Health minister prepares ‘SOS’ solution for country’s failing emergency cover
Solutions to be announced today Portugal’s medical emergency services are being increasingly compromised by the work-to-rule over overtime by INEM technicians – and health minister Ana Paula Martins is “going
2025 State Budget ‘approved in generality’ thanks to PS Socialists’ abstention
The 2025 State Budget bill was approved today in general with votes in favour from the two parties supporting the government, PSD and CDS-PP, and the PS abstaining. The other
Government promises to prioritise support for bottled gas
Portugal’s minister for the environment and energy said on Thursday that the fight against energy poverty would be one of the government’s priorities next year and acknowledged that the support
Government meets community groups in Lisbon following week of vandalism
Government ministers are meeting today with various associations representing communities in the Lisbon area. The idea is “to hold a dialogue” following the fatal shooting of Odair Moniz in Cova
Army to get new support, rescue helicopters – minister
Portugal’s minister of defence, Nuno Melo, announced on Sunday that he has signed an order to allow the Army to acquire support and rescue helicopters, as several other allied countries
Government revokes “AL” (short-term holiday rentals) restrictions
Decision-making power has been restored to municipal councils Portugal’s short-term holiday rental sector – known in Portuguese as Alojamento Local (AL) – is celebrating a new decree-law which reverses some
Government puts security in “all forms and services” on standby in greater Lisbon
Following this morning’s meeting with the mayors of greater Lisbon, the government has “actioned all means of vigilance” to combat nighttime rioting and acts of vandalism that have followed the
“State has to hear us”: Cova da Moura neighbourhood threatens further unrest
As the country talks of nothing else but the rioting in greater Lisbon, residents in the Bairro do Zambujal, Cova da Moura, have promised “new confrontations during the night”. SIC
Signing of contract for Algarve’s desalination plant “means absolutely nothing”
Opponents outline “the great big lie” Yesterday’s “historic moment” when the government signed a €108 million contract for the construction of a desalination plant in Albufeira may not have been
Urban renewal strategy for Tejo riverbanks aims to attract foreign investment
Economy minister praises region’s potential as a hub for foreign capital In a move aimed at attracting significant international investment, the Portuguese government has unveiled plans to create the Humberto