Public television = propaganda machine?
A new report on the future of the Portuguese public television RTP suggests all information from that broadcaster’s international service should be filtered by the government. The person responsible for the study João Duque says the promotion of Portugal’s image abroad should be within the “vision of an external policy” under the guidance of the...
Report: Could the economic crisis undermine Portuguese drugs policy?
The Dutch are known for their light approach to drugs – even though policies have become more rigid in recent years. Dozens of thousands of kilometres south of the Netherlands another fellow EU country has been worldwide praised for its drugs policies. It’s been ten years since the Portuguese government decriminalized drugs. While the substance...
