Race to amass European funds runs into ‘corruption’ controversy
In the same week that Brussels advised Portugal to ‘reinforce’ its combat against corruption, the Council of Ministers approved a draft law designed to ‘agilise’ public contracts. Reasoning was that
Lagoa council faces €5 million investment cliffhanger
Lagoa council faces a €5 million investment ‘cliffhanger’. If it can swing a change in land classification it stands to make a small fortune in a myriad of ways. If
Easyjet to open seasonal base at Faro airport creating 100 jobs
EasyJet has successfully negotiated with the Portuguese government to open a seasonal base at Faro airport for the summer of 2021 creating around 100 direct jobs. After a year of
Covid proves “blessing in disguise” for Portugal’s bicycle makers
Portugal’s bicycle makers feared for their future when the coronavirus pandemic forced them to shut for two months in March. But 2020 now looks set to be a bumper year
Eco-groups accuse fossil fuel industry of hijacking pandemic to grab “tens of millions of euros” in EU funding
A group of environmental organisations has accused the fossil fuel industry of hijacking the pandemic to grab tens of millions of euros in EU funding for projects that “will worsen
Study shows Portuguese businesses face 4.300 taxes – “many inexplicable”
A study released by the Confederation of Portuguese Industries (CIP) shows businesses face more than 4.300 taxes and contributions, in some cases, charges that the State can’t even explain. Performed
Algarve beaches 2020: six deaths, 121 swimmers ‘saved’
Lifeguards in the Algarve are finally about to hang up their whistles and pack away their floats after an extremely complicated summer filled with new restrictions and a very unhabitual
Stayaway app “should have alerted” PSD leader to Covid case in meeting: it didn’t
Britain isn’t the only country struggling with its contact tracing app. After last Thursday’s Council of Ministers heard one member has since tested positive for Covid-19, PSD leader Rui Rio
Manhunt scrambles to regather fleeing migrants as government admits its holding policy is in tatters
Authorities have finally admitted that the ‘policy’ of repatriating illegal migrants arriving by boat from Morocco onto Algarve beaches isn’t working. In the last few days yet another slew of
Madeleine investigation gets another €386,000, taking total spent so far to over €13 million
British police searching for Madeleine McCann have been given a further €386,000 to take investigations to March 2021. The total spent on the probe dubbed Operation Grange has now exceeded