Portugal is at risk of “violating European rules on expenditure control” – and if this happens, it could end up back in what is called an ‘Excessive Deficit Procedure (EDP)’.
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NGOs and political parties are outraged today by claims that ‘Casa da Moeda’, the Portuguese Mint, is to start manufacturing coins for Israel. According to employees of Casa da Moeda,
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Checkmate: Portugal’s political crisis plays perfectly into PM’s hands
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PM travels to Brussels as political backbiting hogs headlines As the Resident went to press, prime minister António Costa was on his way to a strategic dinner debate on the EU’s political priorities for the future. Notwithstanding oblique recent comments that he could not imagine “another public role” – an expression he then changed to […]
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Solar park projects pushed through “without transparency”
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Amnesty International accuses government of foisting mega solar parks on communities Amnesty International (AI) Portugal has accused the government of pushing through plans for mega solar parks without any proper consideration of the ‘bigger picture’. In an investigation entitled “Mega solar power plants: When the ‘green’ transition is not fair”, the NGO identifies “lack […]
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