President Marcelo appeals to citizens “not to forget gypsies in context of inflation”
Marking International Roma Day today, President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has called on citizens not to forget the Roma community in the current context of crisis, warning
CHEGA’s ‘great right wing world summit’ “a big headache for police”
Jair Bolsonaro, Matteo Slavini already confirmed; invites sent to Trump, Le Pen The presence in Lisbon of “various leaders of the world’s extreme right promises to be a big headache
Former prime minister asks Marcelo to “think about dissolving parliament”
Santana Lopes believes if nothing is done, system will enter “serious degradation” Former PSD prime minister Pedro Santana Lopes has put into words what a lot of people may be
Lisbon mayor vows city won’t be adhering to government’s plan for ‘coercive leasing’
“Obviously this plan won’t work…” Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas has said the city won’t be adhering to the government’s plan for the ‘coercive leasing’ of vacant habitable apartments in areas
CHEGA to organise right-wing summit in Lisbon
Portugal’s (current) 3rd political force, right wing party CHEGA, is organising a summit, to be held in Lisbon in May, to which various right-wing ‘leaders’ are expected to be invited
Government willing to review state workers’ salaries – PM
Prime minister António Costa has shown willingness to review public sector workers’ salaries, writes Lusa this afternoon. Responding to a question from PCP communists during a debate on government policy,
PSD leader to tour Portuguese communities in Europe
Luís Montenegro, leader of Portugal’s main opposition PSD social democrat party, starts a new round of his “Feel Portugal” initiative this month, leaving the country for the first time to
Interior ministry gets €34 million to renew police service vehicles
The ministry of interior administration has been given the green-light (after years in which the parlous state of GNR and PSP vehicles has been highlighted through the media) to spend
President lays into ‘tired’ government; complains of year “practically lost”
Leader writers focus on “failing State” In a week when doctors, nurses, teachers, court staff, railway workers, even farmers are either on strike, or protesting (or doing both at the
‘Closer Government’ brings political decision-makers to Algarve
Prime Minister António Costa and a full entourage of ministers and secretaries of state visited the Algarve on March 1 and 2 as part of a new government programme entitled