Around 15,000 police join historic demo outside parliament
“Numbers show degree of dissatisfaction”, say syndicates Around 15,000 police agents from the PSP and GNR forces converged outside parliament in Lisbon yesterday for an ‘historic’ demonstration that went on
Thousands of police expected at Wednesday protest outside parliament
Thousands of police from all forces are expected to take part in the protest scheduled to begin in Lisbon, outside the parliamentary building, on Wednesday afternoon. Reports describe “dozens of
Hundreds of police demonstrate outside Lisbon’s presidential palace
“Caretaker government has powers to resolve this. It is all politics…” Hundreds of members of Portugal’s security forces gathered in front of Belém Palace today, in yet another action to
Government accused of bending truth over police salaries
Unions dismiss figures put forward by Ministry of Internal Administration With protests by police forces sweeping the country – and supported by their top brass – the government sought on
Police place eight coffins outside parliament, one for every year of Socialist government
With elections less than two months away, and no political party ‘leaping to the fore’ with what look like credible answers, protesting police have elaborated on the way they display
Police protests: GNR central command gets round table with syndicates
Top brass hopes to find solution to wave of protests sweeping country The GNR’s commander general Rui Ribeiro Veloso has called a meeting with the various syndicates representing his police
Around 400 police demonstrate at second football match in two days
Protest part of “wave of discontent” gathering steam across country Around 400 members of Portugal’s security forces and their families demonstrated this evening at the Municipal Stadium in Leiria, during
Police to receive pay for World Youth Day service, four months ago…
The PSP police force has announced that it will be paying police officers for their services during World Youth Day, which took place in Lisbon in the first week of
Police unions take protest to Belém
With police PSP police unions holding plenary meetings at the country’s airports today (almost certainly resulting in long delays for incoming passengers), representatives will be taking their demands (for risk
Outgoing government “opens war” between Portugal’s police forces
“2nd class police threaten disobedience in streets” Portugal’s outgoing Socialist government has opened a war between police, days after it is due to be formally discharged by President Marcelo. At