Justice minister denies her companies would benefit from land law revisions
CHEGA continues to pursue PM meantime for further clarity on family business interests The cluster-shambles the government has managed to create around accusations of possible conflicts of interest – particularly
Portuguese experts talk-up threat of ‘bird flu’
President of public health society, and former director of health, warn of new epidemic/ pandemic Five years after the first cases of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 were confirmed in
Former PM convenes European Council summit on Ukraine war
António Costa calls extraordinary summit for March 6 Just as yet another country in the bloc turns right in legislative elections (away from the left-wing ‘bubble’ of recent times), Portugal’s
Government survives motion of censure, but many questions remain
PM refuses to dissolve family company, or name clients As expected yesterday evening, the government ‘survived’ the motion of censure lodged by right-wing party CHEGA, but many questions remain about
Portuguese, 69, killed trying to intervene in France knife attack
A Portuguese man, aged 69, died this afternoon after purposely putting himself between an Algerian citizen, armed with a knife, and police officers whom he was threatening to attack, in
Borba quarry collapse: court acquits all six defendants
“Justice will only be done if all six defendants are convicted” – prosecutor This Friday, Évora Court acquitted the six defendants in the case of the collapse of the Municipal
Gouveia e Melo prepares to run for Portugal’s presidency
Warns “freedom, equality, prosperity, security are at risk” On a day when a former chief of staff of the Armed Forces has warned that NATO is effectively dead given the
“NATO is dead at this moment” – former chief of staff of Armed Forces
“No one can assume Article 5 is there to be triggered” A former chief of staff of Portugal’s armed forces has added to the dystopian feel of the times to
Environment minister moves to ‘release’ mining company from effects of embargo
Savannah Resources says it will be resuming fieldwork and drilling campaign on Barroso Lithium Project
New altercation involving ‘large knives’ in Rua do Benformoso
It has become increasingly clear that the police operation in Rua do Benformoso, Martim Moniz, before Christmas was rooted in the clear and present danger that citizens run in the