Exhausted populations fighting lithium mines get major vote of support from Left Bloc leader
Mariana MortĂĄgua says âwe have to believe it is possible to stop these minesâ The coordinator of Bloco de Esquerda (Left Bloc) said today that the populations fighting against lithium
PS leader stands up to Public Prosecutorâs probe
âThose owing nothing have nothing to fearâ, says Pedro Nuno Santos Within hours of news that Socialist leader Pedro Nuno Santos was now being investigated over âanonymous complaintsâ into his
Public prosecutors open probe targeting PS secretary general Pedro Nuno Santos
âPreventive investigationâ follows âreceipt of complaintsâ The mud-slinging pre-election campaign has shifted gears today, to target PS secretary general Pedro Nuno Santos. After weeks of allegations and insinuations over the
Portuguese EU commissioner among colleagues âissued with burner phones for trip to USâ
European Commission wants to avoid risk of espionage – Financial Times Portuguese European Commissioner Maria LuĂs Albuquerque is among colleagues given burner phones and âbasic laptopsâ for a trip to
Further confirmation of closure of US consulate in AzoresÂ
Portuguese government dismissed closure news in March as âspeculationâ News that the US consulate in the Azores – the oldest US consulate in continuous operation – is almost certain to
All orders of Portuguese wines on hold due to tariff turmoil
US importers drop orders in face of âterrible uncertaintyâ With every day bringing another slant on the so-called reciprocal tariffs threatened by US president Donald Trump, the greatest damage so
Lithium mining in Boticas: Savannah pushes government for further help
Savannah wants to move forwards with expropriations by this summer Communities battling to save their agricultural heritage and livelihoods from open pit lithium mining in the borough of Boticas have
Portugalâs government praises universitiesâ stand against âintrusiveâ US questionnaire
Minister of Foreign Affairs agrees: questionnaire is âunacceptableâ Portugalâs caretaker government has finally reacted to some of the letters being sent out by the US government to European entities, questioning
Portuguese believe âno one will get a majorityâ
Latest barometer for elections no-one wants suggests uninspiring results Portuguese voters believe none of the political parties fighting elections coming on May 18 will clinch an absolute majority. This is
Governmentâs electoral programme gets similar lacklustre response to that of PS
Pundits unimpressed; PS denounces it as âhoaxâ/ âfantasyâ This weekend saw the initial response to the governmentâs electoral programme, presented on Friday at the Lisbon Congress Centre – and it