PM insists on investment as “uncertainties” stack up on horizon
Portugal can take advantage of weaknesses in other countries Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has referred today to “the uncertainties” on the horizon” in Germany and France, due to the
Portuguese businesses fear possible recession
Political impasse in France threatens domino effect of negative consequences The political impasse in France is worrying Portuguese companies. Business Association (AEP) has told Jornal de Negócios that the crisis
Furious sapper firefighters return to protesting in Lisbon
Hurl firecrackers and smoke bombs, break through police cordon, demand respect Furious sapper firefighters from all over the country have converged on Campus XII in Lisbon again today to show
Prosecutor investigates 103 ‘hate crimes’ in first six months of 2024
Charges brought in just three… The Portuguese public prosecutor’s office opened 103 investigations into hate crimes in the first six months of this year, with only three investigations in which
Portuguese state ‘circumvents’ European Court; continues to collect banned tax
Just another example of how Portugal has selective deafness when it comes to European entities The European Court has banned the road service charge, but the Portuguese state carries on
Bed-blockers – the perennial health service ‘nightmare’ without answers
At the end of November, more than 700 elderly people were in hospital waiting for a place in a care home. The figures from the SNS executive board were revealed
Food Bank campaign collects more than 2,213 tonnes of food over weekend
The Food Bank’s campaign against hunger collected more than 2,213 tonnes of food last weekend in more than 2,000 shops across the country, the charity said in a statement today.
Councils free to earmark rural land for ‘moderately priced’ homes
Government reinforces urgency to increase housing construction in all municipalities The legislative measure approved last week allowing municipalities in Portugal to allocate more rural land to construction aims to increase
Portugal’s Mota-Engil signs €200 million deal with Brazil’s Petrobras
Portuguese construction giant Mota-Engil has signed a new contract, worth around €200 million, with Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras for the maintenance and repair of its oil and gas extraction
Public debt rises to €269.8 billion in October
Public debt from a Maastricht perspective – the one that counts for Brussels – increased by around €480 million year-on-year in October to €269.776 billion, the Bank of Portugal (BdP)