“Home births never safe”, says health minister who cannot secure normal operation of country’s maternity units
In a statement that will have many expectant mothers snorting in derision, if not outrage, Portugal’s health minister Ana Paula Martins has told a parliamentary health committee that albeit ‘home
Poll shows CHEGA overtaking AD, ‘leading voting intentions at national level for first time’
An Aximage poll for Diário de Notícias has put André Ventura’s party in the lead in Portugal for the very first time, with 26.8% of the vote, compared to the
Minister working hard on ‘confiscating assets’ in cases of corruption
Portugal’s justice minister, Rita Alarcão Júdice, is working hard on completing the legislative process that aims to deepen the mechanism for confiscating assets in cases of corruption, and other serious
PM in Japan highlights “new phase in bilateral relations”
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro on a four-day official visit taking in China, Macau and Japan has announced that Portugal and Japan are elevating their bilateral relationship to a “strategic partnership”
“Growth is not what we hoped”, finance minister admits, refusing questions
Making the best of it at the close of a conference dubbed “Portugal’s position in a changing global order”, he said that the economy nonetheless is outperforming the eurozone as
Portuguese agriculture risks losing €510 million due to EU ban on pesticides
Portuguese agriculture could lose up to €510 million annually due to reduced productivity and increased costs following Brussels’ decision to ban the use of certain active substances. The warning comes
Closure of maternity units “nothing to do with deaths of two babies”
The fact that maternity units throughout the country – most notably in the Greater Lisbon area – have not been working properly for years – seeing more and more newborns
Immigrants call mass demo for day parliament resumes
The call is going out over social media: immigrants are being encouraged to demonstrate en-masse in front of parliament at 2pm on Wednesday, September 17, to demand “the right to
Portuguese PM meets with China’s president Xi Jinping in Beijing
Very quietly, as the country turns on itself over the appalling tragedy in Lisbon last Wednesday, Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro led a delegation on a four-day official visit to
Lisbon city council proposes new funicular system to ensure safety
The deputy mayor of Lisbon, Filipe Anacoreta Correia (CDS-PP), has presented proposals from city council’s (PSD/CDS-PP) leadership “to respond to the Glória funicular tragedy” – long before the various technical