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In-depth coverage of Portuguese politics, parliament, government policy, and political analysis. Daily updates on legislative changes, coalition dynamics, and how politics affects expats.

CP Railways on Track for Record Profit as Government Defends Rail Turnaround

CP Railways on Track for Record Profit as Government Defends Rail Turnaround

Portugal's state railway company CP - Comboios de Portugal is heading for a significant profit, Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Miguel Pinto Luz declared in Parliament, pushing back against Socialist Party criticism of the government's...

Portugal's Volunteer Firefighters Sound Alarm as Fuel Prices Threaten Rescue Operations

Portugal's Volunteer Firefighters Sound Alarm as Fuel Prices Threaten Rescue Operations

The Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses, the national association representing Portugal's volunteer fire brigades, approved an emergency manifesto on Saturday demanding urgent meetings with both the President of the Republic and the Prime Minister. The...

Teachers' Union Threatens Strikes as Fenprof Escalates Standoff with Government

Teachers' Union Threatens Strikes as Fenprof Escalates Standoff with Government

Portugal's largest teachers' federation drew a line in the sand on Saturday, announcing a national demonstration for May 16 and putting strikes squarely on the table if the government refuses to renegotiate the Teaching Career Statute. The decision,...