Former government minister âto be made arguidoâ 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 âworldâs best golden visa programmeâ
Investment || Despite the ongoing corruption investigation into Portugalâs Golden Visa scheme, a report released by Henley & Partners has named Portugal as the country with the âbest residence and
Disgraced ex-SEF director âfreedâ 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
âOperação Areeiroâ 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 âSocial Security declarationsâ scandal. As many as 80 police attached to the countryâs anti-corruption unit swooped on offices up and
Portugalâs doomed TGV railway cost âŹ153 million âwithout even being built
It is the latest âscandalâ to blast onto the nationâs 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 EspĂrito Santo, Tuesday morning saw the full force of the PJâs anti-corruption unit descend on the Lisbon offices of Portugal
Bringing down the mighty
A wise man once said, âCorrupt politicians make the other 10% look bad.â 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 âpolitical earthquakeâ, former Portuguese PM JosĂ© SĂłcrates 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