President and PM throw weight behind criticism of ECB’s inflation-beating policy
ECB has not sufficiently understood nature of inflation, says António Costa Prime minister António Costa, and President Marcelo, have thrown their weight behind – or certainly their voices to –
Portugal’s PSD leader calls for ‘a gamble on higher wages’
Day after ECB boss claims they will lead to ‘more persistent inflation’ The leader of Portugal’s largest opposition party, PSD, said today that Portugal has to “risk paying better wages”,
Marcelo wants to see “final contours” of government’s ‘young offenders amnesty’
Amnesty designed to commemorate Pope’s visit in August President Marcelo has said he will only rubber stamp the government’s ‘draft law’ to give young offenders time off jail sentences –
If PM says he is not interested in an EU job, it is likely he is – Liberals
The leader of Portugal’s Liberal Initiative Party (IL) said today that if the prime minister ensures he is not interested in a plum European job, “it is likely” that he
‘Closer government’ initiative moves to Évora
With customary protests, today led by country’s beekeepers The ‘closer government’ initiative has been marketed by the PS Socialist absolute majority as a way of showing how Portugal’s leaders are
SNS health service is collapsing, rails PSD leader
Portugal’s SNS State health service is collapsing, PSD leader Luís Montenegro has told reporters today following a visit to the Hospital do Litoral Alentejano (coastal Alentejan hospital) in Santiago de
Government seeks to diversify foreign trade, investment agency network
Intention is to ‘lower risk’ of current concentration on Europe Portugal’s secretary of state for internationalisation, Bernardo Ivo Cruz, said today that the government intends to “diversify the external network”
Government approves amnesties for young offenders due to Pope’s visit
Council of Ministers upholds tradition of awarding Papal amnesties The Council of Ministers has approved a draft law today on penalty forgiveness and sentence reduction for young offenders. The proposal
More headaches for PSD leader Luís Montenegro
At a point where his popularity – and that of his party – should be ‘through the roof’ (bearing in mind the multiplicity of ‘government scandals’) – PSD leader Luís
PM accused of “not wanting to resolve” Madeira’s judicial stalemate
Court workers in Madeira have been protesting today, saying they have “reached the point of rupture”. Much like counterparts on the mainland, salary scales and conditions are at the centre