Turnout for today’s European elections surpasses 2019 ballot
But abstention rate still looks like it will be fairly high The turnout for today’s European elections surpassed that of the 2019 ballot. At 5pm, with just two more hours
‘Corrupt’ former minister and paymaster “unlikely to serve jail time”
Plans for Manuel Pinho and Ricardo Salgado already being mapped Last week was ostensibly focused on how “for the first time in Portugal’s democratic history, a former member of government
Favoritism ‘scandal’: mother of Brazilian twins to face MPs’ questions
Daniela Martins reportedly has questions of her own The mother of the Portuguese-Brazilian twins at the centre of the €4 million favoritism ‘scandal’ that has been grinding on for months
Convicted murderer on probation runs over ex-girlfriend three times
A convicted murderer, given ‘early release on probation’, is back behind bars after “intentionally running over his former girlfriend three times, killing her”, writes Correio da Manhã. The paper gave
Employers warn consular network promised for hiring immigrant labour “must be ready fast”
Employers within various sectors have stressed that the setting up of ‘the consular network’ promised by the government to oversee immigrant hiring in countries of origin, cannot take too long:
IT glitches ‘lose’ some of today’s voters in European elections
Today’s elections to the European Parliament are running smoothly, say reports, but technical problems have been reported at dozens of polling stations across the country. Mobile voting, which is taking
Portugal Day commemorations kick off in Pedrógão Grande
Portugal Day commemorations have begun today (the eve of the national holiday) with President Marcelo visiting Pedrógão Grande – one of the areas devastated by killer fires in 2017. The
Emergency accommodation in Cascais for unaccompanied foreign children and minors
Unaccompanied foreign children and minors who enter Portugal are, from next month, to be housed in ‘emergency accommodation’ set up in the borough of Cascais “so that they do not
Secretary of State to explain €80,000 ‘indemnity’ to parliament
PS Socialists have called Secretary of State for Mobility, Cristina Pinto Dias, to parliament to explain the €80,000 ‘indemnity she received from CP (Comboios de Portugal) the day before she
CHEGA leader accuses journalists of being “enemies of the people”
Journalists’ syndicate condemns “step backwards in democratic values” Portugal’s right wing party CHEGA has created yet another media storm, this time by accusing journalists of being “enemies of the people”