Portuguese privatisation scandal
The privatisation of strategic state-owned companies has had catastrophic results.
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The privatisation of strategic state-owned companies has had catastrophic results.
In May 2025 TAP filed an appeal seeking to overturn the ruling that the case brought by the former chief executive should proceed to trial at the Lisbon Civil Court.
Almost three years after being dismissed from the presidency of TAP following an Inspection-General of Finance (IGF) report published in March 2023, Christine Ourmières-Widener has once again drawn attention to her case against the carrier. The former CEO criticises the minister and António Costa's government, denouncing “institutional silences ...”
