PJ team travels to Mozambique to ‘accompany’ investigation into death of Portuguese banker
Uncertainty over the death of Portuguese banker Pedro Ferraz Correia dos Reis, in Maputo, Mozambique, last week has led the government to send a team (including elements of PJ judicial
Mining project “of national interest” stymied by environment agency
Concerted opposition to a project to mine copper, lead and zinc at Lagoa Salgada – between Grândola and Alcácer do Sal, in the Alentejo – is celebrating a rare win
Another death reported ‘waiting for ambulance response’
A 45-year-old in cardiac arrest died early this morning as an ambulance failed to reach him in time to resuscite. INEM (medical emergency institute) had apparently suggested the ambulance could
Favourite for president says he won’t be approving government’s labour reform
Good reason for the government’s long-faces on Sunday night – when preferred candidate Luís Marques Mendes crashed out of the ‘race for the presidency’ – has emerged today: the favourite
PM disapproving of Trump’s vision for Board of Peace
Clearly keen to distance himself from yesterday’s ‘spoof’ that suggested he was courting President Trump’s favour, Portugal’s prime minister has said today that he disapproves mightily of the president’s idea
Former TAP CEO blasts back on scene while €6 million lawsuit ‘still pending’
With an uncanny sense of timing, former TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener has blasted back into view in Portugal – just as the government is intent on reprivatising the flagship airline
State health doctors suddenly ‘stopped’ from referring patients they see privately for surgery on SNS
A new law has suddenly made it impossible for doctors who work in the both the state health system and privately to refer private patients to the state system for
Driving schools ‘move over: give way to mum and dad’
The government is moving forwards with its plan to profoundly change the rules about taking driving licences. Right now, driving schools have a ‘monopoly’: they are the only places where
Portugal concerned by decision to refer EU-Mercosur trade deal to Court of Justice
The Portuguese ministry of foreign affairs has expressed regret that the European Parliament has referred the EU-Mercosur trade agreement to the Court of Justice, considering it a “wrong signal” to
Court seeks 50 new judges to clear 124,000 backlog of cases related to immigrants
The Superior Council of Administrative and Tax Courts (CSTAF) has announced the “opening of an urgent national tender” to reinforce the Lisbon district, which has more than 124,000 pending cases