Firefighters’ union calls national strike on January 15
Strike is “response to government’s unwilligness” to negotiate pay rises requested Portugal’s National Union of Sapper Firefighters (SNBS) will hold a national strike on January 15 and has called for
Two arrested in major police operation in Lisbon immigrant neighbourhood
Local politician furious about operation: “What happened yesterday is typical of an Islamic or Latin American dictatorship” Two people were detained by PSP police in an operation in Martim Moniz,
Aldi opens new supermarket in Parchal
This is Aldi’s 22nd store in Algarve German supermarket chain Aldi has opened a new two-storey store in Parchal, Lagoa, its 22nd in the Algarve. Located on Rua Infante de
Law raising minimum wage to €870 published in state newspaper
Minimum wage will increase €50 every year until 2028 A decree-law that increases the minimum wage to €870 in 2025 was published in the Diário da República state newspaper this
Baggage handlers’ strike to go ahead on Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve
Talks between Portway and unions were unsuccessful Portuguese airport ground handling company Portway and three trade unions representing its employees have failed to reach an agreement at a meeting this
Environment minister presents country’s new climate agency
ApC will manage all national and international climate funds in Portugal Portugal’s minister for the environment and energy has presented in detail the new Climate Agency (ApC), which will manage
Government approves national homelessness strategy for 2025-2030
Around 13,000 people were homeless at the end of 2023 in Portugal The government approved on Wednesday a new national strategy for homelessness for 2025-2030 in a bid to tackle
“Not inhumane or unreasonable” to ask migrants for documents to use health service, says PSD MEP
PSD and CDS aim to amend basic law on health to curb “abusive use” of SNS Portuguese Social Democrat Member of European Parliament (MEP), Sebastião Bugalho, said on Wednesday that
Government insists taxpayers “won’t be directly burdened” with cost of new airport
The Portuguese government has reiterated that it maintains its goal not to directly burden taxpayers with the construction of Lisbon’s new Luís de Camões Airport. “The government’s intention is to
Man arrested in Vila Real de Santo António after threatening police with knife
Officer was able to disarm man using a police baton A 40-year-old foreign citizen was arrested last weekend by PSP police officers in the Algarve town of Vila Real de