“SNS (state health service) is corrupt”: ‘superjudge’ to rescue
With corruption very much back in the public eye as presidential hopefuls go head-to-head over it, former ‘superjudge’ Carlos Alexandre has been hired to lead a new commission to weed
Outrage over alleged minting of Israeli coins in Portugal
NGOs and political parties are outraged today by claims that ‘Casa da Moeda’, the Portuguese Mint, is to start manufacturing coins for Israel. According to employees of Casa da Moeda,
Tuesday morning ‘briefly news’ as November 25 commemorations ‘reopen historic political fractures”
November 25 The decision to commemorate November 25 as another important date in Portugal’s road to democracy “reopened historic political fractures” seeing various parties of the left boycott the planned
(Another) ‘millionaire contract’ compromises TAP privatisation
Another ‘millionaire contract’ has suddenly been highlighted as the long-awaited privatisation of flagship airline TAP gets underway. Minister for infrastructures and housing Miguel Pinto Luz concedes TAP’s reputation will be
State Budget: CHEGA announces final vote against
The parliamentary leader of CHEGA, Pedro Pinto, announced today that his party will vote against the proposed State Budget for 2026 in the final overall vote, scheduled for Thursday. In
Marcelo puts Venezuela/ Ukraine tensions into perspective: “there are several pieces to the puzzle”
President Marcelo has suggested that the tensions between the United States and Venezuela, which have led to a blanket airspace security alert, need to be monitored “very carefully” because “there
Ukraine peace plan “doesn’t meet minimum requirements”
Portuguese prime minister Luís Montenegro said today that the United States’ plan for peace in Ukraine ‘does not meet minimum requirements’. It is a basis, he conceded, but “very insufficient
TAP among airlines cancelling flights to Venezuela
TAP is among a number of airlines that have cancelled flights in and out of Venezuela this weekend, as elsewhere sources have told Reuters that the Trump administration is “considering
Marcelo hails European opposition to US ‘peace plan’ for Ukraine
Portugal’s president Marcelo has said that he welcomes Europe’s opposition to the peace plan proposed by the United States to end the war in Ukraine, brokered by President Trump’s special
Economy minister in Saudi Arabia with over 50 companies
Economy minister Manuel Castro Almeida is visiting Saudi Arabia on Sunday and Monday, accompanied by more than 50 Portuguese companies from various sectors, with a view to strengthening economic relations