Marcelo makes impassioned speech to Portuguese as he presents his re-candidature
Portugalâs 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
Portugalâs president to announce decision about second term
Finally, after escalating months of âsuspenseâ, President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is expected to announce his decision over recandidacy as Portugalâs Head of State. With elections due next month (January
Marcelo sets Portugalâs presidential elections for January 24
President Marcelo has declared January 24 as the date for Portugalâs presidential elections – on the last âlegal dayâ for doing so. And he is still holding out on presenting
Portugal extends state of emergency amid COVID-19
Portugalâs parliament on Friday voted to approve the presidentâs 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 measuresÂ
The head of Portugalâs Communist Party on Sunday pushed back on restrictions introduced by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying these were by âdisproportionate.â âThis epidemic, as
PS Socialists lose absolute majority in Azores elections
For the first time in 20 years PS Socialists have lost their âabsolute majorityâ in the autonomous region of the Azores. Legislative elections which took place last Sunday (October 25)
TAP barred from flying to Venezuela following GuiadĂł âexplosives rowâ
Portugalâs flagship airline TAP has been barred from flying in to Venezuela for 90 days as the âexplosives rowâ involving would-be president Juan GuiadĂł (click here) shows no signs of
Portugalâs efforts to scupper EU funding cuts head for rocks as former commissioner warns Europe âat a fragile momentâ
Portugalâs efforts to block cuts to âvitalâ 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 âflings doors of justice open to political meddlingâ
A major barney has erupted following a new directive from Attorney General LucĂlia Gago, which public prosecutors fear âflings the doors of justice open to political meddlingâ. The syndicate of
State Budget focus on âprojecting Portugal in the eyes of the worldâ
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