Portugal backs call for “world pandemic treaty”
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa is one of the many political figures who have signed their names today to an open letter published in newspapers around the world calling for
Body discovered in car boot in Cascais
The body of a man, apparently in his 40s, has been found in the boot of a Renault Mégane in Cabreiro, Alcabideche, in the borough of Cascais. The man was
Wheelchair-bound mafioso ‘on run from life sentence’ discovered in Lisbon Covid ward
A wheelchair bound Italian, described as ‘on the run’ from a life sentence since 2019, has been found in a Lisbon Covid ward. Francesco Pelle, 44, used to be “one
Pandemic aggravates inequalities which were “already enormous” in Portugal’s distribution of wealth
The pandemic has served to aggravate even further the already enormous inequalities in distribution of wealth in Portugal. This is the dismal result of a study undertaken by economist Eugénio
Portuguese economy grows in March compared to 2020
After a year in negative territory the Bank of Portugal’s Daily Indicator of Economic Activity has shown the national economy ‘return to green in comparison with the year before’. Explains
PM ‘hopeful’ that German court’s block on bazooka funding is shortlived
Portugal’s PM stressed over the weekend he is hopeful the block on EU ‘resilience and recovery’ funding – caused by the German Constitutional Court – is short lived. “We need
Racing pigeon carnage on A2 motorway
An accident on the A2 motorway yesterday erroneously reported the death of 10,000 racing pigeons. It turns out only 98 died when the lorry transporting them crashed down a bank
Portugal’s Rt rises, but other indicators are down: only 309 new cases in 24-hours
Another day of ‘good news’, tempered only by the constant referrals to Portugal’s Rt (transmission) number, which has inched up a notch to 0.94 (for Portuguese territory as a whole,
Poor air quality in Portugal due to “mass of air from north Africa”
A mass of air blowing in from north Africa today has reduced the quality of air on the Portuguese mainland. The DGS health authority is recommended “extra care to be
Portugal’s PM reacts to president’s passing of ‘illegal’ diplomas saying: “We don’t have time for political crises”
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has brushed off the decision by President Marcelo to go against his warnings last week that to promulgate diplomas paving the way to further measures