Former government minister “to be made arguido” in Golden Visa corruption investigation
As the current minister for internal administration toured the Algarve opening new security facilities, her predecessor was thrown into the corruption spotlight for his role in the scandal centring on
Corruption aside, Portugal has “world’s best golden visa programme”
Investment || Despite the ongoing corruption investigation into Portugal’s Golden Visa scheme, a report released by Henley & Partners has named Portugal as the country with the “best residence and
Disgraced ex-SEF director ‘freed’ as Golden Visa corruption investigation continues
The former head of SEF (border control agency) Manuel Jarmela Palos has every reason to smile this week. He is the only key player in the Golden Visa corruption investigation
Social Security corruption scandal: defendants bailed
“Operação Areeiro” now sees four defendants out on bail and suspended from their duties. The scandal – centring on the falsification of Social Security declarations – saw as many as
Three more arrests in Social Security corruption scandal
Three more people have now been arrested in the latest “Social Security declarations” scandal. As many as 80 police attached to the country’s anti-corruption unit swooped on offices up and
Portugal’s doomed TGV railway cost €153 million “without even being built
It is the latest “scandal” to blast onto the nation’s headlines. The high-speed rail network, dubbed TGV, that in brighter years planned to speed up connections throughout Portugal managed to
PJ anti-corruption squad hones in on PT and PriceWaterhouse Coopers
In a new twist to investigations into corruption at Banco Espírito Santo, Tuesday morning saw the full force of the PJ’s anti-corruption unit descend on the Lisbon offices of Portugal
Bringing down the mighty
A wise man once said, “Corrupt politicians make the other 10% look bad.” Perhaps this was said at least partly in jest, but it is certainly true that corruption lurks
Ex-PM José Sócrates is detained on corruption charges
In what has been described in the international media as a “political earthquake”, former Portuguese PM José Sócrates is today in court facing a welter of tax evasion and corruption
Golden Visa corruption scandal continues to rock Portugal
Shame is what the ex-Minister for Internal Administration must have felt when he handed in his resignation on Sunday, after the Golden Visa corruption scandal broke, leading to a number