Costa. Marcelo marks exoneration and presses for approval of laws

President of the Republic waits for the next Council of Ministers to dismiss António Costa© PAULO SPRANGER/GLOBAL IMAGENS

Next Friday, the government will be a caretaker government. It will be limited to “carrying out acts that are strictly necessary to ensure the management of public affairs”. The government has until next Thursday to show what it’s worth in approving important legislation, before being limited by the constraints of day-to-day management. The warning came […]

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa praises “institutional stabilization” in Guinea-Bissau

Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa praises institutional stabilization in Guinea-Bissau

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa today praised Guinea-Bissau’s “institutional stabilization” in front of his Guinean counterpart, Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and welcomed the “capacity for dialogue” between senior representatives of the two countries. The Portuguese head of state was speaking at the Belém Palace in Lisbon, where he received the President of the Republic of […]

Zelensky accepted Marcelo’s invitation to visit Portugal

Zelensky accepted Marcelo's invitation to visit Portugal

The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, has accepted an invitation from the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, to visit Portugal and the teams “are still working on the date” to make it happen, the Presidency announced today. “The Ukrainian President has accepted the invitation of the President of the Republic to visit […]

Marcelo declara apoio à adesão da Moldova à UE e tenciona visitar país em breve

Marcelo declara apoio à adesão da Moldova à UE e tenciona visitar país em breve

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, today declared his support on behalf of Portugal for Moldova’s bid to join the European Union and announced his intention to visit the country soon. Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa was speaking at the Belém Palace in Lisbon at a joint press conference with the President of […]

We are fado, we are cod, we are Cristiano Ronaldo

The President of the Republic spoke on Saturday night before Portuguese emigrants and Lusodescendants in Toronto, whom he told that they are “the pride of Portugal” for keeping the Portuguese identity alive for decades in Canadian territory. “They showed what we are: of course, we are fado, we are cod, we are caldo verde, we […]

Marcelo to promulgate new drugs law after Constitutional Court validation

The President of the Republic announced today that he will promulgate the drugs law, validated by the Constitutional Court, stressing that parliament differed from the government on the “sensitive point of defining the quantity of drugs detained”. “The President of the Republic, after the Constitutional Court decided to disregard the position of the Legislative Assembly […]

PR speaks in Ukrainian and says Portugal will always support the country’s independence

The President of the Republic today addressed his counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky and the military in Ukrainian to assure them that Portugal will always support the independence of the country that has been fighting a Russian invasion for a year and a half. “Congratulations, Ukraine! Portugal will always be, and is, with your independence,” said Marcelo […]

PR ends trip to Kiev and meets Zelensky

The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, ends his two-day visit to Kiev today with a meeting with his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelensky, and participation in the Independence Day celebrations. The meeting with Volodymyr Zelensky has not yet been scheduled, but on Wednesday, as soon as he disembarked at the Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi railway station, […]

If parliament confirms housing decree “life goes on”

Lisbon, Portugal Skyline

The President of the Republic today justified his political veto of the decree on housing with the lack of party consensus and alleging the reduced effectiveness of the measures, stating that “life goes on” if the PS confirms the decree. “I list, point by point […], the shortcomings of the rapid implementation of this package […]