Portugal in favour of barring Russians from entering EU
João Gomes Cravinho, Portugal’s minister for foreign affairs, has said the government is in favour of barring Russians from entering the EU, in principle. In other words, it should not
Nurses & Obstetric Observatory have perfect solution for chaos in State maternity services
Ideas put to health minister – and are included in EU directive Nurses and the country’s Obstetric Observatory have the perfect solution for the unmitigated chaos in Portugal’s State maternity
PRR: new ‘shock’ as media mogul’s investment group rejects €40 million
Pluris Investments refuses money to safeguard good name of Mário Ferreira After all the fuss – including suspicions of tax fraud and money-laundering – Pluris Investments has decided to reject
Portugal “won’t suffer disproportionately” from crisis in Italy – minister
But Europe as a whole will suffer The current political instability in Italy is harmful to the European Union but, while this affects the whole of Europe, Portugal will not
Europe commits to reducing gas consumption by 15% next winter
Decision “shows member states will stand tall against any Russian attempt to divide EU using energy supplies as weapon” “This was not a Mission Impossible! Ministers have reached a political
Brussels gives Portugal two months to correct “discriminatory treatment of teachers”
Government must increase teachers salaries Portugal’s government has two months to ‘correct’ its discriminatory treatment of teachers – that is it has to increase salaries of teachers on fixed-term contracts
Brussels’ ‘save gas’ emergency plan shows signs of softening
Just as Gazprom shuts down another turbine… Brussels’ unpopular ‘save gas emergency plan’ is showing signs of softening, says Spanish daily El Pais, just as Russia appears to be flexing
EU funding bazooka cold-shoulders private enterprise
Portugal’s business confederation dubs situation “ridiculous” The great EU funding ‘bazooka’ is freezing out private enterprise. Depending on which news reports one reads, public entities are either receiving “11 times
Portugal refuses Brussels’ call to cut gas consumption
Argues cut would compromise electricity production If President Putin’s invasion of Ukraine was part of a chess game to cause the collapse of the European Union, the uproar Brussels’ call
EU chief warns of potential cut-off of Russian gas
Plan seeks to reduce gas use in Europe by 15% European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen has proposed a plan to ration natural gas and said that the European