Government to present ‘progress’ in emergency health plan as doctors call strike
Doctors accuse health minister of increasing ‘chaos in public health service’ Portugal’s Ministry of Health will be presenting the balance of its Health Emergency and Transformation Plan today, against the
Lisbon City Council appeals €1 million fine (reduced already) for sharing data with Russia
Council found to have shared data of activists of various nationalities Lisbon City Council has announced today that it will appeal the judicial decision to fine the municipality around €1
Government pledges to indemnify families of five GNR military killed in helicopter crash
Portugal’s government has announced today that it is moving forwards on indemnifying the families of the five GNR military killed in last Friday’s helicopter crash in the Douro river, near
“It would be stupid” not to host MotoGP in Algarve, says MotoGP champ
Not hosting the Portuguese GP “would be stupid because everyone loves Portimão and the track,” the two-time MotoGP says Two-time reigning MotoGP champion Pecco Bagnaia has called for the motorcycle
Madeira governor decides to explain himself to parliament… in writing
Madeira’s PSD governor Miguel Albuquerque has said today that he will respond in writing to the parliamentary hearing requested by opposition party JPP on the fire that raged for 13
PS Socialists seize on new report suggesting irregularities in TAP’s 2015 privatisation
A new report by audit authority IGF casts further doubts over the regularity of TAP’s privatisation deal – approved by the breath-takingly short lived PSD government of 2015. As a
Move to allow water regulator to set tariffs infuriates municipalities
“Violates local autonomy”, says association President of the Association of Portuguese Municipalities (ANMP) and mayor of Matosinhos has criticised a government decision to allow Water and Waste Services Regulatory Authority
PJ police warn of massive scam campaign using AI
“Unusual number of complaints” have been lodged, PJ police say Portugal’s criminal investigation police agency, PJ, warned on Tuesday of an “intense and massive” scam campaign in which the PJ
Lufthansa wants 20% stake in TAP
The government met yesterday with Germna airline Lufthansa’s executive president Carsten Spohr who is “interested in buying 20% of TAP”. The meeting, involving finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento and Infrastructures
Trial opens with ‘suspected corruptor’ blaming politicians
The trial into ‘Operation Vortex’ opens this week, with the initially suspected corruptor reportedly pointing the finger at politicians (both PSD and PS – one of whom used to be