Portugal’s central bank governor warns ‘temporary support measures cannot become permanent’ as country cannot sustain them
Governor of the Bank of Portugal Mário Centeno has warned today that temporary measures brought in to ‘save the economy’ cannot become permanent as they risk the sustainability of the
Covid incidence on Portuguese mainland down to 59 per 100,000; Rt at 0.95
Ahead of the next announcement on restrictions – to come after tomorrow’s Council of Ministers – today’s Covid bulletin has shown that incidence is down nationally to just 59 cases
Rali de Portugal to go ahead with spectators
Rali de Portugal will be open to spectators. Lusa reports that António Lacerda Sales, under secretary of state for health, has ‘reinforced the confidence of health entities’ who have authorised the
Government prepares to extend bank moratoria for sectors ‘most affected by pandemic’
The government is preparing a solution to extend and ‘assure some of the deficiencies’ in bank moratoria for sectors most affected by the pandemic. This is the message from economy
Odemira’s problems go far beyond high incidences of Covid and immigrant slave labour: the borough is running out of water
This is the overriding message coming out of a manic week of press exposure of human trafficking and exploration that has been the life-blood of ‘greenhouses’ producing berry fruits and
Government ‘climbs down’ from blanket expropriation of Odemira’s ZMar eco-resort
With the direct involvement in this controversy now of President Marcelo, the government (for this read Ministry of Internal Administration) has hastily come off its high horse and admitted that
Portugal’s Covid numbers in hospital down to levels of March 2020
It has been another day for ‘good results’ in Portugal. The number of people in the country’s hospitals being treated for the most serious effects of Covid-19 have dropped to
Johnson & Johnson vac reserved for over-50s in Portugal “and anyone else who wants it”
Various controversies surrounding rare side effects of taking the Covid vaccines currently approved in the EU have led Portugal’s DGS to decide that the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine (that
Novo bombshell: Accounts Court says taxpayers paying to bailout Novo Banco, final bill could top €10 billion
After all the expedient political spin, Portugal’s Accounts Court has come out and said it: it is the country’s taxpayers who are footing the bill to ‘bailout’ Novo Banco “contrary
Holiday hopes run high for Brits: UK’s green list could mean ‘gold’ for Portugal
British citizens desperate for a chance of the sun this summer have finally been given a taste of the news they have been waiting for. It could mean hoards of