Costa rejects ‘artificial timetables for EU enlargement’
“Time is short; there is sense of urgency” President of the European Council António Costa has rejected ‘artificial timetables’ for the enlargement of the European Union , demanding a restructured
Brussels gives Portugal two months to adopt ‘common rules’ on motorway tolls
The European Commission has today given Portugal two months to report on the transposition of the common rules on motorway user charges. If this doesn’t happen, the case will go
Portugal under pressure to withdraw ‘free museum entrance for residents’
Brussels says rule is discriminatory The same mindset that has ‘lost’ the country a ‘women’s only ride hailing app’ (in the interests of keeping women safe) is now set to
Fishing quotas on line in new meeting in Brussels
Portugal’s minister for agriculture and fisheries, José Manuel Fernandes, is in Brussels today fighting Portugal’s corner as new TACs (total allowable catches) and quota are being decided for 2025. Just
Portuguese state ‘circumvents’ European Court; continues to collect banned tax
Just another example of how Portugal has selective deafness when it comes to European entities The European Court has banned the road service charge, but the Portuguese state carries on
EU enlargement is ‘geopolitical urgency’ – president-elect Costa changes tune
President-elect of the European Council, Portugal’s former prime minister António Costa, declared today that there is a “geopolitical urgent need” to fulfil the enlargement of the European Union (EU) and
EU gives two months to transpose law on critical infrastructure protection
The European Commission has given Portugal two months to notify the institution of its transposition of the European Union (EU) directive on the protection of critical infrastructures, after the country
European Commission approves disbursement of 5th tranche of PRR funding
The European Commission has today approved the disbursement of another €2.9 billion to Portugal, as part of the fifth Recovery and Resilience tranche of funding, set up after the Covid
Project demonstrating how severe drought can be tackled without causing harm launched in Algarve
€11 million project has been described as “ingenious” While the government is focused on spending upwards of €180 million on a desalination plant for the Algarve that carries multiple downsides
Former Socialist minister João Gomes Cravinho approved as EU envoy for Sahel
Gomes Cravinho held out for Palestinians during his time in office European Union foreign ministers have today given final approval to the appointment of João Gomes Cravinho, the former Socialist