TAP CEO’s exit looks increasingly likely
SIC television news today suggests TAP CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener could be leaving the top job any day now. Yesterday saw her back in talks with the new infrastructures minister João
“Scandalous” TAP golden handshake “was not authorised by necessary public entities”
As such risks being “illegal by omission” Days before TAP’s CEO Christine Ourmières-Widener is to face a parliamentary commission into the ‘scandalous’ €500,000 golden handshake to a director who went
TAP boss to testify in parliament
Christine Ourmières-Widener, CEO of national flag carrier, TAP, is to testify in parliament next Wednesday (January 18), following a mandatory request presented from right-wing party CHEGA, calling for explanations over
Flight crew union to consider TAP proposal ahead of planned strike
Week-long strike due to start on January 25 SNPVAC, Portugal’s national civil aviation flight staff union has called an emergency general meeting for next Thursday (January 19) to consider a
Knives sharpen: Inquiry into management of TAP to go ahead
PS Socialists approve Left Bloc proposal for parliamentary commission “TAP’s board of directors owes parliament and the Portuguese people an explanation”: these were the words today of PS Socialist parliamentary
TAP “will do everything to reach deal” with striking flight crew
“Respects and regrets” syndicate’s decision to strike between January 25 – 31 The management of Portugal’s national flag-carrier airline TAP has said that it respects and regrets the decision by
Former financial regulator suggests TAP scandal ‘not over yet…’
Carlos Tavares accuses TAP board of directors of lying; says airline should be sanctioned With the crisis within Portugal’s government receiving international scrutiny, former CMVM (securities markets commission) boss Carlos
Socialists reject parliamentary hearing of ‘main players’ in TAP payoff scandal
“Let’s wait for results of report by general-inspectorate of finances” The parliamentary group of Portugal’s Socialist Party has today ‘rejected’ calls by opposition parties CHEGA, PSD, PCP, and Bloco de
Six new secretaries of state nominated in wake of TAP scandal
PM’s “reshuffle” continues to make use of “home-grown silver” Fallout from the TAP golden handshake scandal has prompted prime minister António Costa to nominate six new Secretaries of State, along
State Prosecution service opens inquiry into legality of TAP’s half million euro golden handshake
Following the media furore and political fall-out of the TAP golden handshake row, the State Prosecution service has opened an inquiry into the legality of the payment at issue (half