Portugal loses track of ‘thousands of immigrants’
At a moment when the situation of immigrants is very much in the public eye (click here), Sábado has carried a worrying story on how authorities in Portugal have simply
Time’s up for clearing land against fire-risks
Today’s the day by which all landowners should have strimmed and cleared their land to ensure that it doesn’t pose a fire risk. From tomorrow (Sunday May 16), GNR patrols
Lisbon hospital reports “more than 40% increase in metastatic breast cancers”
Cancer department boss Luís Costa has given a powerful interview with Expresso this week outlining the appalling collateral damage caused by focus on Covid-19. In the months since the pandemic
Guilty Portuguese bankers slapped with new jail terms
Former bankers of BPP – the Banco Privado Português which collapsed in 2009 taking with it €41 million of clients’ money – have heard today that they ‘must all go
“Never have fewer babies been born in Portugal”
With so much focus on excess deaths in the last few months, it’s time now to see the flip-side of the pandemic: “never have fewer babies been born in Portugal”
EU with no opening for António Costa ‘just yet’…
It’s no secret that prime minister António Costa has his eyes on a plum job in Brussels once this Socialist government’s mandate comes to an end in 2023. Pundits suggest
Cascais mayor complains borough lacks sufficient numbers of Maritime Police to ensure compliance with ‘sanitary rules’
No sooner had the government announced fines for people ‘not complying with sanitary regulations’ on the nation’s beaches this summer (click here) than Cascais mayor Carlos Carreiras complained his borough
Another day in Portugal with zero deaths from Covid-19
It has been another day in Portugal with zero deaths from Covid-19. From the economic point of view, these days are always trumpeted, but there are never any reports of
Portuguese gold: 2020 was ‘an extraordinary year’ where reserves grew at rate of €6.4 million per day
2020 was an abysmal year for practically everyone on the planet, but it was very auspicious for Portugal’s central bank. Thanks to the country’s substantial reserves of Nazi gold –
Portugal finally gives go-ahead for throngs of travel-starved Brits
At practically the 11th hour, the Portuguese government has reversed its policy of allowing only ‘essential’ travel into the country from UK. This means that from 00.00 hours on Monday