Former PS minister adds voice to criticism over changes to savings certificates
Former PS minister for modernisation Alexandra Leitão has added her voice to the general criticism of the government’s ‘meddling’ with savings certificates (to the advantage of the country’s banks). Says
President of European parliament visits Portugal
Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, will be in Portugal next week to take part in the Council of State convened by President Marcelo. She will also be taking
Minister admits Algarve would be better off without A22 tolls
Anti-toll groups have been calling for the tolls to be scrapped ever since they were implemented in 2011 Portugal’s Minister of Territorial Cohesion has admitted in Parliament that the Algarve
Venezuela trip included in Portugal Day celebrations
With most of the government in South Africa, ostensibly warming up for Portugal Day celebrations on Saturday, minister for internal administration José Luís Carneiro will be flying in the other
Political ‘crisis’ continues: “there was no phone call requesting secret service intervention”
“Someone is lying”, say pundits, opening door to possibility that actually numerous people could be lying COMMENT: Portugal’s almost Mickey Mouse political crisis – still focused on the ‘punch-up’ at
PSD accuses government of doing away with middle class with change in savings certificates
Friday saw government scratch popular E-series certificates which had seen ‘run on bank deposits’ The government’s decision to devalue savings certificates confirms that it is intent on doing away with
President starts Camões/ Portugal day celebrations in South Africa
Commemorations come after three-year delay prompted by Covid-19 pandemic Portugal’s president Marcelo is kicking off celebrations to mark Portugal/ Camões/ Portuguese Communities Day in South Africa with a ceremony on
Portugal’s PM visits Angola to “cement political relations with João Lourenço”
PM expected to sign various new agreements “in areas of bilateral cooperation and investment” Officially, the PM António Costa’s two-day visit to Angola, starting tomorrow, is seen as the start
New polls show PSD ahead for ‘first time’; PS in ‘accentuated fall’
New polls being made much of the national press today show that PSD social democrats are “for the first time” ahead of PS Socialists in terms of citizens’ voting intentions,
Confusion as only candidate to lead Portugal’s DGS health directorate resigns
Association of health service doctors says directorate “under attack” Late yesterday afternoon, the only candidate in the frame to take over from Portugal’s long-serving (already retired) director general of health