Portugal’s Public Ministry calls for ‘annulment’ of Judge Rosa’s controversial Marquês’ decision
Public prosecutors are calling for annulment of Judge Ivo Rosa’s controversial ‘instructional decision’ in which he tore into years of investigation into alleged political and institutional corruption, freeing most of
No age restrictions for Johnson & Johnson vaccine, says Portugal’s health minister
After another ‘week of hiatus’ regarding Europe’s vaccine roll-out, regulators have come to the conclusion that the risks of clotting after receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are not sufficient
Portugal’s EU presidency dealt bitter blow as Indian prime minister cancels trip to EU-India summit
Portugal’s ‘moment of glory’ at the head of the rotating EU presidency has been dealt yet another blow as India prime minister Narendra Modi cancels his visit to the EU-India
5,000 vaccines ‘ruined’ in powercut in Famalicão
A power cut at the Famalicão vaccination centre has rendered as many as 3,500 vaccines ‘unusable’. According to Cidade Hoje radio station today, the powercut happened overnight “and was not
Restaurants hear Apoiar funding ‘won’t be extended’ even though timetables still restricted
In what is being seen as another slap in the face to the restaurant sector, the government has said it is not renewing the Apoiar funding programme, despite the fact
Portugal’s president says criminalising illicit enrichment is ‘long overdue’
Portugal’s president Marcelo has ‘reaffirmed the necessity’ for the government to move forwards with creating a crime to punish those in public office who become ‘unjustifiably rich’. The Marquês investigation
Almost 20,000 people ‘pass through’ Amadora shopping centre before end of first day of deconfinement
Portugal’s first day of ‘deconfinement stage 3’ in which shopping malls reopened their doors has seen long queues waiting to get in to brand outlets, with almost 20,000 people (by
Canned wine ‘sells like hot cakes’ to Portugal’s youth
That may be a slight exaggeration, but according to reports, sales of a new brand of ‘vinho verde’ (sparkling white wine) in cans started last month and have ‘exceeded all
Public ministry now accuses parents who ‘bought babies’ from illegal surrogate
The extremely messy case of Daniella Neto, a cook from Porto, who ran a one-woman illegal surrogacy ‘service’ for Portuguese emigrés, benefiting to the tune of over €100,000 (click here)
CDS-PP rides to defence of bullfighting sector
In this ‘pivotal’ election year, CDS-PP has decided to ride to the defence of the bullfighting sector. In a statement issued over the weekend, the centre-right minority party has accused