Justice minister starts meetings with parties on tackling corruption
PM wants “ambitious, effective, consensual agenda” within two months Portugal’s Minister of Justice, Rita Júdice, is meeting separately with MPs from PSD, PS and CHEGA in parliament today, kicking off
Teachers ready to negotiate new formulas for recovering ‘frozen years’
The meeting today between the new minister of education, science and innovation (Fernando Alexandre) and teaching unions has gone a great deal better than the meetings with justice officials and/
Second ‘casualty’ in Portugal’s new government
Advisor to justice minister brought down by social media history Social media posts have seen to it that a second nomination to Portugal’s centre right government has fallen by the
Police accuse new government of “wanting to deceive and mislead us”
Mark protest for April 25; threaten to boycott events In a letter written by an inorganic group of police officers, members of the country’s security forces have said that “after
New “AL” bonanza: government opens road for increased investment
Restrictions ditched in favour of renewing business confidence Portugal’s new government is ringing the changes in terms of how to deal with the crippling housing crisis, turning the last government’s
Ugly debate in parliament over whether or not government ‘tricked people’ over income tax relief
This afternoon has seen an ugly debate in parliament with minority parties suggesting the government tried to ‘trick’ the nation into thinking IT alone was responsible for the €1.3 billion
Parliamentary president issues slew of new ‘rules’
José Aguiar Branco, the new president of Portugal’s parliament, has wasted no time in bringing in a number of new rules. The ‘switching off’ of microphones of MPs who speak
Government’s first ‘casualty’: deputy being tried for fraud steps aside
Patrícia Dantas was to have started her new job at finance ministry yesterday Former PSD MP Patrícia Dantas, who had been invited to be a deputy to the Ministry of
Member of new government “suspected of fraud in mega-case”
Former PSD MP Patrícia Dantas has confirmed to ‘Funchal Notícias’ that she is to be the new ‘deputy’ to finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento. According to Correio da Manhã, Ms
Government delivers Stability Programme for 2024/2028
Document “does not yet include impact of measure set out in executive’s programme” The government is delivering the 2024/2028 Stability Programme to parliament today, a document based on unchanging policies,