Divided government “postpones” approval of Portugal’s energy saving plan
Measures due to have been announced yesterday delayed In the maelstrom of reactions to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the fact that the government in Portugal failed in its
Inflation support: government rounds on critics
Finance minister defends package in Brussels Portugal’s PS government has roundly rejected criticism from all sides of the political spectrum over its €2.4 billion inflation support package. It has even
The “tricks” hidden in government’s €2.4 billion support package
Opposition parties expose ‘the fraud’, ‘the illusion’: President says measures ‘below expectations’ This morning saw more Socialist public relations on the €2.4 billion package of support to help families through
Portugal mobilises €2.4 billion to support families through inflation
Press conference at 9.30am tomorrow to detail all measures outlined by PM Portugal’s prime minister António Costa finally faced the country this evening to present the long-awaited package to help
Portugal’s PM apologises for Mozambique massacre 50 years ago
… and says Mozambican liquified natural gas will be very welcome in Europe The UK’s Sunday Times has carried a report on the fact that Portugal’s PM António Costa has
INFLATION: Support package to be announced for families
Marcelo ‘has spoken with PM but knows nothing of package’s contents’ Portugal’s majority Socialist government is due to announce measures today to face up to inflation. At the end of
Secretary of State and GALP CEO fly to Nigeria ‘to secure gas deliveries’
João Galamba guarantees cheap Nigerian gas will supply all demands of Portuguese households In a new ‘first’, the Portuguese government sent its representative João Galamba (secretary of State for Energy)
President piles pressure on government
Still hasn’t received formal notice of health minister’s resignation Pressure is building on Portugal’s government, with the clock ticking towards Monday when an extraordinary Council of Ministers is due to
Health minister quits; opposition demands “real change”
Health minister resigns after young mother dies in childbirth; Marta Temido’s replacement unlikely to be chosen before mid-September Tuesday morning saw the first major casualty of Portugal’s ‘absolute majority’ Socialist
PCP marks death of Mikhail Gorbachev
… very differently to Portugal’s president PCP communists have ‘done it again’. After a number of recent occasions where they seem to have shot themselves in both feet, they issued