First reactions to President’s refusal to accept government housing programme
PSD leader says government should “tear it up and start again” Early reactions to President Marcelo’s refusal to green-light the government’s bitterly contested programme to ‘fix’ the housing crisis have
Marcelo refuses to green light government’s controversial ‘housing programme’
Says “it is not easy to see” how it will help struggling citizens “quickly and effectively” President Marcelo has delivered his long-awaited decision on the PS Socialist government’s blueprint to
President Marcelo on two-day official visit to Poland
President Marcelo will be starting the week on a two-day official visit to Poland, for a meeting with President Andrzej Duda and the Portuguese community living in Poland. As he
Drugs law changes: Marcelo refers diploma to Constitutional Court
President sides with regional archipelagos who say they were not consulted President Marcelo has referred the government’s proposed changes to Portugal’s drugs law to the Constitutional Court. The reason is
President Marcelo sends message of solidarity to President Biden over Maui wildfire tragedy
President Marcelo has sent a message of condolence and solidarity to his North American counterpart, Joe Biden, over the wildfire tragedy in Maui – in which a number of Portuguese
Marcelo takes ‘Mais Habitação’ programme on holiday
President Marcelo has told State broadcaster RTP that he will be taking the government’s much-criticised ‘Mais Habitação’ housing programme on holiday with him (to the Algarve), so that he can
Marcelo’s ‘veto’ of new law for teachers “means nothing”
Head of State describes government’s tweaks as “opening door on new negotiations” As the dust settles on President Marcelo’s dramatic veto of the government’s diploma for career progressions for teachers,
Marcelo starts hearing parties ahead of Council of State
President Marcelo is starting today hearing political parties with seats in parliament on what they think about ‘the situation of the country’ and their opinions at the end of this
President cancels various commitments following yesterday’s collapse
President Marcelo has said he feels ‘fine’, following his worrying collapse in Lisbon yesterday, but he has nonetheless cancelled a number of dates in his agenda for the next few
President Marcelo in hospital after passing out in intense heat
Portuguese President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, was rushed to the Santa Cruz Hospital in Carnaxide after passing out during a visit this afternoon to the Science and Technology