Authorities to reassess Covid measures for passengers from China
Health minister Manuel Pizarro has said today that an assessment of the Covid-19 situation in Portugal should be made at the end of the month to decide whether or not
Covid-19 tests now required for passengers from China
Portugal has started carrying out “random but mandatory” tests for Covid-19 on travellers from China. At the same time, any passengers leaving China will have to present a negative test,
Government prepares Covid-19 controls for incoming passengers from China
But basic orientation is “wait and see” Portugal’s government has admitted it is preparing measures to control Covid-19 for passengers flying in from China – “to be implemented if necessary”.
China admits to having “on-duty police stations” in foreign countries
… but denies stations carry out “police activity” Revelations that China maintains illegal police stations in over 50 countries (three of which are said to be in Portugal) have finally
China model in crisis; Iran needs watching – president
Marcelo addresses National Defence Institute before an evening meeting with Ukraine’s first lady Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa opened the academic year of the National Defence Institute (IDN) with
China refutes NGO’s claims of enforced repatriation squads
Says they are just “service centres for Chinese abroad” Sometimes it is so much better to say nothing. When this latest controversy broke, at the end of September, Iniciativa Liberal
IL insists on pushing for suspension of extradition agreements with China and Hong Kong
Accuses government of “lack of courage” – or worse, being subservient Portugal’s Iniciativa Liberal party – the country’s 4th political force – is refusing to let go of China’s human
IL leader calls for review of Portugal’s agreements with China
Liberal Initiative party leader João Cotrim de Figueiredo has called for a review of the agreements Portugal has with China, after hearing the director of Safeguard Defenders – the NGO
“Strong probability of new phases” of global conflict – Marcelo
“War in Ukraine is not a European war” Portugal’s president has been looking beyond the immediate problems of the country and giving his view of what is happening in the
EDP ‘Renováveis’ sells Spanish wind portfolio to China Three Gorges
China Three Gorges already largest shareholder in EDP EDP Renováveis (EDPR) – the renewables arm of Energias de Portugal (EDP) – has sold a 100% stake in a wind portfolio