Country in ‘fiscal asphyxiation’ – PSD opposition
“When will PM lower taxes, ” thunders PSD leader The heat is on today as the country swelters under record temperatures. Members of the government may be photographed waist-deep in
First reactions to President’s refusal to accept government housing programme
PSD leader says government should “tear it up and start again” Early reactions to President Marcelo’s refusal to green-light the government’s bitterly contested programme to ‘fix’ the housing crisis have
Marcelo refuses to green light government’s controversial ‘housing programme’
Says “it is not easy to see” how it will help struggling citizens “quickly and effectively” President Marcelo has delivered his long-awaited decision on the PS Socialist government’s blueprint to
Former economy minister strikes back for his pension
Manuel Pinho sues Public Prosecutors who keep taking it away from him Former Socialist economy minister Manuel Pinho is suing the Public Prosecutor (MP) in charge of the EDP case,
Polls show PS still slightly ahead, but PSD and right-wing “stronger than the Left”
After the year’s consistent political ups and downs, summer polls (with parliament in recess) shows PS Socialists would STILL win an election if it happened tomorrow, but only just. Gone
CHEGA demands scrutiny of “all directly awarded contracts” for World Youth Day
A bit like Rumpelstiltskin, CHEGA appears to be the only political party that has emerged following the ‘fantastic success’ of World Youth Day to start stamping its feet and demanding
Madeira speaker asks president not to sign ‘unconstitutional’ drug law
Archipelagos have their own often acute drug issues, but were not even consulted The speaker of Madeira’s regional assembly, José Manuel Rodrigues, has asked Portugal’s head of state not to
Europe increases number of parliamentary seats, but none available to Portugal
The European Parliament will have 15 more seats after the European elections in June next year, but none will be available to Portugal due to the small size of this
CHEGA in Madeira with eye on September elections
CHEGA leader André Ventura has been visiting Madeira, intent on ‘puncturing’ the two party system that marks national politics. Madeira’s legislative elections come in a few weeks time (on September
PAN “ponders complaint to European Union” over felling of 1,821 cork oaks
So far PAN is the only party in parliament (represented by just one MP) that has openly repudiated the government green-light on the felling of 1,821 cork oaks to make