Portugal extends inquiry into alleged violence at airport border control
Portugal’s Minister of Internal Administration, Eduardo Cabrita, has decided to extend an investigation into allegations of violence and mistreatment at the Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF) facilities at Lisbon airport,
First tranche of €6 billion ‘SURE’ business loan to arrive in Portugal on Tuesday
The first tranche of the €5.9 billion SURE programme of loans from Brussels – to help Portugal through some of the rigors of the pandemic – will be arriving tomorrow.
Government turns blind-eye to business owners staging hunger strike by steps of Portuguese parliament
As high profile as it is, members of Portugal’s Socialist government have managed to blank the hunger strike being staged by nine desperate business owners camped out by the steps
Fitch maintains Portugal at BBB+, warns of rising government debt
Global rating agency Fitch affirmed Portugal at BBB+ with a stable outlook on Friday, forecasting high levels of government debt and low medium-term growth potential. “The Stable Outlook reflects our
Faro unites in protest, calling for urgent government support
People from all walks of life protested in Faro this morning against the crippling State of Emergency restrictions that threaten to drag so many businesses into the brink. The ‘Pão
Specialists criticise Portuguese government’s communications strategy
The Portuguese government has failed to implement an effective communications strategy during the Covid-19 pandemic, which has led to confusion and disorientation among the population. So says a group of
Environmental association Zero calls for targets to reduce single-use packaging
Portuguese environmental non-governmental association Zero on Sunday called for specific targets under the National Strategy for the Sea in a bid to reduce packaging waste. Zero also lamented that the
Restaurant workers protest coronavirus restrictions
Restaurant workers took to the streets on Saturday to protest the government’s new restrictive measures to curb the spread of COVID-19, calling on citizens to disobey compulsory confinement and join
Budget voting day looms as government ‘scrambles’ to find ‘allies’
The ‘global vote’ on the PS government’s ‘hotly contested’ spending plans for 2021 is fast approaching, with support for approval by no means assured. As the country as a whole
Portuguese people divided over use of masks on streets
Discussions over wearing a mask on the streets have split opinions and shown how fractured Portugal is over the country’s approach to the COVID-19 crisis. According to the Eurosondagem poll,