlawful”
Lawyers for ‘Mondego mutineers’ seek compensation Presidential frontrunner, Henrique Gouveia e Melo, has had an unwelcome curved ball thrown into his sphere, even before he has official declared his intention
Government appeals to striking rail workers “think again!”
Accuses rail unions of having “no openness”, waging “strike empty of objectives” The Government has called on rail unions to call off the nationwide strike that has brought the country’s
PJ arrests 13 in swoop on suspicions of illegal immigration, corruption, money laundering
Thirteen arrested including Ministry of Foreign Affairs employee Portugal’s PJ Judicial Police have announced today the dismantlement of an alleged organised criminal group dedicated to the repeated practice of crimes
Portuguese government starts sending out ‘refusal notifications’ to thousands of immigrants
First 4,574 immigrants told Portugal won’t accept them As Portugal’s election campaign got underway at the weekend, news that tens of thousands of immigrants were to start being notified to
Brussels rejects renewables’ fault for April 28 trans-Iberian power outage
European Commissioner says “there is no reason to blame blackout on renewables” Following on from today’s remarks by president of the European Council António Costa, the European Commissioner for Energy
Centre-right grandees appeal for stability, finally
“Portugal cannot hold elections every year” Centre-right stalwarts gathered in Lisbon today for the 51st anniversary of the PSD, giving two grandees of the party a platform in which to