Government accused of railroading communities with mega solar parks
Amnesty International highlights lack of transparency; absence of dialogue with populations Amnesty International Portugal has accused the government of foisting mega solar parks onto communities without due process. In an
PM in hot water over football stop-over in Hungary
Costa diverts Air Force jet to watch Euro final alongside Viktor Orbán PM António Costa has managed to unite all parties in outrage by being photographed sitting alongside ultraconservative Hungarian
Speaker of EU parliament lets rip at MPs
Challenges PCP over stance on Ukraine; scolds CHEGA over migrations Visiting Portugal for two days this week, the speaker of the European parliament Roberta Metsola hasn’t pulled her punches. Talking
Foreign minister in London to discuss status of Portuguese nationals
João Gomes Cravinho meets with British counterpart James Cleverly The status of Portuguese nationals in the United Kingdom and bilateral cooperation are on the agenda of a meeting today between
Government drafts new cyberspace security strategy
Portugal’s secretary of state for digitalisation has said the new National Strategy for Cyberspace Security is “in the drafting phase”, along with a law that transposes the directive on Network
Government accused of “liquidationist offensive against doctors/ State health service”
Coordinator of Public Health Reform commission resigns, with blistering letter The PS government – already at loggerheads with multiple unions in the public sector – now faces new outrage over
Former PS minister adds voice to criticism over changes to savings certificates
Former PS minister for modernisation Alexandra Leitão has added her voice to the general criticism of the government’s ‘meddling’ with savings certificates (to the advantage of the country’s banks). Says
President of European parliament visits Portugal
Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, will be in Portugal next week to take part in the Council of State convened by President Marcelo. She will also be taking
Minister admits Algarve would be better off without A22 tolls
Anti-toll groups have been calling for the tolls to be scrapped ever since they were implemented in 2011 Portugal’s Minister of Territorial Cohesion has admitted in Parliament that the Algarve
Venezuela trip included in Portugal Day celebrations
With most of the government in South Africa, ostensibly warming up for Portugal Day celebrations on Saturday, minister for internal administration José Luís Carneiro will be flying in the other