PS Socialists lose absolute majority in Azores elections
For the first time in 20 years PS Socialists have lost their ‘absolute majority’ in the autonomous region of the Azores. Legislative elections which took place last Sunday (October 25)
TAP barred from flying to Venezuela following Guiadó ‘explosives row’
Portugal’s flagship airline TAP has been barred from flying in to Venezuela for 90 days as the ‘explosives row’ involving would-be president Juan Guiadó (click here) shows no signs of
Portugal’s efforts to scupper EU funding cuts head for rocks as former commissioner warns Europe “at a fragile moment”
Portugal’s efforts to block cuts to ‘vital’ EU funding are headed for the rocks this week as Carlos Moedas, former European commissioner for Science and Innovation, warns Europe is at
Public prosecutors fear new directive from Attorney General “flings doors of justice open to political meddling”
A major barney has erupted following a new directive from Attorney General Lucília Gago, which public prosecutors fear “flings the doors of justice open to political meddling”. The syndicate of
State Budget focus on ‘projecting Portugal in the eyes of the world’
With Luanda Leaks shining unwelcome light on the expediency of certain Portuguese institutions, ruling PS Socialists have announced that the State Budget under debate in its speciality right now is
CDS has new leader vowing to shake things up
The centre-right CDS, which fell dramatically from grace after its pact with the PSD ended in election defeat back in 2015, has just elected a new leader. Francisco Rodrigues dos
State Budget 2020 rolled out as responsible, sustainable path to secure Portugal’s future
Finance minister Mário Centeno delivered his PS party’s State Budget for 2020 (OE2020) to parliament on Monday night, declaring at a press conference early the next morning that this was
Portugal to spend €23 million on preparing to lead EU presidency
Portugal is to spend €23 million preparing to take the reins of the EU’s revolving presidency – for a fourth time – in 2021. The announcement came in the finance
Portugal resists US pressure to block Chinese economic leverage
For 48-hours last week, Portugal was truly in the international spotlight. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into Lisbon – ostensibly to pressure the government against using Chinese technology
Finance minister in budget barney
With government ministers set to debate the 2020 State Budget today, finance minister Mário Centeno is up against four ministries, all of which are desperate for more funding. Health minister