European parliament ‘open mouthed’ by choices of PS secretary-general
PS secretary-general Pedro Nuno Santos has reportedly rendered the European parliament ‘open mouthed’ by his ‘total break’ with all previous Socialist Euro MPs. In other words, he is fielding an
Former PM’s new media roles begin on May 4
Portugal’s former prime minister António Costa is moving into the world of political commentary. He will be one of the main attractions of the new ‘NOW’ channel, promoted by Medialivre,
Portugal’s president “cuts ties with son” over ‘scandal’ involving Brazilian twins
“I don’t care if he’s held responsible…” Marcelo tells reporters Very possibly true, and certainly widely reported, is the fact that Portugal’s head of State is thoroughly disillusioned by his
Urgent hearings of former and current finance ministers approved
MPs seek to grill both on how they justify calculations Former finance minister Fernando Medina, and current finance minister Joaquim Miranda Sarmento, are to face parliamentary hearings – the first
Bordalo II marks revolution anniversary with artwork on Salazar’s grave
The controversial artist created an XL box of “antifascism probiotics” containing “50 capsules of 25 mg”, symbolising 50 years since the 25th of April 1974 revolution, celebrated tomorrow. One of
Case that brought down absolute majority government “could be declared null and void”
Evidence gathering in Operation Influencer at issue Right from the start critics howled “political coup” – and today stories emerging add weight to the theory that, at the very least,
Public prosecutor asks political immunity lifted on three PSD MPs
‘Tutti Frutti’ investigation inches forwards The Public Prosecutor’s Office has requested that the immunity of PSD MPs Luís Newton, Carlos Eduardo Reis and Margarida Saavedra be lifted in the Tutti
State health service management body resigns
‘Health service directorate’ was put in place by last government After all the build-up about the ‘new management tier’ of Portugal’s State health service – and how it would ‘revolutionise’
Build, build, build – Portugal against clock to build 45,000 new homes per year
Vital European funding to tackle housing crisis “must be spent by 2026” With the dust settling on the new government’s ‘declaration of intent’ (its four-year programme designed to answer some
Former African colonies “becoming less important since 1974 revolution”
Economist Alexandra Ferreira-Lopes told Lusa today that the economic relationship between Portugal and the Portuguese language African countries (PALOP) has been losing importance due to Europe’s economic predominance. “The economic