Daughter of Ukrainian “beaten to death” by airport inspectors takes government to court
The disgraceful story of a Ukrainian job-seeker beaten to death by airport inspectors in March 2020 is once again back in the news, because an indemnity promised to his daughter
“Growth is not what we hoped”, finance minister admits, refusing questions
Making the best of it at the close of a conference dubbed “Portugal’s position in a changing global order”, he said that the economy nonetheless is outperforming the eurozone as
Portugal announces €315 million to finance “business innovation”
Portugal’s government has set up a new financing line worth €315 million to help finance companies’ innovation efforts. The Financial Instrument for Innovation and Competitiveness (IFIC) falls under the aegis
Prison break disciplinary proceedings close with guards coming off worst
Disciplinary proceedings instituted over the daylight prison break by five ‘dangerous men’ exactly a year ago today have concluded – with prison guards coming off the worst. No reprimand emerged
Graduates’ backs against wall as government changes goalposts
From now on, university graduates who have not yet ‘benefited from the reimbursement of student fees’ will have to choose between this perk (passed into law two years ago by
Immigration think tank proposes six years for access to Portuguese nationality
Just as political leaders are due to revise the Foreigners’ Law ‘vetoed’ by President Marcelo earlier this summer, the Immigration Consensus think tank has advocated for granting Portuguese nationality to
‘Urgent debate’ on government’s management of fires deteriorates into habitual shouting match
Anyone anticipating yesterday’s ‘urgent debate’ in parliament on the government’s management of Portugal’s summer wildfires will have soon wondered why. The event turned into the habitual shouting match, ‘resolving nothing’.
Firefighters react in outrage to government social media post
A poorly-conceived government announcement over social media has left firefighters seeing red. It hasn’t helped that the Ministry of Interior Administration sought to repair the damage hours later. The rallying
PM faces parliamentary grilling over fires
Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will appear before the Standing Committee of the Assembly of the Republic today to debate the coordination of firefighting in Portugal, after opposition parties have unanimously
Portugal comes together to help fire-ravaged communities
Portugal is taking urgent action to help those whose lives have been turned upside down by the horrific wildfires that raged across the North and Centre this month. A new