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
Confinement “without judicial decision” one of 50 ‘reforms’ suggested for Portuguese Constitution
A deep sense of unease has been rippling through social media since leader of the Opposition Rui Rio suggested that “the confinement or hospitalisation of a person with a serious
Jailed for another two years: former banker and Socialist minister Armando Vara ‘pondering appeal’
Former banker and PS Soclialist minister (not to mention one-time mayor of Amadora) Armando Vara heard today that he faces another two years in jail, this time for money-laundering. He
Knives out as critics accused government of being “worn out” and “seriously degraded”
The knives are out this week for ‘government blood’. Since the catastrophic handling of the fatal accident on the A6 motorway, calls for prime minister António Costa to ‘clean house’
Angela Merkel’s criticism of Portugal “an unnecessary shame”, says Opposition leader
No sooner had German chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticised Portugal for allowing British holidaymakers to import the Delta variant into Europe, Opposition leader Rui Rio was on the attack, accusing