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An archive image from 2012 when protests took place throughout Portugal as parish councils found themselves forcibly 'merged' with neighbouring parishes, almost always against the will of their residents

Parish councils set to win “disaggregation”

PSD announces it too will confirm diploma vetoed by President Marcelo President Marcelo’s veto last week of the diploma restoring the parish council map to the way it was before

February 16, 2025by Natasha DonnIn Politics, Portugal News
ANAFRE are 'on the warpath', hell bent on getting this measure through as quickly as possible. Image: Manuel de Almeida/ Lusa

National uproar over president’s ‘parish council disaggregation veto’

The decision by President Marcelo to ‘veto’ the decree restoring parish councils ‘merged’ during the troika years has truly gone down like a lead balloon. So much kick-back has come

February 14, 2025by Natasha DonnIn Elections, Politics, Portugal News
In his post, Silva says CHEGA can always rely on his vote, while he will "trust in justice" and the hope that truth will prevail. Image: Facebook

CHEGA councillor accused of threatening political rival with knife resigns

JosĂ© RogĂ©rio Silva – the CHEGA councillor accused of threatening a political rival with a knife, and damaging his car, has resigned, in spite of the fact that the party’s

February 14, 2025by Natasha DonnIn CHEGA, Politics

Parliament recommends revising outdated strategic defence policy

Policy dates back 12 years; refers to bilateral partnership with Russia Portugal’s parliament has today approved a PS resolution recommending that the government continue revising the Strategic Defence Concept –

February 14, 2025by Natasha DonnIn Defence, Parliament, Politics, Portugal News
Image of Alandroal town hall: Lusa

Anonymous complaint sends PJ on search of Alentejo town council

An anonymous complaint about the purchase of a plot of land has led PJ police to conduct searches of Alandroal town council – a situation that Socialist mayor JoĂŁo Grilo

February 13, 2025by Natasha DonnIn Alentejo, Politics
housing-crisis

Government committed to 6% VAT on construction for affordable housing

Minimum rate for housing rehabilitation and construction The Portuguese government has again confirmed that it will slash VAT on the construction or refurbishment of properties for affordable housing to 6%.

February 13, 2025by Chris GraemeIn Government, Housing, Politics
PS's Marina Gonçalves tells reporters today 'party will reconfirm its position'. Image: Lusa

PS Socialists seize on parish councils polemic to say they will “vote president’s veto down”

Parish councils become ‘hot electoral topic’ And here we have another ‘hot electoral topic’, guaranteed to throw parliamentarians at each other’s throats as all parties focus on gaining as much

February 13, 2025by Natasha DonnIn Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Politics, Portugal News, President of the Republic

CHEGA councillor accused of aggravated prostitution of minor

Lisbon councillor Nuno Pardal Ribeiro resigns mandate, saying he is innocent CHEGA councillor for Lisbon Nuno Pardal Ribeiro has been accused by the Public Prosecutor’s Office of two crimes of

February 6, 2025by Natasha DonnIn CHEGA, Lisbon, Politics
justice

Tutti Frutti corruption probe finally sees formal accusations

Former PS finance minister Fernando Medina ‘escapes’ After years of ‘hitting the headlines’ and then lying seemingly dormant again, the Tutti Frutti political corruption case has finally formally accused a

February 4, 2025by Natasha DonnIn Corruption, Lisbon, Politics, Portugal News
Álvaro Bila confirmed as PS candidate for mayor of Portimão

Álvaro Bila confirmed as PS candidate for mayor of Portimão

Álvaro Bila will be running for mayor of Portimão as the candidate of the Socialist Party (PS) in the upcoming 2025 local elections. Currently serving as mayor after taking over

February 4, 2025by Michael BruxoIn Algarve News, Politics, PortimĂŁo
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