PM admitted to hospital; referred to cardiology
PM expected to be discharged very soon (see update below) Portugalâs caretaker prime minister LuĂs Montenegro – embarking on a new election campaign – was hospitalised this afternoon after suffering
Portugalâs caretaker government presents grand plan to transform Tejo riverside into major metropolis
Thousands of new homes, jobs, infrastructure promised Insisting the country âcannot stop because of the electionsâ, LuĂs Montenegroâs government has announced an urban regeneration project for the municipalities of Lisbon,
PS Socialists âwant to change tax exemptions for young people buying first homesâ
Socialists âaware of risksâ, particularly to their own popularity Expresso reports that PS Socialists are âanalysingâ how they can change the tax exemptions brought in by social democrats for young
Climate activist fined âŹ1,600 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, Lisbonâs local small crimes court has ordered a 19-year-old who
Public accounts revised upwards; âthese are good resultsâÂ
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 PMâs decision not to take part in all debates
PM has nominated âno 2â Nuno Melo for âhead-to-headâ with smaller parties Election-fever is in the air: the country must endure nearly two months of it before the next âsnap
Socialistsâ plan for parliamentary inquiry into PM hits buffers
Speaker refuses to set inquiry up because parliament has been dissolved Parliamentary speaker JosĂ© Pedro Aguiar-Branco left PS Socialists âeating dustâ as he refuses to grant their request for a
PS leader proposes using state bank profits to fund housing construction
Socialists focus on Portugalâs desperate need for affordable housing PS secretary-general Pedro Nuno Santos today proposed that part of the dividends from state bank Caixa Geral de DepĂłsitos be channeled
PM takes out lawsuit against CHEGAâs offending billboards
Montenegro demands CHEGA remove all billboards associating him with JosĂ© SĂłcrates Portugalâs caretaker prime minister LuĂs 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
CDSâ sole MP open to âswinging balanceâ to PSD advantage The poll almost a week ago was âspot onâ: it saw Madeiraâs PSD government returning, potentially with an absolute majority,