Prostitute takes petition to regulate sector to parliament
A battling prostitute is ready to take the petition she never thought she could orchestrate to parliament. Ana Loureiro has amassed 4000 signatures in favour of regulating the sector to
Bid to outlaw âkill kennelsâ trashed by vets and activists
In a feel-good moment in parliament last Thursday, MPs of all parties approved a bid to outlaw the culling of cats and dogs in municipal kennels as a procedure to
More than 1,000 cash-strapped families âsaved from evictionâ
More than 1,000 Portuguese families with tax and social security debts âhave been saved from losing their homesâ thanks to a new legal decree approved in parliament. Signed by the
Christmas âdouble pay packetâ returns for public sector workers
Public sector workers have reason to celebrate today. Parliament has approved the elimination of the practice introduced by the last government of paying Portugalâs traditional âChristmas subsidyâ in monthly tranches
Future of Ria Formosa islanders under debate in parliament today
Today (Friday February 12) was a major day in the heroic battle by islanders and fishing communities of Ria Formosa to save their homes from government-enforced demolitions in the name
Parliamentary leader signals new understanding over Ria Formosa islandersâ plight
Yesterdayâs marathon to Lisbon and back seems to have been worth all the effort. Ria Formosa islanders threatened with the demolition of their only homes returned to parliament for a
Parliament quashes last governmentâs âtransport privatisationsâ in Lisbon and Porto
Ten âdiplomasâ signalling the privatisation of transport services in Lisbon and Porto have been quashed in another show of left-wing power in Parliament. The combined forces of PS, PCP, BE,
Government on tenterhooks as President Cavaco delays resolution
More than a week after Portugalâs PSD/CDS-PP government was rejected in Parliament, the country is still hardly any closer to knowing what the next government will be or when it
Anti-tolls petition to be discussed in parliament
A petition demanding the suspension of the A22 highway tolls in the Algarve was delivered to parliament on Thursday (March 12) by citizensâ movement âMovimento Algarve Sem Portagensâ (Algarve Without
Outrage as government approves new State Budget
Against angry cries of âkillers, killersâ in Parliament last week, the PSD/ CDS-PP coalition approved the draft state budget for 2014. Police were called during the debate to forcibly evict