Marcelo blocks diploma concluding health system reform
âSerious operational difficultiesâ compound Portugalâs complicated health picture President Marcelo has not signed the diploma of the last government extinguishing the five regional health administrations (known by the acronym ARS).
Portugalâs president in Cabo Verde; âcolonial reparationsâ definitely not on agenda
Marceloâs trip follows prime ministerâs recent visit President Marcelo is in Cabo Verde today, less than two weeks since the former Portuguese colony hosted prime minister LuĂs Montenegro – on
âSorry is not enoughâ – President defends reparations for slavery in colonial period
An apology isnât enough: President Marcelo has once again addressed the issue of âcrimes committedâ during Portugalâs colonial past, saying the best way forwards is to agree a form of
President quips âit is starting to look like there will be a Portuguese on the European Councilâ
In light of todayâs âmajor setbackâ for prosecutors pushing Operation Influencer, President Marcelo has quipped that âit is starting to look like there will be a Portuguese on the European
Parliamentary inquiry into âhigh level favoritismâ unlikely to hear President Marcelo
âEverything indicates Marcelo will not be attendingâ The parliamentary inquiry ârequestedâ by CHEGA in the wake of the damning IGAS report into the multi-million âfree health treatmentâ in Portugal of
President accepts list of secretaries of State for Portugalâs XXIV government
Secretaries to be sworn in at PalĂĄcio de Ajuda at 6pm President Marcelo has now formally accepted the list of 41 secretaries of State proposed by Portugalâs new prime minister
President Marcelo agrees government includes âvarious family membersâ but they all got there âdue to their quality as peopleâ
Put in an impossible situation and looking as if he knew it, President Marcelo confirmed in front of media cameras yesterday that yes, there are a number of situations within
President of Affections has âgreat desire to run for second termâ
He believes he is âthe best chance for Portugalâ, and almost certainly no one will be disagreeing. President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the effervescent 70-year-old whose delight in bringing hope
President dissolves Parliament
President Jorge Sampaio has begun moves to dissolve parliament and call an election after concluding that his Prime Minister, Pedro Santana Lopes, is not up to the job. A spokesman
Sampaio backs UN
Portuguese President Jorge Sampaio has reiterated his belief that the United Nations should be central to resolving the Iraqi issue, as this is the only way out of the current