Drones ‘missing in action’
Only three of Portugal’s 12 forest fire vigilance drones seem to be being used at any one time The 12 forest fire vigilance drones, purchased in 2020 for €4.5 million,
Charges at last in case of State’s ‘inflammable snood scandal’
Ex-Secretary of State and former Civil Protection president among those facing charges Charges at last have come in the hugely embarrassing “inflammable snood scandal” – embarrassing because it appears to
PSD breaks silence: this government does deserve censure
“It doesn’t govern”; “seems tired”; there’s a whiff of “party’s over” in the air Absolute majorities aren’t meant to be like this. Today in parliament was not a pleasant one
From pandemic to pandemonium”: Luís Montenegro begins his assault on political power
First intervention as party leader in Pedrógão Grande PSD party leader Luís Montenegro has wasted no time in his campaign to bring down the bastions of PS Socialist power. His
Luís Montenegro vows to do “everything to give Portugal a new government”
Crisis in PS executive powers Portugal’s main opposition party The 40th congress of the PSD (main opposition) party ended today in Porto with new leader Luís Montenegro vowing to do
Outgoing PSD leader accuses PM of cowardice
Rui Rio cedes role as leader of Portugal’s main opposition party this weekend Outgoing PSD leader Rui Rio – finally stepping down and handing over to his successor Luís Montenegro
“It’s all my fault”, says health minister under fire
“But I will leave the health service better off for whoever takes my place…” Health minister Marta Temido has managed today to apologise for the ongoing failings in Portugal’s State
Portuguese secretary of State in blistering attack on Russia
Says regime ‘weaponising hunger’ and using tactics “typical of Middle Ages” Francisco André, Portugal’s Secretary of state for foreign affairs and cooperation has come out with a blistering attack on
Health Service crisis: Commission of accompaniment meets today
Minister and regional health administrations get round table The ‘commission of accompaniment’ created to “respond to the crisis in obstetric and gynecological emergency services” meets this morning with health minister
Health minister defiant in parliament: offers no apologies for crisis within health service
Government’s ‘contingency plan’ described as ‘sticking plaster for exposed fracture” There is a saying in Portuguese about “a waste of saliva” – and that is exactly what happened in parliament