A major anti-corruption drive was one of the main policy goals at the start of João Lourenço’s presidential term (2017). Beyond the anti-corruption rhetoric since the drive began, the [...]
There’s a new club in town, or rather in Cascais. It’s aimed at HNWIs and big shot entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to combine business and networking with pleasure and relaxation. THE [...]
The campaign for the Lisbon City Council elections in September will likely be close but the pundits say it is a done deal for the current incumbent in city hall, Fernando Medina. First, Medina [...]
The seasoned Portuguese political commentator, politician and lawyer Luís Marques Mendes reflects on the shifting geopolitical, economic and technological landscape which will define the next [...]
There has been no shortage of books in recent years predicting the decline of United States hegemony and the rise of a new world geopolitical order dominated by China, Russia, India and even [...]
Only 50% of the Portuguese population has basic digital skills and 25% have no working digital skills whatsoever. The situation has to change according to Bernardo Correia, Country Manager, [...]
When Rita Marques was offered the outwardly glamorous post of what is perhaps the Portuguese government’s most sought after top job, tourism minister, it must have been a dream come true. Hard [...]
It’s on the lips of everyone you meet from economists and developers to entrepreneurs and manufacturers. Europe and the US stand on the threshold of a new Roaring 20s, with unprecedented growth [...]
“António Cardoso e Cunha (1933–2021), politician, was the first Portuguese nominated as a European Commissioner, as well as a minister, member of parliament, and commissioner of Expo-98. Died on [...]
The coronavirus pandemic initially rattled members of the Portuguese Association of Resorts (APR) as they feared lockdown, travel restrictions and a continuation of restrictions this year would [...]
