Government appeals to striking rail workers âthink again!â
Accuses rail unions of having âno opennessâ, waging âstrike empty of objectivesâ The Government has called on rail unions to call off the nationwide strike that has brought the countryâs
Centre-right grandees appeal for stability, finally
âPortugal cannot hold elections every yearâ 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
PM makes promises to nationâs farmers
âWill ease red tape, to help make sector more self-sustainableâ On the vote-catching trail today, Portugalâs prime minister LuĂs Montenegro has âpromisedâ to ease bureaucratic rules applied to Portuguese farmers
Debates over: Portugal wades into campaign for election âno one wantsâ
May 18 elections described as âstrangest and most unpredictable in history of Portuguese democracyâ With pre-election debates finally over, Portugal is now in the thick of a campaign that has
Portugal joins European efforts to lure US researchers fleeing Trump regime
Nova medical school launches âŹ2 million programme Following on from initiatives launched in other European universities, Portugalâs NOVA medical school has launched a new programme to âattract international researchers of
Luso-Dutch group planning mega wind farm in Algarve, also focused on project in Minho
Minho plans under public consultation until May 16 Just as the Scope Definition Proposal for Environmental Impact Assessment for a massive wind farm in the Sotavento Algarve ignites local tensions,
Socialist leader accuses PSD opponents of âdisrespecting press freedomâ
Says PSD ânow trying to attack work of media and journalistsâ The calls when the government fell for a âclean campaign, based on issues facing the countryâ appear to have
PS secretary general accuses government of using public money to campaign
Pedro Nuno Santos labels PMâs âopen houseâ event âunacceptableâ The official electoral campaign has not yet begun, but fur is already flying. Following on from the tightly controlled exchange of
Neither PM nor rival emerge âvictoriousâ from last nightâs debate
Electoral campaign begins in earnest on Sunday With the latest ârace to the pollsâ (the third in three years) officially kicking off on Sunday, neither the prime minister nor his
PM submits new âdeclaration of interestsâ ahead of leadersâ head-to-head
Liberal leader dubs move âan affront to the Portuguese peopleâ Prime Minister LuĂs Montenegro submitted a new declaration of interests to the Transparency Portal, less than 24-hours before he faces