PM and president visit ‘burnt areas’; hear mayors’ complaints
Exercise is ‘double edged’: everything this week is about positive exposure of government The President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and his entourage are visiting some of the areas
Demonstration against uncontrolled immigration takes to Lisbon’s streets
CHEGA leader describes “historic day. Movement will not stop growing” Almost 3,000 people gathered in Lisbon today, rallying to the ‘Salvar Portugal’ demonstration against uncontrolled immigration, convened by right wing
Budget smudget: “It might be better to hibernate for a while”
President warns of pitfalls of government relying on “the third party” In spite of President Marcelo’s noble ‘think-of-the-nation’ speech, events in national politics this week suggest party leaders are doing
Portugal and Spain agree minimum flows for two shared rivers: Tejo and Guadiana
Environmentalists argue ‘there is much more to be discussed, and transparently’ Portugal and Spain have agreed to set minimum daily flows for the Tejo river, and “for the the first
Portugal’s new Attorney General chosen by AD government, appointed by president
Amadeu Guerra takes up post following prestigious 40-year career Introducing Portugal’s new Attorney General Amadeu Guerra, Expresso describes him as the “stone in the shoe of José Sócrates, during the
Marcelo “denies” trying to influence choice of candidates for presidential elections
Expresso claims Marcelo “ready to do everything” to thwart ambitions of Naval Chief of Staff One of the country’s leading newspapers came out with the headline today: “Marcelo wants to
Portugal’s mass-jailbreak: “watchtowers are obsolete”, insist former Justice ministers
Prison guards claim watchtowers would have stopped the broad-daylight escape Former Justice Ministers Francisca Van Dunem and Catarina Sarmento e Castro both believe prison watchtowers are ‘an obsolete security model’
Appeal court judge, investigated in two criminal cases, promoted to Portugal’s highest court
Leader writer warns: “Remember the name of this judge!” Against the backdrop of so many other events this week, the promotion of a former Lisbon appeal court judge to the
ProTejo environmentalists told “you can’t see terms of Iberian agreement till it’s signed”
Multiple organisations and movements seek ‘genuine ecological flow regime’ Environmental organisation ‘Movimento proTEJO’ went to the Ministry of the Environment in Lisbon today to demand that the Iberian agreement on
Portugal’s minimum wage to reach €1,020 by 2028?
This is government’s plan – starting with an extra €50 in 2025 Portugal’s minimum wage is still one of the lowest in Europe – but the government is ‘working on