Governmentâs electoral programme gets similar lacklustre response to that of PS
Pundits unimpressed; PS denounces it as âhoaxâ/ âfantasyâ This weekend saw the initial response to the governmentâs electoral programme, presented on Friday at the Lisbon Congress Centre – and it
Shhhh⊠Portugal heading for four years of deficit
Government insists âthere will be no deficitâ, but we are in an election campaign Tucked well into the back pages today is the news that the ânext government that results
Portugalâs 2% NATO spending âbrought forward from 2029â – but no-oneâs saying any more
2% target already recognised by NATO secretary general as âmuch too lowâ Portugalâs prime minister has at last conceded that Portugal will be bringing forward the target – already universally
Government prepares âŹ10 billion in counter-measures to protect businesses against Trumpâs tariffs
âSometimes, even with great friends, we have differencesâ – PM Portugalâs prime minister LuĂs Montenegro has announced a set of measures this afternoon “totalling more than âŹ10 billion” to respond
Government meets to discuss âpossible responses to tariffsâ as President Trump backpedals
Brussels applauds President Trumpâs 90-day reprieve Government ministers are meeting today to discuss the whole issue of tariffs in light of conversations it has had with the business sector. The
Portugalâs business confederation gives tentative thumbs-up to meeting over tariffs
Government showing âconcern to be attentive to needs of companiesâ As the first meetings in the wake of tariff turmoil take place today between Portugalâs caretaker government and business leaders
Government cancels Moncorvo mining concession with UKâs Aethel Mining
Cancellation due to “legal and contractual non-compliance” Portugalâs government has ripped up an iron ore mining concession granted to the UKâs Aethel Mining for mines at Torre de Moncorvo, in
Portuguese businesses want 110,000 immigrants âfast trackedâ under governmentâs new entry rules
Protocol signed this week promises visas within 20 days Portuguese businesses are said to be champing at the bit following the signing earlier this week of the governmentâs new protocol
Economy minister uses inauguration of Sines data centre, with US partners, to stress importance of trans-Atlantic relationship
âPortugal wants deep strategic partnership with USâ; common agenda (without tariffs) Portugalâs economy minister Pedro Reis has used the inauguration of the first of six buildings of the Start Campus
Preparing Portugal
As Europe presents its âpreparedness strategyâ, forces in Portugal start laying groundwork Just as Portugal has been jettisoned into new elections – elections most people agree were entirely avoidable –