“Perfect Storm”: PSD have 30 questions for former minister of defence
Intention is to ask questions João Gomes Cravinho “hasn’t answered” PSD Social Democrats have 30 questions they want to ask João Gomes Cravinho – Portugal’s former minister of defence, now
Former economy minister complains to European Court of Human Rights
Former economy minister Manuel Pinho is complaining to the European Court of Human Rights due to being only given 50 days to request the opening of a pre-trial hearing in
Former Secretary of State steps back from revolving door move to private sector
… puts job in area she oversaw on hold Former Secretary of State Rita Marques has stepped back from the controversial ‘revolving door’ move she was planning that has piled
PM admits “availability” to reevaluate perks awarded company in revolving door polemic
But doesn’t think they are illegal: what is illegal is former Secretary of State’s career move Prime Minister António Costa has today indicated the Government’s willingness to reassess the order
PM says Socialists have come up with ‘scrutiny mechanism’; President has given it green-light
Prime minister António Costa has told parliament that a mechanism ensuring greater care and scrutiny is taken when nominating people for government posts is on its way. The mechanism has
Suspect MP refuses to clarify whether he will stay in parliamentary posts
Joaquim Pinto Moreira says his conscience is “tranquil” PSD member of parliament Joaquim Pinto Moreira, one of the various targets of house searches as part of Operation Vortex yesterday, has
Public prosecutors investigate former Secretary of State Rita Marques
Rita Marques, the former Secretary of State at the heart of a new ‘revolving door’ scandal is being investigated already by State prosecutors over a criminal complaint that she “overstepped
President declines being part of PM’s “control mechanism” for avoiding further scandal
Reverberations from the TAP golden handshake scandal, and those surrounding Secretaries of State with dodgy credentials, saw PM Costa suggest in parliament last week that he would ask the president
Operation Vortex: new corruption probe involves PS and PSD
A new probe into allegations of corruption has seen PJ police today arrest the current mayor of Espinho (PS) and set its sights too on the former mayor (PSD) Joaquim
Government ‘condemns’ Rita Marques’ revolving door manoeuvre
Former secretary of State for Tourism Rita Marques has now heard that even the government condemns her decision to take up a top job in a company she helped while