Government wants 80,000 immigrants to complete PRR construction deadlines
Companies will have to guarantee contracts/ accommodation and training The government wants to make it easier for immigrants to enter Portugal to complete the work under the PRR (Brussels’ funded
Sapper firefighters give government until December 20
Sapper firefighters have decided to give the government until December 20, to come up with a proposal to update salaries and introduce a ‘decent’ risk supplement. If by that date,
Communities in uproar as government introduces new lithium tenders
Government to launch tenders for gold, copper and lithium exploration Communities already fighting plans to expand mining projects in their territories have reacted in uproar to the announcement that Portugal’s
Government still interested in lithium refinery despite Galp withdrawal
Government has an obligation to look for alternatives, minister says Portugal’s minister of economy said on Tuesday that the government is in contact with other developers after Galp’s withdrawal from
Union leader accuses government of using protest as pretext to break off negotiations
“We didn’t even realise” there was a protest. “We couldn’t hear anything…” Ricardo Cunha, president of the national union of firefighters (SNBS), has accused the government of using today’s protest
Councils free to earmark rural land for ‘moderately priced’ homes
Government reinforces urgency to increase housing construction in all municipalities The legislative measure approved last week allowing municipalities in Portugal to allocate more rural land to construction aims to increase
Public prosecutors “obliged to investigate” CHEGA
Anonymous complaint accuses CHEGA of ‘violating statute of MPs’ and ‘vandalising’ parliament The ‘outrage’ vented in parliament last Friday appears to have led to the lodging of an ‘anonymous complaint’
Government moves forwards on allowing building on rustic land
On a day when it is under fire from all sides, and has suffered another ‘budgetary defeat’, Portugal’s minority AD government has stressed that it is moving forward on allowing
Retirement age to increase to 66 years, 9 months in 2026
For anyone focusing on reaching retirement age, the ‘magic moment’ is due to accelerate a little further down the line from 2026. Right now, retirement age in Portugal is 66
Police union says government investment ‘insufficient’ and ‘below requirements’
“This government has yet to prove it truly values police” Portugal’s national police union wasted no time in responding to the rather strange public announcement by the prime minister during