Martim Moniz police operation: now there’s an Open Letter
Left-wingers accuse government of ‘attacking social state, rule of law’ The political fall-out from last week’s police operation in Martim Moniz continues, with an Open Letter to the prime minister
Government commits to ensuring Algarve doesn’t dry up
Water highway south from Alqueva ‘under consideration’ Little more than a year ago, Público wrote: “Portugal has no strategy for water, but uses it at will”. Since then, there have
Government to study high-speed rail link between Faro and Seville
The Portuguese government will ask infrastructure authority Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) to create a team to study a high-speed rail link between Faro and Seville, announced a representative of the
State to buy 12 Super Tucano aircraft for ‘around €200 million’
Portugal’s government is investing around €200 million to acquire twelve A-29N Super Tucano aircraft from Brazilian company Embraer. The process will result in “strong participation from the Portuguese industry” at
‘What a waste!’ FENPROF sets scene for morning’s round of meetings with education ministry
Meetings have been going on all morning; FENPROF seen first The National Federation of Teachers emerged from today’s meeting with the ministry of education decrying the whole episode as “a
Economic growth ‘clearly below potential’ – government
Portugal’s assistant secretary of state for the budget said today that the Portuguese economy “hasn’t taken off” and is still “clearly below” its potential despite the “unequivocal successes” of recent
Government sets out to block non-resident foreigners from accessing state health service
Fault lies in Basic Health Law, says MP (former president of Order of Physicians) Portugal’s centre-right government is to propose restrictions on access by non-resident foreigners to the state health
Government gives mining company green-light to ‘invade property’
Residents decry move as “abandonment of achievements” of overthrow of dictatorship In another clear sign that Portugal’s centre-right government means to comply with Brussels ‘Critical Raw Materials’ Act to the
Minister promises major overhaul of INEM emergency institute
Big changes are in the pipeline for INEM Portugal’s health minister said on Wednesday that the re-founding of the country’s trouble-torn INEM emergency institute will involve making it a special
Government has new homeless strategy ‘almost ready’
Minister reacts to latest report, and president’s ‘demand’ Portugal’s Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security has announced a new national strategy will be laid shortly for the integration of