Operation Influencer torpedoes Portugal’s absolute majority government
In one breathtaking week of ‘breaking news’, public prosecutors have searched the official residence of the prime minister, the homes of government ministers and well-connected friends and businesspeople, arrested five,
Opposition parties slam PS for U-turn on vehicle circulation tax
PS accused of “electioneering” The Socialist Party’s (PS) decision to axe its controversial IUC vehicle circulation tax hike has been lambasted by opposition parties – not because they disagree with
EC Commissioner has “full confidence” in António Costa
The European Commissioner for the Economy, Paolo Gentiloni, says he has “full confidence” in Portugal’s prime minister, António Costa, despite the ongoing investigations in Portugal related to lithium and hydrogen
Portugal’s political crisis won’t affect investment, says EC
Investment in Portugal won’t be affected, says Paolo Gentiloni The European Commission (EC) said today that it believes Portugal’s political crisis will not affect investment in the country. “Despite the
PS still (barely) ahead in latest poll despite political crisis
PS would win the elections according to latest poll Not even the political crisis that has seen Prime Minister António Costa and Minister of Infrastructure João Galamba resign is enough
PSD leader says next government must be “free of extremism”
Luís Montenegro is on a four-day visit to the Algarve PSD leader Luís Montenegro has defended that Portugal’s next government must be “free of extremism,” be it from the left
Minister of Internal Adminstration José Luís Carneiro visits Monchique
Minister of Internal Administration and a confirmed candidate for the leadership of the Socialist Party (PS), José Luís Carneiro, is due to visit Monchique today. Carneiro is expected at 3pm
EU foreign ministers “surprised over Portugal’s political crisis”
Minister of foreign affairs João Gomes Cravinho has described today how he is receiving expressions of “solidarity and surprise” from European Union (EU) counterparts in the face of Portugal’s wildly
Infrastructure minister resigns to protect family
João Galamba is an official suspect in Operation Influencer João Galamba, the only government minister cited so far in the probe that has brought down the government, has tendered his
Operation Influencer “no longer corruption probe”
All five suspects to go home after six nights in jail Operation Influencer is no longer ‘a corruption probe’. This is the ‘shock of the afternoon’: “the crime of corruption