Tent protest marks day government announcement expected over crisis in housing
Protest highlights “prohibitive” cost of rentals; “pornographic” mortgage terms A symbolic ‘tent protest’ has been mounted today as the government is expected finally to address the crisis in affordable housing.
Health ministry proposal for doctors’ overtime pay unacceptable – union
FNAM, the Portuguese national federation of doctors considers “unacceptable” the proposal by the ministry of health on overtime after a meeting yesterday in which additional work in emergency services was
Government, Ukraine to review reception, integration of Ukrainians
Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security meets Ukrainian counterpart in New York Ana Mendes Godinho, Portugal’s minister of labour, solidarity and social security has told Lusa that she will
Government should face immigration issue head-on – PSD
Social democrats refer to latest attacks on immigrants in Olhão, Algarve Leader of Portugal’s opposition Social Democratic Party (PSD) Luís Mongtenegro has entered the discussion of attacks on immigrants, suggesting
Nothing new from talks with ministry – striking teachers
Government accused of ‘tinkering round edges’ but failing on ‘essential’ Portugal’s defiant teachers’ unions emerged from the latest meeting with the government yesterday as focused on strike actions as ever.
Teachers reject minimum services decreed for schools
If the government thought the Court of Arbitration’s decision to decree ‘minimum services’ at schools from Wednesday, February 1 would be some kind of gamechanger, they were mistaken. Saturday saw
Ministry of Agriculture under fire (again) for “lack of direction and incompetence”
Farmers’ federation fears ministry being systematically dismantled, until it disappears altogether CAP, the Portuguese federation of farmers, has acted with dismay and concern that the position of Secretary of State
Thumbs down for Medina and Costa in poll
A poll undertaken to gauge the popularity of Portugal’s Prime Minister António Costa and Finance Minister Fernando Medina has given the thumbs down to both politicians in the wake of
Teachers want to give government a lesson
Schools up and down country remain closed in “climate of tension” The stand-off between teachers and the ministry of education is set to remain, explained reports on Wednesday as many
PM insists “nothing to fear” from deluge of investigations hitting ministers
… but opposition parties talk of ‘dead men walking’ Another day, another round of PJ police swoops on possible political corruption – this time returning to Lisbon City Hall but