Post Office seeks €67 million from State due to pandemic
CTT, the private company running Portugal’s postal service, has asked the State for €23 million in compensation “for the impact of the pandemic” – and is seeking another €44 million
Portugal prepares to reopen to fully-vaccinated Americans
Fully-vaccinated travelers from the United States are to be allowed to enter Portugal, most likely from some point during from this coming week. The news came from economy minister Pedro
British pensioner subjected to 48-hours of terror in ‘maximum security prison’ on Madeira. His ‘crime’? A few angry emails…
British pensioner Trevor Kitchen may never fully recover from the inhumane, degrading treatment he says he received at the hands of Madeira’s judicial police and prison guards during 48-hours in
Algarve’s struggling restaurant sector pushes for continued State support
The Algarve’s struggling restaurant sector is not recovering with anything like the speed it requires. Today in Quarteira Daniel Serra, president of restaurant association Pro.Var is presenting the results of
Lisbon council faces ‘multi-million fine’ for sharing personal data with Russians
The extraordinary story of how Lisbon council furnished the Russian embassy with personal details (including telephone numbers and addresses) of activists who mounted a protest against Russia’s imprisonment of opposition
Delta variant now in community transmission in Portugal
The Delta (Indian) variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which causes Covid-19 is now considered to be in community transmission within Portugal – principally in the Lisbon and Vale do Tejo
European Commissioner to visit Portugal next week to approve long-awaited ‘bazooka’ funding
European Commissioner Ursula Von der Leyen will be in Lisbon next Wednesday to officially signal Brussels’ approval for Portugal’s long-awaited ‘cash bazooka’ (formally known as the PRR, Plan for Recovery
Chaos in ‘conservatories’ as government orders ‘return to normal business’ from Monday
Chaos is poised to descend on Portugal’s “Conservatórias” (registry offices which deal with births, deaths, marriages, sales of cars, document issuance, Wills etc.) following a surprise decision by the government
Portuguese banker knighted by Queen Elizabeth II
Portuguese banker António Horta-Osório has been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. The honour (of Knight of the British Empire) means he will now be known as Sir António Horta Osório.
German clairvoyant has ‘exact coordinates’ of where he thinks Madeleine McCann is buried
The drip-drip of soundbites coming out of Germany since last year has now moved on to a German clairvoyant who has apparently “given police the exact coordinates of where he