Journalist forcibly removed from debate involving CHEGA leader
A journalist for Expresso claims he was attacked and forcibly removed from a debate at Lisbon’s Portuguese Catholic University at which CHEGA leader André Ventura was speaking. CHEGA has denied
PSD Algarve in shock over party’s choice for region’s ‘top’ political candidate
“An Algarvian in 2nd place, a baby from Cascais at number 1” With more and more polls and pundits suggesting the PSD has been shooting itself in the foot, the
Portugal’s parliament “dissolved”: what does this mean
Key diplomas ‘fall’, including constitutional revision and law to regulate lobbying Portugal’s parliament is now officially ‘dissolved’: electioneering – already well underway since the government ‘fell’ in November – will
CHEGA’s party congress prompts PS leader into attack mode
Pledges coming out of this weekend’s congress of right wing CHEGA have prompted PS leader Pedro Nuno Santos going onto the attack, accusing the party of ‘promising the impossible’. CHEGA
Experience as minister “not one of the best”, admits Costa Silva
António Costa Silva came into Portugal’s government from ‘big business’ – big oil business to be exact. His brief, at the ministry of economy and sea, was ‘bigged up’; people
GRECO’s corruption rap “outdated”, says justice minister
Portugal’s minister of justice has dismissed GRECO’s conclusions regarding Portugal in the latest report by the Council of Europe’s Group of States against Corruption, saying the report the body was
Parliament tackles Portugal’s approach to ‘revolving doors’
Prohibition for ex-ministers returning to office from big business extended On one of the final days before Portugal’s parliament is dissolved, MPs have approved measures to combat the practice known
Businesspeople “very frustrated by state of country” present manifesto for Portugal’s recovery
Business Roundtable Portugal aims to see 3.9% growth per year A group of businesspeople described as “very frustrated by the state of the country” has presented a manifesto today with
Opposition blames government for Algarve’s critical lack of water
Regional party president cites “eight years of inaction” Water cuts planned for the Algarve to deal with the scarcity of reserves are the “devastating result” of the Socialist government’s “inaction”,
PSP in nationwide protest for equal pay rates
Second day of protest after hundreds of agents gathered outside parliament and in Porto The protest by Portugal’s public security police (PSP) for better pay and working conditions continues today,