Government to hear parties ahead of ‘recognising state of Palestine’ in September
The Government has already consulted the President of the Republic regarding recognition of the State of Palestine and will begin consulting with parties represented in parliament next week, starting with
PJ arrests man suspected of starting 17 fires in Ponte da Barca
PJ police have arrested a 42-year-old man whom they suspect of repeated arson attacks in the municipality of Ponte da Barca since last summer. This month Ponte da Barca suffered
Israeli-run music festival in north/ central Portugal cancelled at 11th hour
An electronic ‘psy trance’ music festival, due to have started yesterday and continue through the weekend, has been cancelled at the 11th hour in Manhouce, in the northern tip of
Immigration think tank proposes six years for access to Portuguese nationality
Just as political leaders are due to revise the Foreigners’ Law ‘vetoed’ by President Marcelo earlier this summer, the Immigration Consensus think tank has advocated for granting Portuguese nationality to
Government to begin talks with opposition parties on 2026 budget
Portugal’s minority AD government will start a series of meetings with opposition parties ext week to discuss the State Budget for 2026, “among other matters”, minister for parliamentary affairs Carlos
Sheep, goat herders fear for future as pastures all burnt
Sheep and goat herders in the district of Bragança are described as “very apprehensive about the future of their livestock holdings due to the lack of food caused by the
Race underway to dominate Vinhais wildfire before winds pick-up
Early this morning six firefighting aircraft were up in the air combatting the three fronts that developed all too quickly yesterday in the wildfire around Vinhais, Bragança. By 9am there
Majority of Moroccans arriving by boat in Algarve now claiming asylum
The flurry of news stories following the arrival of a boatload of Moroccans in a secluded Algarve inlet last month led everyone to understand that all 38 men, women and
Portuguese government “strongly condemns” massive Russian attack on Kyiv
A massive Russian attack on Ukrainian capital Kyiv in the early hours of this morning has sent shockwaves across Europe. The many hundreds of drones and missiles that rained down
Record number of emigrés returning to Portugal
The government’s ‘Regressar’ programme, focused on convincing Portuguese emigrés to return to this country, is recording a ‘bumper year’ “There have never been so many emigrés returning”, writes SIC Notícias