Presidential decree for ‘soft’ State of Emergency opens with ‘restrictions to liberty and mobility’
The presidential decree for a ‘soft’ State of Emergency in Portugal opens with ‘restrictions to liberty and mobility’. It is on its way to parliament this afternoon, and expected to
New State of Emergency presented as ‘soft’ but ‘drastic measures’ could be round corner
Wednesday saw 7.1 million Portuguese in 121 mainland boroughs once again in partial lockdown as politicians argued the small print of a new declaration of State of Emergency expected to
“We don’t have clients”: Portugal’s hoteliers association presents government with 10-point emergency programme
Portugal’s hoteliers association AHRESP has presented the government today with a 10-point emergency programme, explaining: “We don’t have clients”. The executive’s support available to companies doesn’t take into account that
“Here comes the Army”: even before Portugal’s State of Emergency in place
With the country still waiting to hear the terms of Portugal’s new State of Emergency, a dispatch published in government newspaper Diário da República this morning shows the Armed Forces
“We must go to school, the theatre and cinema but reduce contacts…” says health director
Further mixed messaging today as the latest Covid figures report that there have been another 46 deaths in the last 24-hours and over 2,500 new infections. Health director Graça Freitas
Minute’s silence for Portugal’s Covid deaths as State of Emergency looms ever closer
President Marcelo led a dramatic homage today to ‘all deaths, especially those of ‘victims of Covid-19’ as prime minister António Costa tries to gather political support for the declaration of
Communist Party criticises new COVID-19 measures
The head of Portugal’s Communist Party on Sunday pushed back on restrictions introduced by the government to curb the spread of COVID-19, saying these were by “disproportionate.” “This epidemic, as
7.1 million Portuguese set to enter new ‘Covid restrictions’ from Wednesday
7.1 million Portuguese – 70% of the population – are to be saddled with new restrictions from Wednesday in the government’s bid to stem the rising tide of Covid infections.
Bid to ‘outlaw’ Portugal’s borough lockdown thrown out by Supreme Administrative Tribunal
News came through this afternoon that the Supreme Administrative Tribunal has rejected the bid by right-wing party Chega to outlaw this long weekend’s borough ‘lockdowns’ in Portugal. The court had
Portugal registers 11,000 domestic violence cases
Over 11,000 cases of domestic violence were registered by Portugal’s PSP police force, Lusa news agency reported on Saturday. From January 1 to September 30, 2020, the PSP registered around