Ministerial car involved in fatal accident âbelonged to a drug dealerâ
News today is that the ministerial car that mowed down and killed roadworker Nuno Santos on the A6 last month doesnât even belong to the government. It is the subject
President sounds alert âdangerous selfishnessâ of current times
President Marcelo used the weekendâs anniversary of 50 years of religious freedom in Portugal to warn against âdangerous selfishnessâ that has crept into modern life. The most recent âcrisesâ have
Europeâs heads of diplomacy in Lisbon to discuss sanctions against Belarus
An informal meeting today in Lisbon of Europeâs foreign ministers due to discuss how to apply âeconomic and sectorial sanctionsâ against Belarus, following the regimeâs âinstitutional hijackingâ of a Ryanair
Portugalâs million euro hosting of EU Social Summit âa profound disillusionâ, says Left Bloc
The Portuguese governmentâs âmoment of gloryâ during the all-too-brief six month presidency of the Council of the European Union was the EU Social Summit which took place in Porto over
Second day this week that Portugal registers zero Covid deaths
The decision to unlock the country comes just as the daily bulletins start reporting incidences where there are no deaths at all. Today is one of them. Itâs the second
Portugalâs Social Democrats asks PGR to investigate EDPâs sale of six dams
Portugalâs Social Democratic Party (PSD) on Thursday delivered a request to the General Prosectorâs Office (PGR) to investigate EDPâs sale of six dams in the Douro basin, claiming the government
AndrĂ© Ventura reelected head of radical right party Chega with 97.3%Â
The head of radical right party Chega was re-elected this Saturday with 97.3% of the votes, according to local media. Ventura, whose party got a parliamentary seat in 2019 and
EU Presidency: Portuguese government plans to hold meeting with BidenÂ
Portugal is planning to hold a meeting during the Portuguese EU Council presidency with the new US President, Joe Biden, according to Lusa news agency. “We are working hard with
Portuguese parliament approves decriminalisation of euthanasia
Portugalâs parliament on Friday passed a law approving the decriminalisation euthanasia for the terminally ill. The Portuguese parliament passed the bill with 136 votes in favour, 78 against and four
Portuguese politicians, artists paint lips red against far-right leader’s misogynistic comments
Portuguese politicians, artists, and citizens have taken to social media network sites to post images of themselves wearing red lipstick, after the leader of populist far-right party Chega insulted Left