As of mid-afternoon, the country’s two largest syndicates, CGTP and UGT, are firm in their resolve to hold a general strike on Thursday, December 11, which they predict will cause
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Only a month ago, Portugal’ AD government announced a raft of measures to galvanise the housing construction market and (ostensibly) bring ‘moderate priced housing for everyone’. But yesterday in parliament, minister for
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Socialist Party councillors on Lisbon City Council are demanding the resignation of Carris management, following the conclusions of the GPIAAF preliminary report on the Glória funicular tragedy which caused the
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CDU, the coalition that brings together the PCP communists and PEV (the greens), has appealed today to the Constitutional Court for a ruling on “the decisions taken during the general
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Brussels is preparing to intervene in countries’ approaches to Alojamento Local. The reason is simple: the inability of governments and local authorities to properly manage the situation has led to
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President, ministers, even former PSD leader, urge voters to focus on the essential In the fevered political landscape as the country counts down to municipal elections on Sunday, various voices
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Investigation opens into judge suspected of issuing a ruling using ChatGPT – and mosquito transmitting dengue, zika and chikungunya discovered in Condeixa-a-Nova Some days there is just too much news
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