Government clampdown on illegal holiday rentals
The government’s council of ministers approved new regulations last week ostensibly designed to “simplify” the process of registering properties for ‘alojamento local’ (holiday tourism). Secretary of State for Tourism Adolfo
Majority reject communist-led “motion of censure” against Government
As expected, the PCP communist-led motion of censure against the government failed in Parliament this afternoon (May 30). Presented after the PSD’s dismal performance in last weekend’s European elections –
Government under fire after “disastrous” election results
The ruling PSD/ CDS parties couldn’t even scrape 30% of the country’s vote and pundits say the results “raise serious questions over whether the Executive can continue on the same
Government compiles list of every public sector worker
Following our report last month on a government hit list designed to pare state workers down to the bone, Correio da Manhã reports that ministries have already been contacted for
MP urges government to take over EN125 project
Algarve MP Mendes Bota has urged the government to take over the project of the EN125 renovations, which have been at a standstill for years and are not included in
Government tweaks pension calculations in billion euro spending cut
Photo: MÁRIO CRUZ/LUSA Caption: Thousands of pensioners protesting against pension cuts descended on Lisbon last weekend The way pensions are calculated is changing next year in yet another government bid
Gaspar’s €280,000 ‘last laugh’
Former Finance Minister Vítor Gaspar, who resigned from the government last summer after repeatedly failing to meet fiscal targets and being blamed for plunging the country into a deeper recession,
Government now faces legal action in asbestos row
Teachers’ union Fenprof is standing firm over the government’s refusal to hand over the full list of the nation’s schools blighted by asbestos. It is petitioning the courts to see
Government boost for social welfare organisations
Good news for social welfare organisations in 2014 – the Government will be sparing them from IVA (VAT) and entering into a whole host of new cooperation agreements which should
Teachers strike averted by Government u-turn
In a last minute U-turn, the Government has agreed not to test all teachers for the controversial teachers’ exam that has sparked protests throughout the country. In return, teachers’ unions