Former CGD banker Armando Vara released from jail
Armando Vara, the former Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) banker jailed for “traffic of influence” as part of a case known as ‘Face Oculta’, has been released from prison this
Knives out over TAP: Opposition leader accuses government of ‘monstrous’ €4.5 billion “financial orgy”
Today’s debate in parliament on ‘politics in general’ saw knives out once again over the government’s plans to bail-out loss-making airline TAP, ‘come what may’. Opposition leader Rui Rio accused
Pandora Papers: three former Portuguese politicians among hundreds found hiding their wealth from tax man
Three former Portuguese politicians (two for the PS Socialist party, one for PSD centre right) have been found in the latest journalistic investigation into how the ‘super wealthy’ evade paying
Northern communities “shocked and indignant” over speed government moves on lithium since elections
The Beira Serra anti-mining movement has reacted “in shock and with indignation” over the form in which the government has moved on its plans to carve great chunks of the
Chega MP set to appeal court order for an apology
President of Chega, André Ventura, is set to appeal the latest court ruling that says he must indeed apologise to a family he branded publicly as ‘bandits’. This is a
PM António Costa accused of ‘fraud’ in ‘liberating Portugal so close to elections’
PM António Costa has been accused of ‘fraud’ in ‘liberating Portugal to close to the municipal elections’(taking place on September 26). The criticism came from Chega MP André Ventura, in
Portuguese government accused of “hiding information from country and parliament”
The context could put most people to sleep, but the bottom line is worrying: the Portuguese government has been accused of acting in an illegal way, hiding information from the
Experts should determine end of outdoor mask-wearing – not politicians, say Portugal’s social democrats
In the wake of the political decision to ease Portugal’s Covid restrictions (click here), PSD (social democrats) have called for experts to address parliament ‘urgently’. In a note published yesterday,
Judge in charge of one of Portugal’s largest corruption cases “forced to take bus” on arrival in Madeira
Judge Ivo Rosa, the controversial judge ‘in charge’ of the Marquês corruption case involving former prime minister José Sócrates, had an ignominious arrival in Madeira for his summer holidays on
Government “advances with legislative proposal to review right to demonstrate”… or hold a meeting
Minister for Interior Administration Eduardo Cabrita has announced that the government “is advancing with a legislative proposal to submit to parliament to review the exercise of the right of assembly