São Brás de Alportel slams new COVID-19 measures
The Portuguese municipality of São Brás de Alportel on Sunday called the inclusion of the municipality in the 121 high-risk municipalities to be covered by new COVID-19 measures “inappropriate and
Portugal shatters daily coronavirus record with 4,007 more infections
Portugal on Saturday posted a new record of daily COVID-19 infections with another 39 deaths, over 4,007 new infections and 286 patients in intensive care, as government officials meet to
Portuguese household savings dropped sharply since 1970
Portuguese household savings are three times lower than they were 30 or 40 years ago, official data showed on Saturday, although savings did rise during the pandemic. Household savings in
Portugal government to decide on new lockdown measures
Portugal’s council of ministers are meeting on Saturday to decide on containment measures to control the pandemic. The extraordinary meeting this Saturday comes a day after the country reached record
Portugal accused of blocking EU law against tax evasion for multinationals
The Portuguese and Swedish governments have been accused by the European Council of deliberately blocking an anti-tax evasion law which would affect large digital multinational companies. Says newspaper Público, for
Portugal’s PM declares State health service funding “almost as much as Brussels’ bazooka”
With the debate on the 2021 State Budget going ahead in parliament this afternoon, PM António Costa has announced a new tranche of funding for the beleaguered SNS health service,
Portugal’s medical association warns of “severe overload” in emergencies via SNS Line 24
Portugal’s medical association warned on Sunday that the SNS 24 Line – which was created to answer questions for people with COVID-19 symptoms – was causing a “severe overload” in
Portugal reports record high COVID-19 infections
Portugal registered 21 deaths and 3,669 new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the latest figures by Portugal’s Directorate-General of Health (DGS). New cases of COVID-19
Brussels recalculates Portugal’s Recovery funding, removing €2 billion
A new calculation published today has seen the European Commission reduce grants coming Portugal’s way in post coronavirus recovery funding by €2 billion. Only two months ago, a jubilant prime
Brussels gives green light to Portugal for €5.9 billion in employment support
The first sign of the EU ‘funding bazooka’ designed to help Portugal through the after-effects of the pandemic was announced today, in the form of €5.9 billion by way of