Deputy mayor stays put after being cited in corruption investigation
Paulo Ferreira, deputy mayor of Valongo borough council, is staying at his post in spite of being made an official suspect in a corruption investigation involving a property developer and
Another CHEGA official in trouble with law
The National Councillor of CHEGA and “principal figure in the party’s Council of Oliveira do Hospital, allegedly “pursued an internal rival, destroyed his car and threatened his life with a
Victory for fishermen as Sagres aquaculture expansion halted
“The issue has been resolved,” says Algarve MP Cristóvão Norte, guaranteeing that the project has been rejected Plans to expand aquaculture operations off the coast of Sagres in the western
Anonymous complaint sends PJ on search of Alentejo town council
An anonymous complaint about the purchase of a plot of land has led PJ police to conduct searches of Alandroal town council – a situation that Socialist mayor João Grilo
Albufeira to ban use of bikinis and swimwear on public streets
Albufeira’s new Code of Conduct is under public consultation In a bid to tackle the “excessive behaviour” that has seen the town make headlines recently for all the wrong reasons,
Government committed to 6% VAT on construction for affordable housing
Minimum rate for housing rehabilitation and construction The Portuguese government has again confirmed that it will slash VAT on the construction or refurbishment of properties for affordable housing to 6%.
PS Socialists seize on parish councils polemic to say they will “vote president’s veto down”
Parish councils become ‘hot electoral topic’ And here we have another ‘hot electoral topic’, guaranteed to throw parliamentarians at each other’s throats as all parties focus on gaining as much
All eyes on Munich Security Conference as Europe grapples to keep up
Portugal’s foreign minister represents Portugal at meeting where ‘no decisions are made’ but where sentiments towards the US are changing In the “particularly hectic context” of a United States of
Marcelo puts kibosh on hopes of many parish councils
Vetoes parliamentary decree ‘restoring parish councils’ to pre-troika map President Marcelo has put the kibosh on the hopes of dozens of parish councils, absorbed in a ‘cost cutting exercise’ during
Government moves to stem Portugal’s miserable rating on corruption
Justice minister says sweeping changes to be created by Council of Ministers later today Following Portugal’s embarrassment at being ranked in terms of corruption alongside African countries of Botswana and