Next president ‘has to take job to new level’ – analysts
The next Portuguese president will have to be capable of uniting the community and moving from being a secondary figure to “the most prestigious figure in institutions,” according to political
PM suddenly describes ‘minimum wage of €1600’ as country hurtles towards general strike
Prime Minister and PSD president Luís Montenegro has raised eyebrows again this weekend by suddenly throwing new promises into the arena. As the country hurtles towards a general strike on
Portugal risks being in EU ‘spending bad books’ by spring
Portugal is at risk of “violating European rules on expenditure control” – and if this happens, it could end up back in what is called an ‘Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP)’.
General strike next Thursday is “politically motivated”, PM insists
With emergency paramedics signing up to the general strike next week – and political parties warning the government to ‘start listening to society’ – the prime minister has repeated his
Americans with golden visas lobby Constitutional Court over Nationality Law
American investors with golden visas are lobbying the Constitutional Court over the government’s changes to the Nationality Law. In a legal submission known as Amicus Curiae, the 15 investors –
Government approves new regime for ‘return of illegal immigrants’
Late yesterday afternoon the government approved the new regime for the ‘return of illegal immigrants’. The document is open to public consultation for one months (from today), and will then
Operation Influencer dealt new broadside as magazine reproduces wiretaps
News magazine Sábado has been turning heads this week – mainly for having reproduced a number of wiretaps in the Operation Influencer investigation which toppled an absolute majority (Socialist) government
Academics call out government “schizophrenia” in approach to immigrants/ emigrés
Academics have called out the ‘schizophrenia’ at play in the Portuguese government’s approach to immigrants, stressing little (or nothing) is done to create policies based on scientific data. As a
Trade unionists take to streets of Lisbon ahead of next week’s general strike
Lisbon yesterday saw a street demonstration in the historic centre which underscored all the warnings of simmering social unrest behind the looming general strike. No matter what the government says
Latest poll puts both ‘anti-systemic’ candidates in lead
December sees the final countdown in the ‘race for the presidency’: the moment President Marcelo steps down after a 10-year mandate in favour of whoever wins the elections on January