Portugal’s State support for TAP is “taxpayers money thrown down toilet”, blasts Ryanair president
Ryanair president Michael O’Leary has launched a characteristic salvo of criticism today at Portugal’s ‘masterplan’ for supporting flagship airline TAP – to the tune of €1.2 billion – through the
External inquiry in Lisbon city council’s ‘Russiagate’ unlikely to report till after municipal elections
An external inquiry into Russiagate – the ‘scandal’ that saw the city council furnish the Russian embassy with personal details of activists that have sought political asylum in Portugal –
Government absent from funeral of road maintenance worker
The funeral of road maintenance worker Nuno Santos, 43 – the man killed after being hit by the BMW car carrying minister Eduardo Cabrita from an official function last week
Covid vaccines “are not miracles”, admits health minister
Health minister Marta Temido has admitted today that the current Covid vaccines “are not miracles. They are a technology, a medication and they have the potential to be 70%, 80%
Angela Merkel’s criticism of Portugal “an unnecessary shame”, says Opposition leader
No sooner had German chancellor Angela Merkel publicly criticised Portugal for allowing British holidaymakers to import the Delta variant into Europe, Opposition leader Rui Rio was on the attack, accusing
Portuguese immunologist says it is “more and more important that children and young people are vaccinated”
Portuguese immunologist Manuel Santos Rosa has been given column inches this afternoon defending the importance of vaccinating children and young people. Just as the story went out, President Marcelo was
Six deaths in Lisbon, over 100 in ICUs: but Portugal’s Covid wave shows some light
Tuesday’s Covid bulletin can easily be interpreted as further proof that the public health crisis is deepening: there have been six deaths recorded in Lisbon, with another 1,020 new cases.
Portugal’s old people’s homes ‘back in Covid crisis’
Reports coming in this morning suggest that a handful of old people’s homes in Portugal have been hit by a new wave of Covid infections, in spite of all residents
Majority of Portugal’s municipalities violate data protection legislation
In the wake of ‘Russiagate’ (click here), it has been discovered that Lisbon city council isn’t the only one that has boobed monumentally when it comes to protecting Portuguese citizens’
SEF at Porto airport detect Italian father with sons ‘abducted’ last summer
Almost a year ‘on the run’ from authorities in France, an Italian father wanted for the abduction of two of his sons was foiled by SEF inspectors at Porto airport