Portuguese banks go after Isabel dos Santos
According to the Citus platform – giving details of legal cases current in Portugal – State Bank CGD, BCP and Novo Banco have advanced with a claim for €26.9 million
Government offers 600 homes to the homeless
The government is launching a programme (to appear on the Social Security Direct platform from Monday) aimed at offering homeless people the chance of a roof over their heads. According
A22 traffic horror kills ‘half siblings’ and leaves three others seriously injured
A horrific accident on the A22 near Loulé yesterday saw two half-siblings killed, with another among those seriously injured. Two adults, aged between 30 and 40, were also badly hurt.
PS outvoted in PSD bid to ensure MPs declare Masonic and Opus Dei affiliations
Proof this week that PS Socialists will cite the Portuguese Constitution when it suits their agenda. In this case, it was in the face of a PSD bid to force
Portugal “wants to lead the Ocean”
Portugal’s Fundação Oceano Azul (Blue Ocean Foundation) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have signed an agreement to place Portugal at the head of the International Ocean Agenda, reports Expresso
Government green-lights purchase of another 117 trains
The government has authorised CP (Comboios de Portugal railways) to buy 117 trains. The decision coming out of the Council of Ministers implies an expense of €819 million. Just over
“Around 60% of Portugal’s discotheques have already gone bust”
In the absence of any concrete measures for discotheques, the sector’s association president João Gouveia has admitted “around 60% of the businesses have already gone bust. If the government insists
Brussels sends TAP ‘restructuring plan’ for “deepened investigation”
Brussels has been forced into an embarrassing climb-down over its previous ‘green light’ to what could amount to €3.7 billion in State Aid for loss-making Portuguese airline TAP (click here).
Covid Digital Certificates and testing “just for the summer”
News from Expresso today is that the use of Covid Digital Certificates and testing to give diners access to restaurant interiors (as well as other venues) should only be for
Vaccine “open house” policy returns to nation’s health centres
The vaccination “open house” policy – aimed at age groups which may have missed their moment for vaccines – is returing to the nation’s health centres from this afternoon. It