Lisbon powers Portugal’s 4th wave of Coronavirus infections
Lisbon has been labelled today as the engine behind Portugal’s 4th wave of new Coronavirus infections. Wednesday’s Covid bulletin has seen the highest number of new infections recorded since February,
Brussels gives Portugal’s PRR (recovery plan) official green-light in Lisbon
European Commissioner Ursula Von der Leyen is on a whistle-stop tour of the Iberian Peninsula today, officially approving the two countries’ Plans for Recovery and Resilience – which pave the
Brits “no longer require PCR tests to enter Portugal”
Visiting Britons are no longer required to present negative PCR tests for Covid-19 when they enter Portugal – though Britain’s effective ‘safe travel’ ban remains in place. The news, published
Farmers in north face ruin after second bout of hailstones devastates vineyards and olive groves
Devastated farmers are facing ruin following a return of hailstorms that caused untold damages only two weeks previously. The new deluge came last Sunday, and saw growers already suffering up
Borba mayor indicted on five counts of murder
A judge at Évora county court has ruled that Borba mayor António Anselmo must indeed face trial for the murder of five men, all of whom perished when a road
Pro-Tibet support group leader believes Lisbon passed her personal details to Chinese embassy
The ongoing fall-out over revelations that the municipality of Lisbon furnished the Russian embassy with names, addresses and telephone numbers of activists supporting jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny in a
Portugal on track for “highest incidence” of cases in Europe
Thanks to the ‘super-spreader’ ability of the Delta (Indian) variant, Portugal is on the way to becoming one of the countries with the highest number of positive cases of SARS-CoV-2
Motorhomers plan ‘mass demo’ against ban on parking outside ‘authorised locations’
Portugal’s motorhomers – people who purchased motorhomes with the idea of exploring the open road in their leisure time – are planning a mass demo in Lisbon later this month
Portuguese doctors speak out against plan to vaccinate nation’s children against Covid-19
As countries around the world start rolling out Covid vaccines for children from the ages of 12-15, a group of doctors in Portugal has retaliated. The Aliança Pela Saúde de
Former minister of Sea considered “best qualified” to run Portugal’s transport authority
Ana Paula Vitorino – wife of current minister for interior administration Eduardo Cabrita – has been chosen as the new president of the AMT (Portugal’s authority for transports and mobility).