SNS health service is collapsing, rails PSD leader
Portugal’s SNS State health service is collapsing, PSD leader Luís Montenegro has told reporters today following a visit to the Hospital do Litoral Alentejano (coastal Alentejan hospital) in Santiago de
Government seeks to diversify foreign trade, investment agency network
Intention is to ‘lower risk’ of current concentration on Europe Portugal’s secretary of state for internationalisation, Bernardo Ivo Cruz, said today that the government intends to “diversify the external network”
Government approves amnesties for young offenders due to Pope’s visit
Council of Ministers upholds tradition of awarding Papal amnesties The Council of Ministers has approved a draft law today on penalty forgiveness and sentence reduction for young offenders. The proposal
More headaches for PSD leader Luís Montenegro
At a point where his popularity – and that of his party – should be ‘through the roof’ (bearing in mind the multiplicity of ‘government scandals’) – PSD leader Luís
PM accused of “not wanting to resolve” Madeira’s judicial stalemate
Court workers in Madeira have been protesting today, saying they have “reached the point of rupture”. Much like counterparts on the mainland, salary scales and conditions are at the centre
Government accused of railroading communities with mega solar parks
Amnesty International highlights lack of transparency; absence of dialogue with populations Amnesty International Portugal has accused the government of foisting mega solar parks onto communities without due process. In an
PM in hot water over football stop-over in Hungary
Costa diverts Air Force jet to watch Euro final alongside Viktor Orbán PM António Costa has managed to unite all parties in outrage by being photographed sitting alongside ultraconservative Hungarian
Speaker of EU parliament lets rip at MPs
Challenges PCP over stance on Ukraine; scolds CHEGA over migrations Visiting Portugal for two days this week, the speaker of the European parliament Roberta Metsola hasn’t pulled her punches. Talking
Foreign minister in London to discuss status of Portuguese nationals
João Gomes Cravinho meets with British counterpart James Cleverly The status of Portuguese nationals in the United Kingdom and bilateral cooperation are on the agenda of a meeting today between
Government drafts new cyberspace security strategy
Portugal’s secretary of state for digitalisation has said the new National Strategy for Cyberspace Security is “in the drafting phase”, along with a law that transposes the directive on Network