Socialists “beat austerity, balanced budget, gave country more freedom” – PM
PM gives speech following approval of State Budget; no questions allowed PM António Costa gave his assessment of the PS Socialists’ last eight years in government, following the approval of
PM at strategic agenda debate on EU post-2024
António Costa has said future executive role ‘not on his horizon’ Portugal’s caretaker prime minister, António Costa, is taking part in a dinner debate this evening on the European Union’s
Former PS mayors to face trial for corruption
Operation ‘Teia’ (Web): accusations move forwards Operation Teia, which broke over four years ago, is inching forwards with the formal charges now made against two former PS Socialist mayors (of
State Budget debate: what opposition parties are pushing for
Rectifying budget “could be presented” after March elections In many ways, the settling of Portugal’s State Budget for 2024 is ‘academic’: elections in March will see a new government taking
Parliament convenes for “marathon debate” on 2024 budget
… with João Galamba, official suspect in Operation Influencer, returning as MP Parliament reconvenes this afternoon to start the ‘marathon debate’ on the outgoing PS government’s State Budget for 2024.
Socialists backtrack on NHR (for now) and IUC road tax hike
Portugal’s Socialist government has backtracked on two of its most controversial measures included in the 2024 State Budget proposal, having axed the increase of the IUC vehicle circulation tax on
Victims of bank collapses worried about Portugal’s ‘political avalanche’
Fear crisis in government will delay long-awaited compensation Victims of the collapses of Banif and BES banks foreign branches fear Portugal’s political crisis will prevent the solution they have been
Operation Influencer torpedoes Portugal’s absolute majority government
In one breathtaking week of ‘breaking news’, public prosecutors have searched the official residence of the prime minister, the homes of government ministers and well-connected friends and businesspeople, arrested five,
Opposition parties slam PS for U-turn on vehicle circulation tax
PS accused of “electioneering” The Socialist Party’s (PS) decision to axe its controversial IUC vehicle circulation tax hike has been lambasted by opposition parties – not because they disagree with
Portugal’s political crisis won’t affect investment, says EC
Investment in Portugal won’t be affected, says Paolo Gentiloni The European Commission (EC) said today that it believes Portugal’s political crisis will not affect investment in the country. “Despite the