Vaccilating vaccine-thinking throws up new challenges
Johnson & Johnson jabs may not protect sufficiently against Delta variant; recovered vulnerable may need more than ‘one shot’ and Brits jabbed with Indian Astra may not be allowed into
Brussels takes tentative steps in trying to reverse Germany’s unbending travel ban
Brussels has started a very tentative bid to try and reverse Germany’s unbending travel ban against people travelling from Portugal (click here). As of today no-one other than German nationals
“Thank you, António, for an incredibly successful presidency”
Ursula von der Leyen marked the final meeting of the Council of the Europe under Portugal’s presidency of the Council of the European Union by thanking Portugal’s prime minister António
New blow to holiday confidence as PM admits “if European Council” votes to ban Brits, we will comply”
Just when anyone might think they had seen it all, Portugal’s PM has told reporters that if the European Council backs Angela Merkel’s ‘demand’ to ban Brits from quarantine-free travel
Brussels gives Portugal’s PRR (recovery plan) official green-light in Lisbon
European Commissioner Ursula Von der Leyen is on a whistle-stop tour of the Iberian Peninsula today, officially approving the two countries’ Plans for Recovery and Resilience – which pave the
Europe’s heads of diplomacy in Lisbon to discuss sanctions against Belarus
An informal meeting today in Lisbon of Europe’s foreign ministers due to discuss how to apply “economic and sectorial sanctions” against Belarus, following the regime’s ‘institutional hijacking’ of a Ryanair
President Marcelo pressures government in ‘race against time’ to prepare for Brussels’ billions
President Marcelo has been talking to national radio Antena 1 today saying time is of the essence in preparing for the longed-for EU bazooka of post-pandemic funding. Various entities will
Up, up and away… Portugal ploughs another €462 million into TAP despite EU court ruling
In spite of news yesterday that the Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled the decision approving €1.2 billion of State aid to be ploughed into loss-making airline
EU court annuls decision allowing Portugal to channel €1.2 billion of State aid to TAP
The Court of Justice of the European Union has annulled the decision by the European Commission which approved State aid of €1.2 billion to help salvage loss-making Portuguese airline TAP.
Portugal’s GDP shows ‘greatest fall in Europe’
According to “a rapid estimate” by Eurostat, Portugal’s GDP has shown the greatest fall in Europe during the first three months of this year. Dropping by 5.4%, it is more