Portugal’s new government inches closer to ‘touchline’
PM designate meets with President (to announce choices), leaving after 15 minutes After the build-up through the day, with commentators ‘revealing’ hour by hour the new names chosen to lead
Activists prepare to gather again in Boticas in battle against lithium mine
National meeting for Climate Justice takes place next weekend The 2024 edition of the National Meeting for Climate Justice (ENJC) will take place between April 5 and 7 in Boticas,
State health service ‘executive director’ dismisses PSD criticism over new ‘local health units’
Refuses to discuss possible departure Fernando Araújo, the man at the helm of the Socialist’s ‘extra tier’ of State health Service management, is reported today to have expressed “little concern
Composition of Portugal’s minority government to be presented today
PM designate on way to Belém this evening Portugal’s prime minister-designate, Luís Montenegro, will present the composition of his minority centre-right government to President Marcelo in Belém Palace today, before
Researchers in Lisbon for conference on ‘long covid’
Event comes as study suggests term ‘long covid’ “should be scrapped immediately” Portuguese and foreign researchers are meeting next week in Lisbon for what Lusa calls an unprecedented international conference
First impasse of new legislature overcome: there are to be TWO parliamentary presidents
PSD’s choice for first two years; PS’s for second After three failed attempts – and a great deal of political maneuverings – the country’s incoming centre right government reached an
Former governor of Madeira holds out for ‘status quo
With practically every political party in Madeira pushing for elections in the wake of the crisis prompted by a criminal probe, the newly-re-elected president of the island’s PSD (ruling party)
Immigrants want simple, single procedure to access essential services
A petition, launched ahead of today’s demonstration by immigrants in Porto with around 500 signatures, calls for coordination between various Portuguese organisations to create single procedures for all immigrants. “In
Search for missing French couple in Madeira on hold again
Possibility that search won’t be resumed “on table” The search for missing tourist couple Laurent and Véronique Blond on the north coast of the island of Madeira has been suspended
Borba quarry disaster ‘murder trial’ faces new delay
Former mayor/ deputy mayor and government officials among those in dock The start of the trial into culpability for five deaths caused by the collapse of a road running between