Portugal stops burning coal to produce electricity
Portugal has become the fourth country in Europe to stop using coal to produce electricity. The licence for the last existing thermoelectric plant at Pego, in Abrantes, actually remains in
Public Ministry leads searches on Porto Football Club
Following on from the ongoing investigation dubbed “Operation Red Card” (click here), Portugal’s public ministry has mounted a “megaoperation” of searches involving Porto Football Club this morning. The homes of
Madeira’s stance on Covid “an abuse of power”, says Iniciativa Liberal
Iniciativa Liberal – the developing political force that so far has just one MP in parliament – has come out against the centre-right Madeiran regional government’s stance on Covid-19, challenging
Portuguese nurses: 5th worst paid, with numbers remain below OECD average
A new report by the OECD (organisation for economic cooperation and development) has shown that Portuguese nurses are the 5th worst paid among the 38 member countries, even though numbers
Portugal’s ‘illegal homes’ increase by another 11,000 through pandemic
The crisis brought by the pandemic has facilitated the return of illegal homes, writes Expresso this weekend – particularly in large cities. “Shacks, camps, pre-fabricated buildings, even commercial premises transformed
Thousands join CGTP demo in Lisbon demanding higher salaries
Thousands of people, including representatives from all Portugal’s police syndicates, joined the demonstration in Lisbon yesterday called by CGTP (the general confederation of Portuguese workers). The rallying cry was for
Pediatric working group ‘reactivated’ to advise on Covid vaccines for over-5s
Portugal’s DGS health authority “wants to know if pediatricians recommend the Covid vaccine for children over the age of 5”, reports Expresso this morning. Considering the pediatric working group was
Off-duty PSP agent shot in disco skirmish
A PSP agent was shot in the back in the early hours of Saturday morning at a disco in Sobral de Monte Agraço (Lisbon). Initially, reports said he was in
Algarve PSD supports Paulo Rangel as party’s new leader
With internal elections just a week away, the PSD’s Algarve branch has declared itself to be in favour of change. Supporting Euro MP Paulo Rangel, a meeting in Faro last
Algarve: region of highest Covid incidence; with community transmission of Delta sub-variant
The Algarve has been identified as the Portuguese mainland region with the highest incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infections – and the one area where Delta sub-variant AY.4.2 is in community transmission.