Tabloid claims ministers of infrastructure and environment leaving government’
Tabloid Correio da Manhã is running with the headline today that both João Galamba and Duarte Cordeiro will be leaving government in the messy wake of Operation Influencer. As of
Portuguese Parliament to be dissolved on January 15
Portugal’s Parliament will be dissolved on January 15. The announcement was made today by Parliament President, Augusto Santos e Silva. “We all agreed that it no longer makes sense to
Doctors’ union calls for negotiations to continue despite crisis
Doctors want negotiations to continue despite ongoing political crisis The Independent Doctors’ Union (SIM) announced today that it will maintain the strike against overtime work in primary health care services
Corruption probe brings down Portugal’s Socialist government
President dissolves parliament, calling elections for March 10 President Marcelo is dissolving parliament, calling elections for March 10, 2024 – but ensuring the 2024 State Budget goes through. To do
Brussels calls for ‘commitment’ on budget in light of Portugal’s political crisis
“There are ways to move forwards” even in current confusion The European Commission has today called for “commitment” from Portuguese authorities regarding the 2024 State Budget, given that in light
Doctors may stall strike/ cancel overtime ban
SIM, the Independent Syndicate of Doctors has said it may well call off the overtime strike if legislative elections are called – and will almost certainly call on doctors to
Government in crisis as public prosecutors swoop on ministers’ homes
Prime minister’s official residence among those being searched Tuesday has broken with news that the homes of various government ministers, present and past, are being searched over suspicions of irregularities
PCP communists to present 100,000-strong petition demanding change in government policies
Paulo Raimundo, secretary-general of PCP communists has announced that the prime minister will be receiving a 100,000-strong petition demanding a reversal of the government’s politics. Accusing PS Socialists “and the
No white smoke: doctors and government still at loggerheads
Portuguese State health service deeply compromised With yet another weekend where hospitals up and down the country are struggling to maintain emergency services (roughly 38 reportedly already being ‘closed’), the
No agreement yet between doctors’ unions, health ministry on salary increases
Portugal’s independent doctors’ union (SIM) revealed in the early hours of this morning that doctors and the government had not reached an agreement on salary increases, but had consolidated the