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José Sócrates

Tribunal Administrativo de Lisboa Walks José Sócrates's €50,000 Marquês Indemnização Action Into Open Court on Thursday 14 May — Nine-Year-Old 2017 Civil Filing Finally Reaches Final Hearing After ECHR Files Two Question Sets to the Portuguese State

The Tribunal Administrativo de Círculo de Lisboa opened the final hearing on Thursday 14 May 2026 in the civil-indemnification action that former Prime Minister José Sócrates filed against the Portuguese State in 2017 — a procedural first for the...

Cavaco Silva

Cavaco Silva Walks Onto Renascença on Wednesday Evening 13 May Defending a European Defence Identity Separate From the NATO Umbrella — Former President Calls Trump 'Super Errático' and Says Europe Should 'Não Deve Acobardar-se' Before the White House

Former President of the Republic Aníbal Cavaco Silva used a long-form interview broadcast by Renascença on Wednesday evening 13 May 2026 — and amplified across the Portuguese press on Thursday morning 14 May — to argue for the construction of an...

Trabalho XXI

Conselho de Ministros Walks the Trabalho XXI Labour-Reform Bill Out of Concertação Social and Into Parliament on Thursday 14 May — Palma Ramalho's July Draft Anchors the Final Text After Nine Months of Talks Collapse Without UGT Agreement

The Conselho de Ministros approved on Thursday 14 May 2026 — at the 09:30 weekly meeting at the official residence in Lisbon — the proposta de lei that converts the government's nine-month Trabalho XXI exercise into the bill that now goes to...

News

DGS Publishes Orientação 001/2026 on the MV Hondius Hantavirus Outbreak on Monday 11 May — Curry Cabral, Dona Estefânia and ULS São João Named as Reference Units, INEM Activated, Risk in Portugal Stays 'Muito Baixo'

DGS published Orientação n.º 001/2026 on Monday 11 May setting the clinical pathway for any suspected hantavirus case tied to the MV Hondius Antarctic cruise. ULS São José and ULS São João are the reference units; INEM handles transfers; risk in Portugal stays 'muito baixo'.