Doctors syndicate puts government on notice
Will strike unless it sees “concrete, serious, responsible” proposal in two weeks time SIM, Portugal’s syndicate of independent doctors has warned today that it will be going on strike if
Teachers deadlock: Minister insists there is no money to satisfy teachers’ demands
President admits he will veto diploma if it doesn’t present “balanced solution” There is absolute deadlock today in the long running dispute between teachers’ unions and the government, in spite
Government drafts new cyberspace security strategy
Portugal’s secretary of state for digitalisation has said the new National Strategy for Cyberspace Security is “in the drafting phase”, along with a law that transposes the directive on Network
Government accused of “liquidationist offensive against doctors/ State health service”
Coordinator of Public Health Reform commission resigns, with blistering letter The PS government – already at loggerheads with multiple unions in the public sector – now faces new outrage over
PSD accuses government of doing away with middle class with change in savings certificates
Friday saw government scratch popular E-series certificates which had seen ‘run on bank deposits’ The government’s decision to devalue savings certificates confirms that it is intent on doing away with
Government “receives guarantees that China doesn’t support ‘secret police stations’
China admitted to stations in December, saying they were created by “passionate overseas groups” Minister of Foreign Affairs, João Gomes Cravinho, said in parliament today that he had received assurances
Government signs four agreements with Algeria
The governments of Portugal and Algeria signed four bilateral agreements today covering startups and innovation, culture and administrative modernisation, in a ceremony presided over by Portugal’s prime minister, António Costa,
Government to request another €3.3 billion in EU loans
EU commission calls for Portugal to “move full speed ahead” in recovery and resilience plan Portugal has requested €3.3 billion in additional loans under the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP),
Government launches internet safety campaign
The Portuguese government launches a nationwide campaign today entitled “#LerAntesClicarDepois” (Safe Internet #ReadFirstClickAfter) aiming to “give people the tools” necessary for them to “internalise” safe habits, Mário Campolargo, secretary of
Government will take further measures “if drought worsens”
With long-range weather forecasts pointing to no likely rainfall before the summer (when there is generally no rainfall at all), environment minister Duarte Cordeiro has admitted that the government may