CEO hired to pull State health service together “could resign any day now”
Fernando Araújo’s ‘management structure’ has its hands tied With Portugal’s State health system in complete disarray, the man whose expertise promised to ‘change everything’ is apparently ready to resign, in
2024 State Budget approved by extraordinary Council of Ministers
Portugal’s Socialist government’s State Budget for 2024 was approved in an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers yesterday. The document will be presented to parliament on Tuesday; is due
Portugal’s “Mais Habitação” package comes into force… tomorrow
Confusion still reigns over small print, particularly on Alojamento Local Portugal’s hugely contentious legislative package on housing, driven by the Socialist government and unsupported by every other party in parliament,
Government “willing to reopen issue about 35-hour working week”
Pledge only verbal so far; “needs to be put into writing” Following his meeting this morning with the minister of health, Carlos Cortes reports the government IS open to reopening
Madeira government: PAN strikes deal with PSD-CDS/PP
Portugal’s ‘People, Animals, Nature’ Party, PAN, has signed a four-year parliamentary agreement with the PSD/CDS-PP centre-right coalition in Madeira, enabling an absolute majority in the regional parliament. Speaking at a
Government aid announced for beekeepers affected by wildfire
€25,000 made available for beekeepers Portugal’s government announced on Monday that it has created an extraordinary support fund of €25,000 for beekeepers affected by the fires that occurred in May
Government reduces VAT on fuel via tax cut
Two cent reduction on diesel and one cent on petrol Portugal’s government has announced a minor reduction in fuel prices. In a statement released this Monday, the Ministry of Finance
Government prepares to approve TAP privatisation bill
The Portuguese government is set to approve a law that will define the criteria for the privatisation of TAP at the next Council of Ministers meeting on September 28. At
New measures announced to tackle rising interest rates
Rising interest rates “the most serious problem affecting Portuguese families” The Council of Ministers approved three measures today to mitigate the impact of rising interest rates on Portuguese families paying
Government pays back parishes for Covid-19 expenses
The government is returning the money spent by 795 parishes in Portugal in 2020 to contain and limit the Covid-19 pandemic. The contracts between the Directorate-General for Local Authorities and