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2016/05/24 - 9:59am

Left Bloc spokesperson stumbled upon a dating violence situation and decided to intervene. 

2016/05/20 - 10:52am

Between 2009 and 2013, the poorest in society lost one in four of the euros they earned. They were the ones who suffered the most brutal cuts, with poverty and social exclusion figures falling low enough to match those at the beginning of the century. By Ricardo Moreira.

2016/05/13 - 2:00pm

Finally, we’ve been allowed access to one of the most secretive negotiations between the European Union and the United States, about a new treaty for trade and finance (the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - TTIP). By Francisco Louçã.

2016/05/11 - 6:12pm

Temporary agencies’ profits simply come from the business of leasing people to others. We know what it’s about: acting as intermediaries for workers and keeping part of their salary. But is it legitimate? By José Soeiro.

2016/05/10 - 2:46pm

Mariana Mortágua shows how offshore accounts work and what they are used for. The video can be watched here (with English subtitles) and the interview read below.

2016/05/04 - 11:19am

Dilma, so different now that the times have changed, can now see that the “wretched democrats who do democracy by halves are allowing the coup that will destroy them." By Francisco Louçã.

2016/04/26 - 10:02pm

At a stage where labour relations have changed to such an extent that private and public enterprises use temporary work agencies to hire permanent workers, this is an essential question to pose. By Isabel Pires.

2016/04/20 - 3:02pm

The use of offshore accounts to hide money or pay less tax is much older and more widespread than people think. By Mariana Mortágua.

2016/04/15 - 11:22am

The connection between the spread of Zika and climate change is certain. By Ricardo Coelho.

2016/04/13 - 12:46pm

The Angolan regime condemned 17 young activists for thinking differently, for daring to read books and having meetings, for daring to say that they want something other than what is established by others. By Helena Pinto.

2016/04/12 - 10:17am

The “Panama Papers” are merely the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the dark world of tax havens. By Pedro Filipe Soares.

2016/04/11 - 4:27pm

Américo Amorim opted out of a salary as president of the company, but instead earned 131 million euros in dividends from Galp Energia, paid in the Netherlands and tax free. The members of the board of the company earned 6.6 million euros.

2016/04/07 - 4:50pm

According to data from the Bank of Portugal, in 2015, Portugal lost over 864 million euros to tax havens. The “Panama Papers” research has revealed that 244 Portuguese companies are involved in the international corruption scandal and that the owner of the PT Portugal group, a telecommunications company, used an offshore account.

2016/04/01 - 12:24pm

Two parliamentary motions condemning political oppression in Angola, presented by the Left Bloc and the Socialist Party were rejected by votes from the Communist Party (PCP), the Social Democrats (PSD) and the Social Democratic Centre (CDS). 

2016/03/24 - 11:21am

I am writing from Brussels, where the horrendous terrorist attacks took place. Please forgive my crudeness, but I am writing from Brussels just as I have written from so many other places where victims of terrorism die every day. By Marisa Matias.

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