TAP loses €71.9M in first quarter: “worse than last year”
Portugal’s (still) State-owned airline TAP made a loss of €71.9 million in the first quarter of the year, worse than in the same period last year, but an improvement on
Guinea-Bissau drug trafficking: second public servant caught ‘in flagrante’ at Lisbon airport
This time it’s a member of the Guinean parliament… (see update below) Following the arrest of a public prosecutor from Guinea Bissau for drug trafficking through Lisbon airport, a second
Supreme Court increases former Minister’s jail term
Armando Vara is already serving time for influence peddling and money laundering The Supreme Court of Justice (STJ) has increased former Socialist minister Armando Vara’s prison sentence to five years
Foreign affairs ministry admits “surprise and apprehension” over São Tomé military agreement with Russia
Initial “situation normal” statements belie general “bewilderment” With opposition parties reacting in incredulity to news that one of Portugal’s former colonies, with which the government seemingly enjoys an excellent relationship”
President of Águas de Portugal resigns
Resignation announced day after government blocks €100 million capital increase Breaking news this evening is that president of Águas de Portugal (AdP) José Furtado has resigned. The information follows hot-on-the-heels
Yet another request to ‘hear out’ Attorney General
President of the National Anticorruption Mechanism António Pires de Graça has added his voice to what is now a cacophony calling for explanations from the Attorney General over ‘investigations’ that
Portugal “entering into agreements with Portuguese-speaking countries to control migration”
Foreign affairs minister Paulo Rangel has been speaking at a debate to commemorate Europe Day – and outlining the strategy of the country’s AD government to try and control migration.
Free prescriptions for approx. 145,000 low-income pensioners
The Council of Ministers has today approved free prescription medicines for the approximately 145,000 beneficiaries of the Solidarity Supplement for the Elderly (CSI). The decision comes into effect from June
Police syndicates deliver ultimatum to Ministry of Internal Affairs
The platform of PSP police unions and GNR police associations has today threatened to abandon negotiations with the Ministry of Internal Affairs if it doesn’t present a new proposal on
Azores government calls for submarine cable working party
The government of the Azores is pushing for central government attention to its submarine cable network, explaining that “obsolescence” of the inter-island fibre optic cable ring looms. The infrastructure responsible