Minister of Education changes tune over issue of teachers’ frozen pay
João Costa is now a fervent supporter of PS leadership candidate Pedro Nuno Santos Minister of Education for another 48-hours tops, João Costa has today “admitted the possibility of teachers
Outgoing government “opens war” between Portugal’s police forces
“2nd class police threaten disobedience in streets” Portugal’s outgoing Socialist government has opened a war between police, days after it is due to be formally discharged by President Marcelo. At
State spent €41 million on lawyers between January and November
The Portuguese State spent €41 million on legal opinions between January and November this year – a monthly average of €3.5 million, writes Público. The majority of work involving ‘direct
Portugal’s president sets dates for resignation of government, dissolution of parliament
Government goes Thursday; parliament on January 15 Portugal’s president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has said that he will formalise the resignation of the government next Thursday, December 7, pointing to
Checkmate: Portugal’s political crisis plays perfectly into PM’s hands
PM travels to Brussels as political backbiting hogs headlines As the Resident went to press, prime minister António Costa was on his way to a strategic dinner debate on the
Socialists “beat austerity, balanced budget, gave country more freedom” – PM
PM gives speech following approval of State Budget; no questions allowed PM António Costa gave his assessment of the PS Socialists’ last eight years in government, following the approval of
Doctors’ pay negotiations: syndicates split
SIM reaches interim deal with government; FNAM doesn’t Yesterday’s ‘last ditch’ at negotiations between the government and striking doctors’ unions saw a potentially positive development: one syndicate (SIM, the syndicate
Government to be officially dismissed “in first days of December”
President stresses this is not moment to talk further President Marcelo intends to formally dismiss the government during the first days of December. Answering some of the barrage of questions
Hundreds of unfilled vacancies for medical internships in Portugal’s State health service “a red card” for government
Ministry of health accused of rank incompetence Portugal’s Order of Physicians (Ordem dos Médicos) has cited the hundreds of unfilled vacancies in medical internships with Portugal’s SNS State health service
Doctors’ struggle: “It doesn’t make sense to negotiate now”, says minister
Health minister cites proximity of parliamentary elections Health minister Manuel Pizarro has thrown a curved ball into the tortuous round of negotiations with doctors’ syndicates that has been dragging on