Government meets to discuss “possible responses to tariffs” as President Trump backpedals
Brussels applauds President Trump’s 90-day reprieve Government ministers are meeting today to discuss the whole issue of tariffs in light of conversations it has had with the business sector. The
Confusion as government swerves on PM’s pledge to extend food support to needy for next three months
DECO says the measure isn’t enough, whatever the time-scale. There is confusion today as the Council of Ministers appears NOT to have extended food support for needy families by the
Government “scraps immigration quotas”
Creates 6-month work seekers’ visa for foreigners The Portuguese government has approved the creation of a new visa for seeking work – seemingly giving six-months automatic entry to any foreign
Masks unmasked: but Portugal loathe to let them go
Peer-reviewed studies point to masks actually making things worse… To mask or not to mask: that is the question, even today – and it has actually been answered multiple times
Hope for schools ‘gagged’ into 3rd period
Council of Ministers to decide whether masks continue to be obligatory in schools see update below… Following vehement opposition to continued enforcement of mask-wearing in schools, the Council of Ministers
“Symbolic moment”: President thanks pandemic experts for their work over last two years
Winding up Wednesday’s meeting of experts at Infarmed, President Marcelo dubbed it “a symbolic moment”, thanking experts for their work over the last two years of pandemic, and signalling the
Bars and discos remain closed; teleworking continues – Council of Ministers throttles back slowly
Bars and discotheques remain closed until January 14; teleworking remains ‘obligatory where possible’ until the same date (thereafter being only ‘recommended’); rules on who must isolate lighten – these were
Level of Covid transmission in Portugal is reduced compared to recent weeks, says minister
Today’s press conference following the weekly Council of Ministers was one of the shortest in recent times, introducing no further measures of combat for the pandemic, now that 116 municipalities
Specialists present ‘new risk matrix’ to better define Portugal’s Covid situation
Despite the government insisting that it will keep with its current risk matrix – on which it bases many of its restrictions – specialists are not satisfied. They say the
Portugal’s restaurant sector calls for government to suspend latest unworkable decree
Portugal’s restaurant sector is calling for the government to “immediately suspend” what is (increasingly becoming clear) an ‘unworkable’ decree obliging clients to present Covid Digital Certificates or negative tests for