Passos Coelho caught up in “backhander” allegations
Passos Coelho is at the centre of a new ‘scandal’ this week, centring on money he allegedly received when he was an MP prohibited from receiving any other kind of
PM focuses on employment and business recovery
“Since the beginning of the year, the number of companies that have opened is higher than those that have closed, thus Portugal has been able to create more jobs than
Portuguese jihad
Talking at the NATO summit in Wales last week, Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho said Portugal was actively sharing information with its international partners on the Portuguese citizens known
Fur flies in Portuguese parliament as politicians debate the State of the Nation
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho got a gold star for defiance in Wednesday’s debate on the State of the Nation. Despite being accused of having destroyed three generations, the
Majority reject communist-led “motion of censure” against Government
As expected, the PCP communist-led motion of censure against the government failed in Parliament this afternoon (May 30). Presented after the PSD’s dismal performance in last weekend’s European elections –
Update: PM’s bombshell sends coalition scuttling
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s announcement that the PSD may well consider an alliance with the Socialists after the 2015 general elections has left his party’s coalition partners in a
Faux Passos
Prime Minister Passos Coelho is paying dearly for suggesting new tax hikes could come if the Constitutional Court vetoes clauses in the 2014 State Budget (see story on page 6).
Government tweaks pension calculations in billion euro spending cut
Photo: MÁRIO CRUZ/LUSA Caption: Thousands of pensioners protesting against pension cuts descended on Lisbon last weekend The way pensions are calculated is changing next year in yet another government bid
Passos Coelho confirms more cuts on the way
As Euro elections loom and political mud-slinging reaches almost comic proportions, Portuguese Prime Minister Passos Coelho confirmed today (March 24) that the government was preparing more cuts, but denied these
Re-elected Passos Coelho says: ‘deceptive wealth gone for good'
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has said that many of the cuts the government has implemented are temporary, though the “deceptive wealth” the Portuguese enjoyed before the crisis in