Portuguese State in new €292 million BES lawsuit wrangle
The devastating fallout from the collapse of BES bank over six years ago continues today with new lawsuits filed, this time against the Portuguese State – and powered by US
Woops… French president ‘embraces’ Portuguese PM before ‘manifesting symptoms of Covid’
Anyone watching yesterday’s news will have seen Portuguese prime minister António Costa doing the ‘safe EU embrace’ when he met President Macron in Paris yesterday – only to be warmly
Massive avocado monoculture comes up for ‘public consultation’ – with trees already planted
A massive avocado monoculture that has ‘changed the face of the landscape’ around rural Barão de São João, northwest of Lagos, has finally opened for ‘public consultation’, many months after
Make or ‘brake’ Christmas
As our Christmas edition went to press on Wednesday, families all over Portugal were faced with a new dilemma: should they ‘carry on regardless’ and celebrate Christmas in the way
Portugal registers lowest numbers in intensive care for 26 days
As the Portuguese government waits for up-to-date data to decide whether or not it will tighten controls on citizens’ movements for Christmas, the latest health authority bulletin has shown ‘the
Portugal registers another high Covid death count – but nine weeks into flu season, ‘zero cases of flu’
With Portugal registering another ‘dismal day’ in terms of Covid numbers, the ‘hot news’ seems to be that the European Medicines Agency has announced it is bringing forward to next
“After years of EU support, Portugal still a backward country”, says commissioner
“After all the years of EU support, Portugal is still a backward country”, European commissioner Elisa Ferreira said during an online debate this week, stressing that the application of ‘bazooka’
Parents of Madeleine McCann describe German police probe as “beyond bizarre”
Latest commentary on claims by German police that they are “90% sure” they know who abducted (and killed) Madeleine McCann but ‘still don’t have the evidence to prove it” has
Monster fines face anyone flouting Portugal’s Covid rules for Nazaré’s monster waves
Five weeks since authorities pulled the plugs on surfing at ‘monster wave beach’ Praia do Norte in Nazaré, daredevil enthusiasts are being allowed back – but only on weekdays and
Trial date in sight for Meco’s heartbreak families claiming €1.3 million for the loss of their children
A trial date is finally in sight for heartbroken families of the six young people who drowned during a bizarre university ritual on Sesimbra’s Meco beach seven years ago. This