PM admitted to hospital; referred to cardiology
PM expected to be discharged very soon (see update below) Portugal’s caretaker prime minister Luís Montenegro – embarking on a new election campaign – was hospitalised this afternoon after suffering
Portugal’s caretaker government presents grand plan to transform Tejo riverside into major metropolis
Thousands of new homes, jobs, infrastructure promised Insisting the country “cannot stop because of the elections”, Luís Montenegro’s government has announced an urban regeneration project for the municipalities of Lisbon,
PS Socialists “want to change tax exemptions for young people buying first homes”
Socialists “aware of risks”, particularly to their own popularity Expresso reports that PS Socialists are “analysing” how they can change the tax exemptions brought in by social democrats for young
Climate activist fined €1,600 for throwing green paint over future PM
Courts continue to hand down tough sentences on climate protestors Continuing with the tough sentences delivered to hands-on climate activists, Lisbon’s local small crimes court has ordered a 19-year-old who
Public accounts revised upwards; “these are good results”
Now government has more room to manoeuvre, says minister. Portugal closed 2024 with a budget surplus of 0.7% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in national accounts – above the 0.4%
Opposition parties protest over PM’s decision not to take part in all debates
PM has nominated ‘no 2’ Nuno Melo for ‘head-to-head’ with smaller parties Election-fever is in the air: the country must endure nearly two months of it before the next ‘snap
Socialists’ plan for parliamentary inquiry into PM hits buffers
Speaker refuses to set inquiry up because parliament has been dissolved Parliamentary speaker José Pedro Aguiar-Branco left PS Socialists ‘eating dust’ as he refuses to grant their request for a
PS leader proposes using state bank profits to fund housing construction
Socialists focus on Portugal’s desperate need for affordable housing PS secretary-general Pedro Nuno Santos today proposed that part of the dividends from state bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos be channeled
PM takes out lawsuit against CHEGA’s offending billboards
Montenegro demands CHEGA remove all billboards associating him with José Sócrates Portugal’s caretaker prime minister Luís Montenegro has filed a lawsuit calling for CHEGA to remove all billboard posters associating
Poll spot-on: PSD returns to power in Madeira, one seat short of absolute majority
CDS’ sole MP open to ‘swinging balance’ to PSD advantage The poll almost a week ago was ‘spot on’: it saw Madeira’s PSD government returning, potentially with an absolute majority,