Confusion as only candidate to lead Portugal’s DGS health directorate resigns
Association of health service doctors says directorate “under attack” Late yesterday afternoon, the only candidate in the frame to take over from Portugal’s long-serving (already retired) director general of health
Government “receives guarantees that China doesn’t support ‘secret police stations’
China admitted to stations in December, saying they were created by “passionate overseas groups” Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, said in parliament today that he had received assurances
Marcelo “convinced Spanish elections won’t affect EU presidency”
Spain will be holding EU presidency when snap elections take place Portugal’s president Marcelo has said today that legislative elections in Spain in July will not affect the Spanish presidency
“Government needs to restart visits to China”, says business group
PorCham wants to restart visits with “maximum urgency” The chairman of a Luso-Chinese business group has said today that the Portuguese government should resume visits to China with “maximum urgency,”
PSD leader “seeks to show he deals with cases of hypothetical corruption differently” – analyst
Withdraws confidence in MP cited in Operation Vortex PSD social democrats have found themselves implicated in two of the many political ‘controversies’ swirling. But, in contrast to PS handling of
Secretary of State to address burning question: “who called Secret Services in” to recover aide’s computer?
In case readers thought the political turmoil over what went on at the ministry of infrastructures on the night of April 26 was ‘an old story’: it isn’t. It has
Minister of Agriculture faces new cold shoulder from sector
Unlikely to be invited to second agricultural fair; if she wants to attend, “will have to buy ticket” The disdain with which farmers view Minister of Agriculture Maria do Céu
Left Bloc elects new leader at 13th convention
Mariana Mortágua is the new face of a cycle of continuity in Portugal’s Left Bloc political party, following the 13th Convention over the weekend, taking up the fight against the
President to hear parties, top advisors on economy, politics in July
Intention is to take stock of legislative session, which ends in July Portugal’s president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has announced that in July he will hear all parties with seats
Wiretaps, compromising emails: heat on PS government intensifies
Operation Tutti-Frutti ‘returns with avengence’ Wednesday afternoon in parliament positively bristled with controversy following revelations the day before by TVI/ CNN Portugal alluding to a secret pact between PS Socialists