In just over two years ‘in power’, the minority coalition AD government has changed two thirds of state hospital administrations. Of the 26 new presidents, 18 have links to the

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With focus suddenly very much on Terceira island, in the Azores – home to Lajes Air Base, heavily used by the Americans – minister for foreign affairs Paulo Rangel has

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The number of asylum applications in Portugal fell by 37% in 2025 compared with the previous year, according to data released by the European Union Agency for Asylum today, which

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Portugal has requested the intervention of Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, to secure the release of five Portuguese-Venezuelan political prisoners who remain detained in the South American country’s jails. The

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President António José Seguro, has said today that Portugal is now a modern country “that wants its people back”. The president was speaking at an event with the Portuguese community

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At an exceptionally delicate point (both collectively and specifically for Portugal) in the military relationship with the United States, defence minister Nuno Melo has attempted to dial back on all

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Nine civic movements and associations across the country have created a national platform against the proliferation of solar and wind mega-projects, and in defence of a ‘just and sustainable energy

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Minister of internal administration, Luis Neves, has announced an increase of 340 PSP agents for airport border controls, starting from July 4. The news follows the recent ‘boost’ given by

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Prime minister Luís Montenegro has ‘guaranteed’ today that he will ‘clarify parties’ doubts’ on the single social benefit (PSU) which the government appears to be trying to bring in at

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A little like the time, over 10 years ago, when PS Socialist leader António Costa asked 12 economists to come up with a blueprint for a new Socialist government, current

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Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, is still fighting tooth and nail to block public access to salient details of his family business, Spinumviva. EpT, (the country’s transparency entity), decided last

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PSP police arrested six people outside parliament in Lisbon yesterday, after the ‘peaceful’ protest organised by striking union members against the government’s labour package appears to have been infiltrated by

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Portugal’s prime minister, Luís Montenegro, expressed his conviction today that the “overwhelming majority of working Portuguese people” will go to work tomorrow – the day of the general strike. Upon

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Portugal’s CHEGA party has held a press conference today to say the party will propose in parliament that any worker should be able to retire after 40 years of contributions

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Minister of foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, has expressed confidence regarding Portugal’s chances of returning to the UN Security Council – saying the country’s greatest asset in this regard is its

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