World news about “Portuguese politics” published by euronews.
Portugal austerity ruling to put more pressure on basic services Portugal’s government has said it has to look at further ways to cut spending to meet targets imposed by the EU and the IMF as part of its bailout package… 08/04/2013
Portuguese Constitutional Court rejects part of austerity plan Portugal’s Constitutional Court has rejected four of the nine austerity measures drawn up by the government. The total austerity budget amounts to around 5… 06/04/2013
Top Portuguese minister resigns over university allegations A senior member of Portugal’s cabinet, Miguel Relvas, has resigned amid claims that he got his university degree without completing the necessary… 04/04/2013
Portugal: a topsy-turvy national ceremony – nocomment President Cavalco Silva raised the Portuguese flag upside down on the country’s national day- Friday 5th October. A symbolic error for a government immersed… 06/10/2012
Portuguese force austerity plan back to drawing board Angry Portuguese told their government to disappear in stronger language than ever at their presidential palace near Lisbon on Friday. Politicians and even… 24/09/2012
Portugal passes fresh tax hikesPortugal’s parliament has passed the country’s largest tax hike package in decades. The changes form part of Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho’s new 2013… 31/10/2012
Portugal PM negotiates with union and business leadersPortugal’s Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho has been locked in talks with business and trade union leaders. He has taken what analysts believe is a rare… 24/09/2012
Portugal given more time to hit troika targetsPortugal’s foreign lenders who granted the country a 78 billion euro bailout last year have agreed to ease their budget targets as Portugal slides deeper into… 12/09/2012
Former soldiers shun revolution celebrations in PortugalFor the first time ever, former soldiers have chosen not to attend an official ceremony marking the anniversary of Portugal’s 1974 revolution. Instead, the… 25/04/2012
