Police concerned by upcoming visits of Brazilian president, former president
Police are described as ‘concerned’ over the upcoming visits to Portugal of Brazilian president Lula da Silva, and his predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. Closed-group chats over Telegram (social media app) show
Very serious political situation has got a lot worse – former president
Former Portuguese president Cavaco Silva has said that the political situation in this country, which he described two months ago as “very dangerous”, has deteriorated since then “much more than
Foreign minister in Senegal to discuss ports, fisheries, tourism
Visit taking place ahead of proposed visit by Senegalese president Portugal and Senegal will cooperate more with fisheries, ports and other activities linked to the sea and in training in
Happy sunshine Easter overshadowed by political strife
(Almost) all the right conditions came together for Portugal over Easter: the weather was beautiful; there were tourists galore; businesses revelled in extra trade, and hotels reported occupancy levels of
Portugal’s PM promotes “largest lithium deposits in Europe” during visit to South Korea
PM also “offers access to European and Portuguese-speaking markets with 500 million people” Prime minister António Costa has been promoting what he describes as “the largest lithium deposits in Europe”
PM wants South Korean semiconductor factory in Portugal
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has said today that one of the goals of his visit to South Korea is to attract investment from South Korean multinationals for European semiconductor
PS Socialists’ environmental ‘Simplex’ hints at ‘worrying hidden agenda’
NGOs claim “reduction of protections” in new legislation favours economic operators The PAS platform for sustainable water, made up of a wide-ranging group of NGOs (see below) is mobilising against
“Democracy is not inevitable”, says defence chief Gouveia e Melo
If it fails, new generation of autocrats will take reins of power At a time of heightened political dissatisfaction – and some would say deterioration – Portugal’s chief of defence
PM brushes off probing questions as he visits factories in South Korea
Absolutely rejects Portugal’s image abroad affected by issues swirling Portugal’s prime minister said today it is important to wait for the end of the parliamentary commission of enquiry into the
Finance minister should clarify appointing infrastructure minister’s wife – PSD
Yet another whiff of suspected cronyism in government Portugal’s PSD (Social Democratic Party) opposition has urged the finance minister to “fully clarify” the appointment of the infrastructure minister’s wife to