“Enormous pressure on Justice to clear former PM’s name”
Following yesterday’s new bombshell, delivered by appeal court judges in Lisbon to the investigation that directly led to the political situation in which Portugal is in today, political leaders of
Indignation in Lisbon over delays in getting residency certificates
Crowd complains of having to wait months – even for simple renewals An indignant crowd of citizens from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India gathered outside the Lisbon office of AIMA (the
Second ‘casualty’ in Portugal’s new government
Advisor to justice minister brought down by social media history Social media posts have seen to it that a second nomination to Portugal’s centre right government has fallen by the
Police accuse new government of “wanting to deceive and mislead us”
Mark protest for April 25; threaten to boycott events In a letter written by an inorganic group of police officers, members of the country’s security forces have said that “after
Lisbon approves proposal to increase tourist tax to €4 per night
Proposal will now undergo a 30-day public consultation period Lisbon city council approved on Wednesday the PSD/CDS-PP proposal to increase its tourist tax on overnight stays from €2 to €4
Ugly debate in parliament over whether or not government ‘tricked people’ over income tax relief
This afternoon has seen an ugly debate in parliament with minority parties suggesting the government tried to ‘trick’ the nation into thinking IT alone was responsible for the €1.3 billion
President quips “it is starting to look like there will be a Portuguese on the European Council”
In light of today’s “major setback” for prosecutors pushing Operation Influencer, President Marcelo has quipped that “it is starting to look like there will be a Portuguese on the European
Mother sues Portuguese State for hiring ex-con to work in school
The mother of a pupil who was sexually abused by a school employee in Leça da Palmeira, Matosinhos has sued the school and the State for employing an ex-convict. The
Negotiations with doctors and nurses to start “very soon”
Minister of Health, Ana Paula Martins, has announced that the doctors’ and nurses’ unions have already been contacted to start negotiations in a fortnight’ time. Ms Martins was speaking on
Parliamentary president issues slew of new ‘rules’
José Aguiar Branco, the new president of Portugal’s parliament, has wasted no time in bringing in a number of new rules. The ‘switching off’ of microphones of MPs who speak