Deadline day for government’s draft State Budget to be sent to Brussels
Today (October 15) is the day Portugal’s draft State Budget for 2020 should be sent to Brussels. Irrespective of the fact that final (emigré votes) in the recent election have
Unions tell government, “either increase wages or face blistering street demos”
The ultimatum came this morning. CGTP (trades union) boss Arménio Carlos says either the government increases wages, or there’ll be blistering demonstrations on the streets. “It’s either one or the
Portugal staying on course
The centuries-old Anglo-Portuguese alliance is sure to continue even though the United Kingdom looks like it will soon be saying farewell to Portugal and the other 26 member states of
Storm clouds stacked over PS Socialists’ next four years
Sunday saw PS Socialists ‘swept back to power’ in one of the most unconvincing election results since Portugal became a democracy. Huge swathes of the country couldn’t be bothered to
Sunday elections: study shows 50% of Portuguese ‘don’t trust any of the party leaders’
A study ahead of the elections in two days time shows that only one out of two people in the street “trust” the line-up of party leaders. Put another way
October 6: election victory in sight for Socialists
No big surprises expected in Sunday’s national legislative election, but it will confirm Portugal’s political stability compared to the bitter divisions in other European countries, especially the United Kingdom. Victory
PS “commits” to building Algarve’s long-promised Central Hospital in next four years
Portugal’s ruling Socialist Party (PS) has named the construction of the Algarve’s long-promised Central Hospital one of its priorities for the next four years if it wins the upcoming legislative
“Distrust” main reason why most Portuguese did not vote in European elections
Portuguese citizens are “generally unsatisfied with and distrustful of Portuguese politics”. This was the main reason why nearly 70% of the country did not vote in the latest European elections,
Madeira elections: Bitter sweet victory for PSD as PS celebrates “best results ever”
Portugal’s Social Democratic Party (PSD), led by Miguel Albuquerque, emerged victorious from Madeira’s regional elections on Sunday (September 22), receiving 39.42% of the total votes. But it was something of
Comfortable, humane, environmentally-sustainable prisons “on the way”?
Comfortable, humane and environmentally-sustainable prisons may be on the way for Portugal. After recent news stories detailing ‘hideous conditions’ of overcrowded jails in big cities, an article in Público has