More than half Portugal’s Roma people say they have experienced discrimination
Survey published as part of National Gypsy Day today More than half of Roma people say they have suffered discrimination in Portugal, according to results of the Survey on Living
Portuguese businessman kidnapped in South Africa
So far unnamed citizen kidnapped on outskirts of Johannesburg A Portuguese businessman was kidnapped today on the outskirts of Johannesburg, South Africa, sources from the Portuguese community in the African
Mayor lodges official complaint over anonymous smear campaign
“We will present our suspicions of authorship of this disgrace”, vows Rui Santos Mayor Rui Santos has had enough. He tells a press conference that he has been the victim
Secrecy of Justice ‘leaky ship’ needs addressing, admits president
Rule of Secrecy of Justice has been violated ‘throughout democracy’, says Marcelo Calls for reform of the justice system amplified last week, following the catastrophic ‘leak’ of tapped telephone conversations
Portugal records 0.2% deficit in 1st quarter of 2024
First quarter refers to pre-election period The General Government sector recorded a deficit of 0.2% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2024, National Statistics Institute INE
First team starts work solely dedicated to A&E
Around 300 medical professionals in Lisbon’s São José hospital have started work as the first CRISU in the country (CRISU standing for centre for integrated responses in casualty services). The
21% of drivers over alcohol limit have had licences less than three years
In the first five months of this year, one in five drivers caught by PSP police driving over the alcohol limit are people who have had their licences for less
“Absurd and meaningless”: PS leader rejects any pact with CHEGA
Secretary-general of the PS, Pedro Nuno Santos, has called the idea of an alliance between his party and right-wing CHEGA, alluded to by prime minister Luís Montenegro yesterday, “absurd and
Madeira’s minority government struggles to remain ‘in power’
The Regional Government of Madeira is meeting today with CHEGA, Iniciativa Liberal (IL) and PAN in an attempt to agree on proposals for the executive’s new programme – which PS
Four-day week classified by 80% of companies as ‘financially neutral’
The Portuguese pilot project on the feasibility (for some companies) of a four-day working week has seen 80% of company bosses classify the change as having had a completely neutral