“Unstoppable” President leaves hospital following hernia surgery
President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has left São João Hospital today after emergency surgery for a strangulated hernia – and he did so in his inimitable way:
PM insists country “will not get out of rut” without AD’s labour reform
Prime minister Luís Montenegro has warned today that the country will not get out of its rut if it does not move forward now with changes to labour legislation – taking
Tuesday morning news in brief: Marcelo operated on for strangulated hernia
Recovering well President Marcelo is in hospital having been operated on Monday night for a strangulated abdominal hernia. The head of state became unwell after official duties during the day.
December 1 ceremonies highlight “largest single investment in Armed Forces”
Defence Minister Nuno Melo highlighted the “largest single investment” in the Armed Forces during the December 1 ceremonies today, the last to be held by Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, who
Parliamentary staff complain CHEGA affecting their ‘mental health and physical integrity’
Parliamentary staff have delivered a formal complaint to the secretary-general of parliament asking for urgent measures to ‘reign CHEGA MPs in’ from intimidating behaviour towards them. The syndicate of parliamentary
Portugal’s ‘Screaming Lord Sutch’ equivalent makes bid for presidency official in Leiria
One of the lighter moments in the campaign underway to select a new President of the Republic has taken place in Leiria this weekend with the equivalent of a ‘Screaming
Former PM José Sócrates says his vote for next president goes to Gouveia e Melo
Former prime minister José Sócrates has said he will be voting for ex-Naval admiral Henrique Gouveia e Melo in the presidential elections in January. To not put too fine a
PM makes best of combined interferences in budget
In a phrase that left a great deal to unpack, prime minister Luís Montenegro today welcomed the fact that the State Budget for 2026 had been approved, denying that combined
Bitter ‘tit-for-TAP’ sees Venezuela revoke airlines’ operational licences
Escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela have now seen the Venezuelan government revoke the licences of five airlines, TAP Air Portugal included, on the basis that they have
Barroso lithium mine: EU doubles down in spite of risks
Environmental lawyers and community groups warn today that the EU Commission’s insistence on greenlighting a controversial lithium mine in Northern Portugal sidelines “grave environmental and safety risks” for the sake