Health minister “refuses to resign” over death of pregnant woman sent home with high blood pressure
Minister of Health Ana Paula Martins has once again refused to resign from her post following a tragedy involving obstetric care in Portugal. Challenged over the death in the early
Back to jail: Former minister’s appeal rejected
Portugal’s Constitutional Court has rejected former minister/ former banker Armando Vara’s challenge to the decision to reverse the pardon he was granted during the pandemic, which means he should be
Lawyer files complaint against CHEGA; calls for party to be banned
Lawyer António Garcia Pereira – a former leader of the Portuguese Communist Workers’ Party – has filed a complaint against CHEGA, and is calling for the party to be banned
Hospitals “ordered to cut back on medication, surgeries and hirings”
There is confusion today following news in several quarters that hospitals have been ordered to cut back on expenses on medication, additional surgeries (to catch up on waiting lists), agency
Presidential elections set for January 18
President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has scheduled the elections for his successor for Sunday, January 18th. With so many contenders and an already febrile atmosphere surrounding this
Government seeks to calm foreign students’ fears of expulsion
Minister for the presidency António Leitão Amaro has stepped into the controversy surround foreign students who fled here after Russia invaded Ukraine, and have had their temporary protection status withdrawn.
Migrations agency AIMA in doghouse; political parties agree “it hasn’t worked…”
Portugal’s main Portuguese parties are agreed on one salient point: the objectives of AIMA, the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum, created two years ago from the ashes of SEF,
Nationality Law passes in final global vote; rubber-stamping rests with Marcelo
The Nationality Law that has caused so much angst within and without parliament was finally approved in an overall vote in parliament yesterday, with the centre-right government getting the support
CHEGA billboards prompt multiple complaints from immigrants, Bangladesh embassy, gypsies
Billboards appearing throughout the country supporting the bid for the Presidency of the Republic by CHEGA leader André Ventura are causing outrage in multiple corners. The “This is not Bangladesh”
Algarve environmental group exposes quiet reality behind Portugal’s ‘green transition’
As European Commission president Ursula Von der Leyen steps up her focus on sourcing critical raw materials anywhere other than China, Algarve environmental group Aware Algarve has lifted the lid