Marcelo makes impassioned speech to Portuguese as he presents his re-candidature
Portugal’s president Marcelo made a simple but impassioned plea to the Portuguese this evening as he finally presented his re-candidature for the presidency. In the same Pastelaria Versailles where he
Portugal’s president to announce decision about second term
Finally, after escalating months of ‘suspense’, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to announce his decision over recandidacy as Portugal’s Head of State. With elections due next month (January
Marcelo sets Portugal’s presidential elections for January 24
President Marcelo has declared January 24 as the date for Portugal’s presidential elections – on the last ‘legal day’ for doing so. And he is still holding out on presenting
Portugal extends state of emergency amid COVID-19
Portugal’s parliament on Friday voted to approve the president’s request to extend the state of emergency imposed to help combat COVID-19 for an additional 15 days. The state emergency came
Communist Party criticises new COVID-19 measures
The head of Portugal’s Communist Party on Sunday pushed back on restrictions introduced by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying these were by “disproportionate.” “This epidemic, as
PS Socialists lose absolute majority in Azores elections
For the first time in 20 years PS Socialists have lost their ‘absolute majority’ in the autonomous region of the Azores. Legislative elections which took place last Sunday (October 25)
TAP barred from flying to Venezuela following Guiadó ‘explosives row’
Portugal’s flagship airline TAP has been barred from flying in to Venezuela for 90 days as the ‘explosives row’ involving would-be president Juan Guiadó (click here) shows no signs of
Portugal’s efforts to scupper EU funding cuts head for rocks as former commissioner warns Europe “at a fragile moment”
Portugal’s efforts to block cuts to ‘vital’ EU funding are headed for the rocks this week as Carlos Moedas, former European commissioner for Science and Innovation, warns Europe is at
Public prosecutors fear new directive from Attorney General “flings doors of justice open to political meddling”
A major barney has erupted following a new directive from Attorney General Lucília Gago, which public prosecutors fear “flings the doors of justice open to political meddling”. The syndicate of
State Budget focus on ‘projecting Portugal in the eyes of the world’
With Luanda Leaks shining unwelcome light on the expediency of certain Portuguese institutions, ruling PS Socialists have announced that the State Budget under debate in its speciality right now is