Depression Bárbara is on her way to batter Portugal
Heavy rain and a lot of wind are on their way, thanks to a depression named Bárbara. Bárbara is expected to hit the mainland from tomorrow afternoon, ‘really getting going’
46,000 jobs ‘could be saved’ if government temporarily reduces IVA for Portugal’s hotels and restaurants
46,000 jobs could be saved if the Portuguese government agrees to temporarily reduce IVA payable by the hotel and restaurant sector. So says a study commissioned by hoteliers association AHRESP.
Foreign buyers from 31 countries buy homes in Lisbon during ‘confinement’
Foreign buyers have not been put off buying homes in Portugal, in spite of the pandemic. It’s the message from agents in various parts of the country, not least the
Presence of public at F1 and MotoGP races in Algarve under revision
With rising case numbers on everyone’s minds, DGS health officials have accepted that the presence of the public at the first Algarve Grand Prix, and the MotoGP championship in November,
Marcelo joins PM in outlining possibility of “even tougher” pandemic restrictions in pipeline
Still on his visit to the rural borough of Aljezur – and a long way from arriving at the footbridge which has seen activists in place since 8.30am this morning
Thousands of Portuguese now depend on Cáritas to eat
Thousands of Portuguese have found themselves forced to turn to Cáritas in order to get a square meal. Since the start of the pandemic, the Catholic charity has seen an
Portugal’s situation of pandemic raises risk level for nation’s supply of oil
A combination of the newly-declared State of Calamity, and suspension of work at the refinery of Matosinhos, has seen the issue of the nation’s supply of oil suddenly ‘put at
Activists in Aljezur rally for President’s arrival
President Marcelo is due to visit Aljezur today – and activists have been waiting for him since early this morning. The town that featured so prominently in the anti-oil fight,
PM “cannot exclude possibility” of new lockdown in Portugal
In another major u-turn, prime minister António Costa has told journalists that he ‘cannot exclude the possibility’ of another lockdown due to the rising number of new coronavirus infections. Talking
Marcelo steps into StayAway Covid app controversy
President Marcelo has this afternoon admitted that if MPs are uncomfortable forcing citizens to download and use the StayAway Covid contact tracing app, he will send the ‘draft law’ proposed