CDS has new leader vowing to shake things up
The centre-right CDS, which fell dramatically from grace after its pact with the PSD ended in election defeat back in 2015, has just elected a new leader. Francisco Rodrigues dos
State Budget 2020 rolled out as responsible, sustainable path to secure Portugal’s future
Finance minister Mário Centeno delivered his PS party’s State Budget for 2020 (OE2020) to parliament on Monday night, declaring at a press conference early the next morning that this was
Portugal to spend €23 million on preparing to lead EU presidency
Portugal is to spend €23 million preparing to take the reins of the EU’s revolving presidency – for a fourth time – in 2021. The announcement came in the finance
Portugal resists US pressure to block Chinese economic leverage
For 48-hours last week, Portugal was truly in the international spotlight. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into Lisbon – ostensibly to pressure the government against using Chinese technology
Finance minister in budget barney
With government ministers set to debate the 2020 State Budget today, finance minister Mário Centeno is up against four ministries, all of which are desperate for more funding. Health minister
Israeli PM in Lisbon for “hastily arranged talks”
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today, in Lisbon. On the agenda will be “the Islamic Republic and controversial West Bank annexation plans”. Reuters
Finland’s push to cut EU Cohesion Funds “unacceptable”, says Portugal
Portugal’s head of diplomacy Augusto Santos Silva has rejected a bid by Finland – holder of the EU’s rotating presidency – for “deeper cuts to EU Cohesion Funds”. Talking to
Spanish Socialists denounce “profound ignorance” of Portuguese ‘allies’ decrying ‘authoritarian drift’ over Catalunha
The Spanish PSOE party (equivalent of Portugal’s PS) is presenting a formal complaint against the PS for having supported a motion denouncing ‘authoritarian drift’ and ‘repression’ in Catalunha. The text
PS government’s four-year programme under fire
Presenting his new government’s programme on Saturday in Lisbon, prime minister António Costa acknowledged the next four years aren’t going to be easy. But he stressed his party is ready
PM Costa reveals his ‘list of new ministers’ ahead of Brexit summit
Keen to get on his way to the so-called ‘crunch’ Brexit summit of European leaders in Brussels on Thursday, prime minister António Costa presented his new-look government last night –