Brussels calls for ‘commitment’ on budget in light of Portugalâs political crisis
âThere are ways to move forwardsâ even in current confusion The European Commission has today called for “commitment” from Portuguese authorities regarding the 2024 State Budget, given that in light
Finance ministerâs âwarningâ about EU expansion gets firm response
âShape up and stop whingingâ, says Portuguese European commissioner The curiously insular remarks made by Finance Minister Fernando Medina yesterday about âEU expansion eastwardsâ have been met with a firm
Portugalâs PM changes tune over welcoming Ukraine into Europe
Admits âbloc must be in position for enlargementâ from 27 Member States to âmore than 30â After all his warnings that Ukraine had a long wait before joining the EU,
Housing finance from Brussels? Where would it end, questions European Commissioner
Short shrift PMâs push for EU housing support  Portugalâs European commissioner for cohesion policy and reform Elisa Ferreira has stressed how difficult it is, in the current context, to consider
Brussels reaffirms support of Portugal’s decision to exclude Huawei from 5G
âThere are risks that cannot be borne during 5G deploymentâ In the wake of news that Chinese company Huawei is appealing against Portugalâs decision to exclude its technology from developing
Portuguese MEP quizzes Brussels on what it knows about PS Socialistsâ ‘Venezuelan’ housing programme
Nuno Melo âwants to know if PM has deigned to inform Brusselsâ of his governmentâs plans Portuguese MEP Nuno Melo has become the latest Opposition politician to put the boot
Brussels âavailable to support EU member States in creating affordable housingâ
But says it is up to individual States to assess their own situations A source for the European Commission has said today it is “available to support” EU member states
Europe increases number of parliamentary seats, but none available to Portugal
The European Parliament will have 15 more seats after the European elections in June next year, but none will be available to Portugal due to the small size of this
Parliament approves EU convention making film co-production more flexible
The Portuguese government’s motion for a resolution to adopt the revised Council of Europe Convention on cinematographic co-production – which extends its scope to non-European countries – has been approved
Brussels offers âŹ11.6 million to Portuguese farmers affected by drought
Total of âŹ330 million available for 22 Member States The European Commission has proposed âŹ11.6 million in support for farmers in Portugal, out of a total of âŹ330 million for