Over-65s to receive flu vaccines and Covid booster jabs simultaneously
From Monday October 18 Portugal’s oldest citizens will start receiving vaccines against the flu and booster jabs against Covid-19 simultaneously. DGS health chief Graça Freitas announced the decision yesterday –
Government bid to limit power of ‘professional orders’ passes first parliamentary hurdle
A controversial bid by PS Socialists to limit the power of ‘professional orders’ (ie the General Medical Council/ Bar Association/ General Nursing Council) has passed its first parliamentary hurdle by
Wolf attacks in Alto Tâmega e Barroso prompt farmers’ protest
Farmers in the Alto Tâmega e Barroso region are protesting today over the lack of support to cover the rising costs of attacks on livestock by wolves. It is not
Nurses call strike for November 3 and 4
Following on from the announcement of a strike by doctors at the end of November, Portugal’s nursing syndicates have announced they too will be doing the same – on November
Portuguese consume way too many calories… every single day
Portuguese adults consume, on average, twice the recommended daily quota of calories. In spite of being a country in which one of four people are on the poverty line (click
Indian ‘terrorist’ released by Lisbon appeals court
“Portugal did justice and made history with this decision”. These are the words of defence counsel Lopes Guerreiro whose client Iqbal Singh has been spared extradition to India on charges
Portuguese Erasmus student dies in horrific fall in Poland
A Portuguese student on an Erasmus exchange programme in Poland has died following an horrific fall as she was ostensibly climbing up a building, using outside verandas. As reports explain,
Government calls halt on rising fuel costs
Faced with the threat of a truckers’ strike over rising fuel costs, the government has reduced its ‘tax grab’ on the price of every litre, meaning both petrol and diesel
Muzzled democracy: former president Cavaco lashes out in full-page opinion article
Former Portuguese president Cavaco Silva has lashed out again at the current state of politics in Portugal. After a swingeing attack earlier this year (click here), he returned to the
Majority of Portuguese consider corruption increased over last year
A new study released by the University of Lisbon has shown that the majority of people quizzed believe corruption has increased over the past year – and they blame politicians