Former economy minister wants pre-trial decision against him annulled
The defence team representing former economy minister Manuel Pinho is calling for the annulment of the pre-trial decision that went against him last week, arguing that it is ‘unconstitutional’ in
Brazil’s Embraer to produce Super Tucano to NATO standards in Portugal
Agreement over manufacture of super attack aircraft just one of many likely to come over next few days Brazil’s defence minister said in Lisbon yesterday that Brazilian aeronautical company Embraer
Dissolving parliament ‘bad news’, but sometimes bad news necessary – president
Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has added to the political fervour today saying that dissolution of parliament “would be bad news”, but “sometimes there has to be bad news
Increase in pensions “should have happened earlier” – president
PM presents increase as ‘extra measure of government support’ Insisting there was no trickery involved, prime minister António Costa (re) announced a 3.57% increase in pensions from July this year
Government “more optimistic”: growth up, inflation down
But opposition parties not convinced Finance minister Fernando Medina presented the government’s programme of Stability 2023-2027 in Lisbon today, forecasting increased growth and a slow reduction in inflation. Growth he
Portugal has “inalienable responsibility” for Macau – Euro MP
Must question human rights situation in territory during Macau leader’s visit Portuguese Euro MP Isabel Santos has said that Portugal has an “inalienable responsibility” for Macau and “must question the
IL believes parliament should not be receiving “ally of Putin like Lula” on Liberty Day
Leader of IL (Iniciativa Liberal) Rui Rocha has said today that Portugal’s parliament “cannot receive an ally of Putin like Lula on April 25” – the day the country celebrates
PSD’s Paulo Rangel urges government to distance itself from Brazilian president’s position on Ukraine
With President of Brazil Lula da Silva due to visit Portugal next week, parties of the centre right and further right are deeply uncomfortable. PSD vice-president Paulo Rangel (himself a
Former economy minister, former banking boss sent to trial for corruption
Manuel Pinho ordered to remain under house arrest The endlessly running question over whether or not VIP defendants would ever stand trial in the so-called EDP corruption case has been
Police concerned by upcoming visits of Brazilian president, former president
Police are described as ‘concerned’ over the upcoming visits to Portugal of Brazilian president Lula da Silva, and his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. Closed-group chats over Telegram (social media app) show