The state-sector union Frente Comum (Common Front) has called for a national strike by public-sector trade unions on November 20. A resolution adopted at the plenary session held outside parliament

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Today is the day that the government’s proposal for next year’s State Budget comes under debate in parliament – and, due to tensions focused on lack of housing, the event

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Portugal’s Socialist Party is bringing together its main leaders today to discuss the position to take in the vote on the State Budget for 2027 (OE2027).  The party’s secretary-general, José

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University students, and those in other forms of higher education, will be protesting today in front of the government’s headquarters, at Campus XX1, against the proposal in the 2027 State

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Budget watchdog UTAO (full title: Technical Budget Support Unit) is querying the government’s forecasts for employment growth and prices in 2027, highlighting discrepancies with recent data. In its analysis of

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