Doctors syndicates fail once again to reach agreement with government
Yesterday’s round of negotiations between doctors’ syndicates FNAM and SIM and the government failed, once again, to reach any kind of agreement over salary increases and improvements to doctors’ labour
Parliament convenes for “marathon debate” on 2024 budget
… with João Galamba, official suspect in Operation Influencer, returning as MP Parliament reconvenes this afternoon to start the ‘marathon debate’ on the outgoing PS government’s State Budget for 2024.
Government and doctors “must reach a deal soon”
Negotiations have been dragging on “for too long” The head of the Portuguese Medical Association (Ordem dos Médicos) said on Monday that the negotiations between the unions and the government
New round of negotiations with doctors’ unions to begin on Thursday
Portugal’s ministry of health announced on Friday that it will resume negotiations with the unions representing doctors on Thursday, following requests from union leaders for talks to resume immediately. The
Operation Influencer torpedoes Portugal’s absolute majority government
In one breathtaking week of ‘breaking news’, public prosecutors have searched the official residence of the prime minister, the homes of government ministers and well-connected friends and businesspeople, arrested five,
PSD leader says next government must be “free of extremism”
Luís Montenegro is on a four-day visit to the Algarve PSD leader Luís Montenegro has defended that Portugal’s next government must be “free of extremism,” be it from the left
Infrastructure minister resigns to protect family
João Galamba is an official suspect in Operation Influencer João Galamba, the only government minister cited so far in the probe that has brought down the government, has tendered his
Fall of government “worst attack in Portugal’s democracy” – April 25 hero
Vasco Lourenço’s tirade echoed through PS Socialist party The fait accompli that has brought down Portugal’s absolute majority government was described, even in its early hours, as a form of
Day of denials: compromised minister goes on attack
João Galamba reacts to tabloid cover story Minister of Infrastructure, João Galamba, denied today that he “stole power from the Minister of Economy” by changing an ordinance, as reported in
New confusion over Mário Centeno’s ‘invitation’ to become PM
New confusion arose today over the issue of Mário Centeno – formerly Socialist finance minister, now Governor of the Bank of Portugal – being invited to form a new government