Porto mayor says new round of elections in Portugal ‘inevitable’
Something of a dampener on all protestations to the contrary, mayor of Porto, a seasoned ‘independent’, Rui Moreira said today that a new round of legislative elections in this country
PM tries hard to explain ‘country needs to move forwards’
With every question these days – no matter what ministers are doing – coming back to the State Budget, and whether or not it will pass, the prime minister stressed
Budget rankling continues through weekend
In spite of all noises to the contrary on Friday – with even President Marcelo seemingly eschewing the need for a Council of State as the budget is on track
Government pledges to correct “any mistakes found in September fires”
CHEGA accuses government of “having learnt nothing” from fires of 2017 Following another blistering attack by right-wing CHEGA, the government has stressed today that “all means” were on the ground
State Budget proposal “makes Algarve a priority,” says PSD MP
PSD MPs in the Algarve approve of budget PSD’s proposed State Budget for 2025 has been praised by the party’s MPs in the Algarve, who believe it not only “does
Budget seeks to “recover country, reform economy, relaunch Portugal”
Finance minister stresses 2025 State Budget “is good for country, families and people” For all the brouhaha surrounding the minority government’s first State Budget, consensus today is that the document
Government ‘withdraws bills on IRS Jovem and IRC reductions’
In what is looking like positive signs for voting on the 2025 State Budget the government is said to be “withdrawing” its bills on IRS Jovem (income tax reductions for
“There are limits to multiculturalism”, former PSD PM
José Manuel Durão Barroso – former PSD prime minister, former president of the European Commission, former non-executive CEO of Goldman Sachs and current president of the Global Vaccine Alliance (GAVI)
PM ‘convinced’ state budget will pass
Budget to be delivered to parliament by 1pm tomorrow; presented to press at 4pm Portugal’s prime minister has said he is convinced that parliament will approve the state budget for
Budget ‘drama’: PS Socialists said to be preparing abstention
With just two days to go before the government’s first state budget is presented to parliament, high drama is still the order of play. PS Socialists are particularly refusing to