Government wants to raise national minimum wage by €40 in 2022
The Portuguese government “wants to raise the national minimum wage by €40 to €705 by 2022″ – and has plans to increase it by another €40 in 2023. This is
First cultural ‘test events’ to take place in Braga at end April
The first cultural test events – involving audiences of around 400 people – will be taking place in Braga at the end of this month. The idea is to see
Blight of intensive agriculture in Alentejo prompts swingeing complaint to European Commission
The unquestionable blight caused by intensive agriculture projects on soil and indeed life quality in the Alentejo has seen a complaint delivered to the European Commission to commemorate World Earth
Self-scheduling vaccination platform ‘already up and running’ for over-65s
Despite news to the effect that Portugal’s self-scheduling platform for Covid-19 vaccines would be ready ‘next week’, it is already up and running for the over-65s. As part of the
Portugal celebrates week dedicated to women in technology and engineering
Portugal is celebrating a week (starting today) ‘dedicated to women in technology and engineering’. The objective is to “revert the tendency of reduced participation of girls and women” in these
Portugal’s vaccine self-scheduling platform to be in operation by next week
The long-promised vaccination self-scheduling platform will be in operation by next week. This means anyone who for any reason is unsure whether he/ she will be contacted by health authorities,
Erasmus programme students flee as police break-up illegal party
Around 70 students believed to be on the Erasmus foreign exchange programme were ‘interrupted’ by police last night as they held an illegal party in Coimbra ‘disrespecting the current State
Thursday’s Covid bulletin: further fall in hospital numbers
Thursday’s DGS bulletin on Portugal’s latest situation regarding Covid-19 sees hospital numbers fall yet again. There are now only 395 people requiring hospital treatment for complications from Covid-19 infection; 104
Constitutional judges refer ISV ‘imported car headache’ to Court of Justice of European Union
The way Portugal has been applying the ISV (vehicle tax) on used imported cars from other EU countries is to be ‘considered’ by the Court of Justice of the European
DGS announces all those who have recovered from Covid-19 “will only receive one dose of vaccine” no matter what type
Portugal’s DGS health authority has announced that all citizens who have recovered from Covid-19 infection will receive just one dose of vaccine “regardless of whether it is a vaccine that