Prostitute takes petition to regulate sector to parliament
A battling prostitute is ready to take the petition she never thought she could orchestrate to parliament. Ana Loureiro has amassed 4000 signatures in favour of regulating the sector to
Hackers take stand against Portuguese Justice “intent on punishing whistleblower”
Internet hackers using the dark web invaded the websites of the Portuguese association of umpires (APAF) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in the early hours of Sunday morning. Posting
Former Socialist minister named in €35 million corruption probe involving Venezuelan funds
Former Socialist minister António Vitorino – once tipped as a contender for party leader – is being cited by Spanish prosecutors over a “scheme of corruption and money laundering” involving
New calls for dismissal of Governor of Bank of Portugal – this time over alleged complicity in “insider dealing on epic scale”
Governor of the Bank of Portugal Carlos Costa has yet another drama to deal with this week as the Luanda Leaks dossier compiled by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
End of Portugal’s ‘fiscal El Dorado’: government prepares new taxation thresholds
With the end of Portugal’s ‘fiscal El Dorado’ now firmly in sight, reports suggest the government is preparing two new taxation thresholds for foreigners still keen to apply for the
Foreign minister denies Portugal is China’s ‘special friend in the EU’
Portugal’s foreign minister Augusto Santos Silva has denied that Portugal has become China’s ‘special friend’ in the EU. In interview with Peter Wise, the Financial Times correspondent in Lisbon, he
Portugal accused of being “dumping ground” for foreign rubbish
Reports in the international press about Portugal being a dumping ground for foreign rubbish – much of it toxic – have now been picked up by national media which claims
2019 sees Portuguese tourism rake-in over €18 billion
2019 has been another record year for Portuguese tourism. Revenue is expected to top €18 billion – signifying another leap on the €16.8 billion registered in 2018. Speaking to AHP,
Judges rule against Isabel dos Santos in defamation action against former euro MP
Judges in Lisbon have ruled against Angola’s former ‘first daughter’ Isabel dos Santos in the defamation case she took out against former ‘anti-corruption’ euro MP Ana Gomes. Ms dos Santos
Police ‘dig in’ despite government’s ‘pledges’: strikes next Tuesday remain in place
Associations of the PSP and GNR police have ‘dug in’ following pledges made by the government recently (click here). Their message is that the blueprint for the future ‘sounds all