Opposition blames government for Algarve’s critical lack of water
Regional party president cites “eight years of inaction” Water cuts planned for the Algarve to deal with the scarcity of reserves are the “devastating result” of the Socialist government’s “inaction”,
PSP in nationwide protest for equal pay rates
Second day of protest after hundreds of agents gathered outside parliament and in Porto The protest by Portugal’s public security police (PSP) for better pay and working conditions continues today,
PS will raise minimum salary to €1,000 by 2028
The new leader of the PS socialist party, Pedro Nuno Santos, has pledged to raise the national minimum salary to €1,000 per month by 2028 if his party wins the
Outgoing government unveils second strategy to eliminate energy poverty in Portugal by 2050
Portugal is one of worst countries in Europe for people living in energy poverty Portugal plans to end energy poverty by 2050 (again!). This is the main objective of the
Right wing parties seal deal on ‘Democratic Alliance’
PSD, CDS-PP and PPM signed the Democratic Alliance (AD) coalition agreement today in front of a packed room at the Alfândega do Porto. The agreement – signed by the presidents
Both Left and Right lambast messaging from PS party congress
Parties on both the Left (Bloco de Esquerda/ PCP communists) and Right (PSD/ IL/ CDS) have been reacting to the messaging emerging from the PS party congress this weekend, stressing
Algarve foreigners want to create political movement
Albufeira group hopes to kick-start expat movement across region A group of foreigners in Albufeira is gearing up to create a political movement to run in the 2025 municipal elections.
Marcelo’s greatest fear: a third parliamentary dissolution
PSD’s categoric ‘no’ to alliance with CHEGA could cause (major) problems With so many media stories today focused on the looming elections, Expresso has carried a story that suggests they
Portugal’s PM “suspected of crime of prevarication”
António Costa under investigation for ‘very naughty made-to-measure’ law clearing hurdles for data centre Bit by bit, as the country limbers up for what is certain to be an unseemly
Left Bloc ready for new ‘gerigonça’
Committed to negotiating majority agreement for new left-wing government Bloco de Esquerda (the Left Bloc) coordinator Mariana Mortágua has made a commitment today to “negotiate a majority agreement for a