That ugly “mess” that happened in Portugal. The Public Ministry appears to have made an error in the transcription of an interception that compromised the resigning prime minister, António Costa. This was reported by “CNN Portugal” and confirmed by several Portuguese media outlets. The interception refers to a conversation between the general director of Start […]
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Costa apologizes to Mozambique for the Wiriyamu . massacre
“In this year 2022, nearly 50 years after that terrible day of December 16, 1972, I cannot help here to evoke the memory of the victims of the Wiriyamu massacre and bow to an unforgivable act that dishonored our history,” said in Maputo. In his speech at the dinner offered by the Prime Minister to […]
Rangel accuses Costa of putting the country on a waiting list
PSD Vice-President Paulo Rangel accused the prime minister on Friday of putting the country “on a waiting list” and not even being able to appoint a new health minister any time soon, saying that “the government is on the brink of bankruptcy”. . In a lesson at the PSD Summer University, which takes place in […]
European directive enables government to reduce VAT on gas and electricity from 23% to a minimum rate of 6%
Portugal, like any other member state of the European Union (EU), can reduce the VAT on gas and electricity to the minimum rate without having to ask permission from Brussels. The EU directive on this tax was amended in April, exempting countries from seeking approval from the VAT committee. However, it limits the application of […]
António Costa arrived in Maputo for an official two-day visit
Upon arrival at Mavalane Air Base, in the Mozambican capital, António Costa was received with a guard of honor as he exited the Air Force plane carrying him. The Portuguese head of government had Mozambique’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Verónica Macamo, and the Portuguese ambassador to Maputo, António Costa Moura, waiting for him. […]
Government extends ISP discounts until the end of September
The government is extending for another month “measures to mitigate the fuel price hike for September through tax cuts,” the finance ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. This support was expected to end on Tuesday, August 31. For example, during the month of September, “the ISP (Petroleum Products Tax) discount will be maintained, which […]
Health in the void waiting for a new holder, Marcelo wants more autonomy in the SNS
She became the most popular minister in the government, but was unable to withstand the post-pandemic period marked by successive crises in the National Health Service (SNS). Marta Temido slammed the door and “this time” António Costa had to accept the departure of the head of health care, whose resignation will not be filled for […]
″I’m not sorry, I have avoided many crises″
António Costa: This time I couldn’t accept the resignation″
António Costa reacted Tuesday to the resignation that Marta Temido presented at dawn. The prime minister said he respected the health minister’s decision and thanked him for the work he had done over the past four years. “The Minister of Health understood that she had to resign, she explained to me the reasons for her […]
Hugo Soares: Government is the “most unruled” of the past 20 years
“Portugal today has the most ungoverned government in the last 20 years, a government without command, a government without responsibility, and it is a government without sense,” he said. Hugo Soares, speaking at the opening session of the 18th edition of the PSD Summer University, which will take place until Sunday, in Castelo de Vide […]