Marcelo puts kibosh on hopes of many parish councils
Vetoes parliamentary decree ‘restoring parish councils’ to pre-troika map President Marcelo has put the kibosh on the hopes of dozens of parish councils, absorbed in a ‘cost cutting exercise’ during
Government moves to stem Portugal’s miserable rating on corruption
Justice minister says sweeping changes to be created by Council of Ministers later today Following Portugal’s embarrassment at being ranked in terms of corruption alongside African countries of Botswana and
Mouraria residents say “no” to social hotel
Council wants to construct hotel to take in “people in situations of special vulnerability” Mouraria, a historic Lisbon neighbourhood transformed by immigration, is fighting a council plan to create a
Speaker accused of turning blind eye to Nazi salute
Rui Tavares, spokesman for LIVRE (a party with only one MP, himself) has today accused the speaker of parliament of “pretending that the problems don’t exist” after former CHEGA MP
Police forces to be issued with 1,000 tasers
Portugal’s PSP (public security police) and GNR (national guard) will be supplied with tasers, with each force receiving 500 of these non-lethal pieces of equipment, deputy secretary of state for
Inflation slows to 2.5% in January (official)
INE (Statistics Portugal) has said today that inflation in Portugal slowed to 2.5% in January, 0.5 percentage points lower than in December. This confirms the flash estimate released at the
Ukraine’s ambassador to Portugal rejects Moscow’s conditions for cease-fire
Ukraine’s ambassador to Portugal has said today that there is no concrete proposal from the United States to negotiate peace between Kyiv and Moscow, adding that the preconditions put forward
Defence minister warns of threats to Western way of life; questions relevance of United Nations
Nuno Melo’s discourse rekindles warnings of “potential future risks of new conflicts” Defence Minister Nuno Melo has warned of threats to the Western way of life, questioning the UN’s ability
New foreigners law for nationals of Portuguese-speaking countries enters statute books
But president points to “doubts about expectations” The new visa regime for citizens of the Community of Portuguese Language Countries (CPLP) has been rubber stamped by the President of the
“The Iberian Miracle”: Saving Europe from recession
Never before has Iberia been “so important” These strange and unusual times have worked a form of wacky magic on southern Europe – an area so maligned in the past