Indefatigable Marcelo visits three countries in space of 10 days
He has always been described as “hyperactive” but two years into his presidency, 69-year-old President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is showing zero signs of slowing down. In April, between 8-18,
Councils call for more power
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister António Costa and many other high-profile politicians were in Portimão on Saturday (December 9) for the national congress of the Portuguese municipalities
Portugal steps up battle for the sea
National media is suddenly full of references to Portugal’s latest maritime battle – a bid to extend the country’s continental platform to just under four million square kilometres. Without going
President tells Portugal’s Paralympians: “Now is the time to serve your country”
Making no allusions to the organisational chaos facing Brazil’s Paralympics – due to start next week – President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has hosted a send-off for Portugal’s 37 hopefuls,
People’s president drops bombshell in German press
Centre-right politicians are in shock today after Portugal’s popular ‘people’s president’ Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa appears to have dropped something of a bombshell in interview with German newspaper, Die Welt.
Portugal’s “People’s President” dances with children as talk centres on whether he is just too happy (with video)
President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was always going to be a break from the norm. From the way he threw open Belém Palace when he first took office to the
Marcelo “pessimistic over European economy” as public debt skyrockets
President of the Republic Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has revealed his pessimism over the European and global economy just as the Bank of Portugal has published new data to show
President calls new Council of State as Brussels says a billion euros should be cut from Portugal’s budget
With focus never far from Portugal’s financial situation, news today has returned to the Plan B that Brussels is ‘demanding’ – and which Portugal’s Socialist leaders are saying ‘doesn’t exist’.
Marcelo visits women prisoners and their children in Tires for “spiritual solidarity”
Profoundly religious, Portugal’s new president Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa left his studies of the 2016 State Budget to one side over the weekend to visit Tires female prison in Cascais
President takes budget ‘home to study’ over Easter in Celorico de Basto
President Marcelo is taking Portugal’s budget home to study when he spends Easter in Celorico de Basto – the idea being that he will give it his rubber-stamp by April