Still no white smoke on pay increase deal with police unions
Police unions and government fail to reach agreement Portugal’s Ministry of Internal Affairs (MAI) and the PSP unions and GNR associations failed to reach an agreement over increases to their
Portugal “must maintain balanced budget” in negotiations with police
Government “wants to give police better conditions but budget must be consistent with reality,” minister says Portugal’s interior minister, Margarida Blasco, reiterated on Monday how important it is for to
Maritime police seize six foreign-flagged boats for illegal tourism activities in Algarve
Boats were operating in Ria Formosa Maritime Police have seized six boats flying Polish and Norwegian flags deemed to have been “illegally carrying out maritime tourism activities” in Ria Formosa,
Government ‘doubles’ offer to police for payment of ‘mission supplement’
Breaking news this afternoon is that the government has ‘doubled’ its offer to PSP and GNR police calling for mission supplement parity with payments made to PJ judicial police. “On
PM takes charge of police negotiations
Government wants to do best by police, but there cannot be “unrealistic scenarios” Prime minister Luís Montenegro has emerged from what many saw as a form of tactical ‘exile’ to
Police syndicates deliver ultimatum to Ministry of Internal Affairs
The platform of PSP police unions and GNR police associations has today threatened to abandon negotiations with the Ministry of Internal Affairs if it doesn’t present a new proposal on
Police feel “extremely wronged” by government’s offer to ‘make things right’
Minister’s calculations “open door to further protests” President of the National Union of Police Officers said today that his colleagues feel “extremely wronged” by the proposal presented yesterday by the government
Government to present proposal to ‘calm’ protesting police forces today
Union leader warns protests will only intensify if proposal ‘falls short’ Today is one of the first major tests of Portugal’s precarious centre-right government. It is the moment that the
Government ‘guarantees’ police will get long-fought for mission supplement
Financial commitment to be presented on May 2 With “hopes high” for Monday’s first meetings between police syndicates and Margarida Blasco, Portugal’s new minister of internal affairs, president of the
Police accuse new government of “wanting to deceive and mislead us”
Mark protest for April 25; threaten to boycott events In a letter written by an inorganic group of police officers, members of the country’s security forces have said that “after