CHEGA publicises draft report accusing President Marcelo of ‘abuse of power’
Right-wingers rush to release (own) findings in ‘twins’ inquiry Right wing party CHEGA called a press conference yesterday to release a draft report on the commission of inquiry into the
Multiple strategies mounted to pull Portugal back from prospect of snap election
Lisbon mayor, Minister for Territorial Cohesion and presidential hopeful all hold out for stability There are multiple strategies underway today to try and pull the country back from the awful
Operation Influencer: judge refuses to return €75,800 seized from PM’s official residence
Former Chief of Staff Vítor Escária has already appealed decision The investigating judge in the “Influencer” case that brought down an absolute majority (Socialist) government – and essentially led Portugal
Former TAP CEO’s €5.9 million lawsuit for unfair dismissal proceeds for trial
TAP’s insistence that Lisbon Civil Court has “absolute incompetence” in matter considered “unfounded” Almost a year since it was filed, the €5.9 million case for unfair dismissal lodged by former
Portugal ranks as world’s second best place to retire in 2025
Christina Hippisley, General Manager of the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK, highlights Portugal’s growing appeal among UK retirees In 2024, the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce in the UK conducted a
INEM concludes deaths during strike “were not directly” caused by strike
Eleven people died waiting for emergency response during strike INEM (institute of medical emergency) has concluded that no facts were found that point to a “direct relationship” between possible failures
Naval training ship sinks at Lisbon’s Naval base
‘NRP Polar’ currently at 30 metres underwater In the early hours of yesterday morning, the so-called ‘school ship Polar’ attached to the Portuguese Navy sank at its mooring at Lisbon’s
Government faces new motion of censure
The PSD/CDS minority executive has survived one motion of censure and faces another today (presented by PCP communists) With the wider world on tenterhooks – as the United States under
Vinci Concessions reaffirms commitment to invest in Portugal
CEO Nicolas Notebaert says initial report for development of new Lisbon airport “well received” The CEO of Vinci Concessions, Nicolas Notebaert, has reaffirmed the European airports management group’s commitment to
Portugal’s road deaths ‘sixth worst in EU’
In 2023, Portugal was the sixth worst country among the EU’s 27 member states in the number of road deaths per million inhabitants, surpassed only by Greece, Croatia, Latvia, Romania