Permanent commission to hear minister’s explanations for emigré vote dump on March 15
On the basis that nothing should be discussed before the new round of voting by emigrés in Europe (click here), the Permanent Commission – the body headed by President Marcelo,
José Sócrates gets his way: judge cited for abuse of power
In a week where over 157,000 votes were simply thrown away, and a European president was not allowed to board a plan because he was three minutes late, it’s perhaps
Lisbon loses more than 150 of its emblematic old shops
Bit by bit, Lisbon’s emblematic old shops are disappearing. Landlords have realised they can make much more money selling their properties to aspirant hoteliers, or other forms of business, and
Minister’s PSP security becomes 3rd ‘arguido’ in A6 motorway death
The A6 motorway tragedy of last summer has a new ‘arguido’ (official suspect). Nuno Dias, formerly responsible for the security of the then minister for interior administration Eduardo Cabrita, joins
Slovenian president discovers TAP still means ‘take another plane’…
Slovenian president Borut Pahor has discovered Portugal’s flagship airline TAP waits for no-one – not even a VIP being ferried across the tarmac all of three minutes late. The Portuguese
Activist charged with ‘qualified disobedience’ for interrupting PM’s speech absolved
Activist Francisco Pedro, part of the ATERRA group against plans for an airport in Montijo, has been ‘absolved’ of the crime of ‘qualified disobedience’, almost three years after he ‘spontaneously’
Record olive oil harvest in spite of drought
INE, the national institute of statistics, has forecast that Portugal will have a bumper olive oil harvest this year, in spite of the current state of drought. A total of
IL applauds steps towards freedom, but lambasts government over failure to drop mask-wearing
Father-of-four and leader of Iniciativa Liberal João Cotrim de Figueiredo has reacted strongly to what he sees as a “serious failing” in the government’s move away from Covid restrictions. Missing
Government faces ‘marking time’ till April; budget unlikely to be passed before July
Due to the “monumental fiasco” requiring repeat-voting among emigrés in Europe (click here), Portugal’s PS government faces ‘marking time’ until April – the closest date for a new executive to
Portugal drops five main Covid restrictions, promising “they’ll all go in five weeks’ time”
Portugal’s Council of Ministers has approved the first steps towards regaining our freedoms. “In the next few days”, the country will move from its current ‘State of Calamity’ to one