Barroso lithium mine ignites municipal elections
The subject of lithium mining that has enraged local communities in the borough of Boticas is a campaign issue in the municipal elections coming up on October 12. With citizens’
Left bloc urgently requests hearing on Gaza aid flotilla attacks
BE, Portugal’s Left Bloc (Bloco de Esquerda) political party has requested an urgent hearing today with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Paulo Rangel, to discuss diplomatic protection of the humanitarian
Government moves on housing crisis; increases taxes for foreign buyers
Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Miguel Pinto Luz, has announced today that he is discussing with banks the flexibility of access to housing credit and construction capital. In a statement
Housing crisis sees young people in Portugal living at home with ‘mum and dad’ till they are nearly 29
Everyone can understand why young adults remain living at home: housing (either buying or renting) has become prohibitive in Portugal, just as it is almost everywhere else in the developed
Further strife on Portugal’s right: CHEGA disputes government’s ‘new version’ of Foreigners Law
Portugal’s right is attacking itself again. This time, CHEGA is smarting because the government did not consult it before making changes to the Foreigners Law, in order to get it
CHEGA leader under fire for ‘no shows’ in Moura
André Ventura’s meteoric rise in Portuguese politics has meant certain things have to be put to one side, and this includes his position as municipal councillor in Moura (Beja district).
Former Socialist leader breaks silence to insist “no crime committed” in illegal TAP golden handshake
Yesterday’s searches – at both TAP, law offices in Lisbon and a government department – over the illegal half-million euro handshake that shook the government of the time, have prompted
Foreigners Law: Government softens approach following Constitutional Court veto
Portugal’s minority AD government has presented its ‘watered down’ version for changes to the Foreigners Law, following the majority veto by the Constitutional Court during the summer. In effect, the
Parliament greenlights government’s Forest 2050 plan
Parliament today approved the Forest Intervention Plan presented by the government, which includes measures until 2050, and a proposal by the PS to review the rural property regime, which was
Public prosecutor asks PM for yet more documentation on family business Spinumviva
As much as the prime minister would like the probe into his involvement with his family business Spinumviva to end, it keeps lurching back into view like a dedicated pantomime