Press Review – Amending budget has €1bn more to pay for swaps
Público «Government fails minimum services but doesn’t backtrack on national exams», writes Público, as Minister of Education Nuno Crato has engaged in a full tug-of-war with trade unions, and is...
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Sol «Portas doesn’t stop hounding Gaspar», writes Sol, as CDS leader Paulo Portas has delegated the drafiting of the economic chapter of his motion to the party congress to his friend, the business...
View ArticlePress Review – PM faces fourth general strike
Público «After 19 days of chaos, schools return to normality», reports Público, as after several failed negotiations, strikes and lots of anxiety, the government and trade unions finally reached an...
View ArticlePress Review – Troika and govt discuss further changes to state pensions
Visão «Algarve: with everything to offer», is the cover story in Visão, as the weekly magazine offers its readers a guide to “all included” hotels in the southernmost region of Portugal. Sábado «The...
View ArticlePress Review – European Parliament considers committee of enquiry to...
Sol «Government admits mistakes», reveals Sol, as Deputy Minister Poiares Maduro gave a presentation for his colleagues listing the government’s political mistakes. According to the weekly newspaper,...
View ArticlePress Review – EU Comissioner not fazed by new Lisbon finance appointment
Público «Portuguese finance minister resigns over lack of conditions to negotiate with troika», reports Público, as Vítor Gaspar, handed in a written resignation letter to the Prime Minister, Pedro...
View ArticlePress review – Portugal on a par with Greece as second bailout looms
Público «European Union pressure mounts on Cavaco Silva to resolve Portugal’s political crisis », reports Público, as the Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, the President of the European Commission,...
View ArticlePress review – Paulo Portas holds Government to ransom demanding more power...
Sábado «How the rows and intrigues between Passos Coelho and Paulo Portas reduced us to Greece’s level», writes the current affairs magazine which points out the similarities between the two countries...
View ArticlePress Review: Gaspar should have known his resignation would cause chaos says...
Sol «President Aníbal Cavaco Silva hasn’t demanded that Paulo Portas stays in the Government», writes the weekend broadsheet which points out that the President and the Prime Minister, Pedro Passos...
View ArticlePress Review: Can Portugal’s new fin min reassure Euro colleagues at Ecofin...
Expresso «Government goes to the mass», writes the weekend broadsheet Expresso which reports on the first Sunday Mass service held by the new Patriarch Cardinal of Lisbon, Dom Manuel Clemente in...
View ArticlePress review: Paulo Portas seeks to slash size and speed of cuts
Público «Portugal’s leader of the Socialist Party opposition, António José Seguro proposes budgetary consolidation indexed to economic growth», reports Público, as the General Secretary of the PS...
View ArticlePress review: New minister of Finance accused of lying to Parliament
Visão «How the millionaire Chinese are buying up houses in Portugal». They pay millions but always drive a hard bargain over the prices. They look for new properties with green, open spaces and want...
View ArticlePress Review: Get rid of the damn lot of them!, says Júdice
Sol «Cavaco wants his own Government», writes the weekly broadsheet Sol, quoting former prime minister Pedro Santana Lopes, which also states that he is negotiating the future prime minister. The...
View ArticlePress review: “Snap elections would be the worst possible scenario” warns PSD...
Expresso «Passos puts pressure on Cavaco», writes the weekend broadsheet Expresso as the PSD and CDS-PP parties negotiate, but use market fears as a threat against the president. Cavaco Silva is said...
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Salvation pact: Political crisis puts 2014 State Budget at stake
Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho and Minister of Finance Maria Luís Albuquerque during a debate in Parliament (Photograph: Portuguese Government/All Rights Reserved) The €4.7bn in state spending cuts...
View ArticlePress review: Cavaco Silva appoints watchdog for cross-party negotiations
Público «Government admits to pensions plan proposal for public sector workers» reports Público which will be presented to unions in meetings that have been scheduled. The second meeting between the...
View ArticlePress review: State reforms will push Portugal into recession says BDP
Público «Elections in 2014 admitted within the PSD, PS continues to say no to cuts» reports Público as cuts in State spending are at the heart of negotiations leading the new Finance minister, Maria...
View ArticlePress review: Soares warns that a “Salvation” compromise will split the...
Visão «Historic Travels» features the weekly current affairs magazine which suggests now is a good time to make the best of the holiday period by combining travelling and history to better get to know...
View ArticlePress review: Parties in deadlock over National Salvation deal
Sol «Cavaco Will Decide» headlines the weekly broadsheet which points out that it will be difficult to get an agreement for the ‘National Salvation Compromise’ between the PSD, PS and CDS. So far in...
View ArticlePress review: Markets react positively as the President of the Republic ends...
Expresso «Parties don’t believe that Cavaco will call early elections» says weekend broadsheet Expresso which reports that the President was “caught by surprise” by the abrupt end of negotiations....
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