“Time to act” – the motto chosen by Portugal as it assumes European Presidency
“Time to act” is the slogan chosen by Portugal as it assumes the European Presidency today. Writing in Expresso, prime minister António Costa set out “the principle priorities” of this
Vaccines and reanimation of Portuguese economy are priorities for 2021, says PM
Prime minister António Costa’s New Year message to Portugal was that “the priority of all the priorities” is to vaccinate enough people to reach “long-awaited group immunity” – although he
Portugal ‘found a way’ to celebrate the start of 2021, despite all Covid restrictions
Portugal found a way to celebrate the start of 2021 – a year everyone hopes will be a great deal better than 2020. Contrary to expectations there were firework displays
Algarve animal protectors unite to help threatened shelter pay municipal fine
Algarve animal protectors have come together to help threatened Loulé shelter Benafim Dogs pay a €3,600 municipal fine. The level of shock and disgust over what has happened to the
Portugal’s active case numbers hit highest daily total since start of pandemic
The final Covid bulletin of 2020 has made for grim reading. The number of active cases, which has been hovering in the last few weeks around the 70,000-mark (quite often
Government introduces new measures for flights in and out of Portugal
The Portuguese government has announced new measures designed to combat the spread of Covid-19 through passengers flying in and out of the country. In a dispatch signed off by the
Portuguese police “watching social media” to stamp out New Year’s Eve parties
As 2020 enters its final countdown, Portuguese police are reported to be “watching social media to avoid illegal parties”. Writes Expresso today: “There are private parties agreed on Facebook groups,
Portugal’s fireworks manufacturers face ‘millions of euros in losses’
With Portugal’s deficit reportedly growing by €27.7 million per day as a result of the pandemic, one sector says it has been “completely forgotten”. This is the time of year
Portugal refuses to confirm presence of new variant as new cases spiral upwards
Despite Madeira’s assertion that a passenger flying in from Lisbon was infected with the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus (click here), Portuguese authorities say it is too soon to be
Portugal’s PM released from confinement after Covid ‘brush’ with infected French president
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has been released from confinement after his unfortunate ‘brush’ with an infected President Macron (click here). The pre-Christmas incident meant that Mr Costa missed the