Benfica boss removes PM, Lisbon mayor and other political names from re-election campaign
Following days of criticism, the issue of Portugal’s prime minister, Lisbon’s mayor and sundry other politicos openly supporting a football boss in all manner of judicial hot-water has been resolved.
Plan for managing Algarve’s water presented in Faro as concerns mount over over ‘intensive agricultural projects’
A plan (albeit far from being implemented) on how to ‘better manage’ demand for water in the Algarve was presented in Faro yesterday (Wednesday) as throughout the region concern is
Brussels recalculates Portugal’s Recovery funding, removing €2 billion
A new calculation published today has seen the European Commission reduce grants coming Portugal’s way in post coronavirus recovery funding by €2 billion. Only two months ago, a jubilant prime
President fires broadside at Portugal’s “spent” systems focused on ‘inspecting their navels’
In what some might describe as an exceedingly prescient speech, President Marcelo has fired a broadside at what he calls Portugal’s “spent” and “slow” political, economic and social systems transfixed
Back to Contingency – but is the cure killing more than the virus?
Tuesday saw the country plunged into further restrictions designed to limit the spread of coronavirus infections. From a minute past midnight it was no longer possible to meet in groups
Moroccan authorities ‘failure to act promptly’ plays into hands of traffickers bringing migrants to Portugal
Moroccan authorities appear to have played into the hands of traffickers bringing migrants into Portugal. Diário de Notícias reports today how nine of the 22 migrants that arrived in June
Praia da Ingrina’s reign of terror: is it finally over?
The tiny community around west algarve beach Ingrina is hoping the reign of terror that descended last Saturday – and continued through the week – is finally over. National tabloid
New boatload of North Africans arrives in Algarve: this time with one pregnant
Police launches have intercepted a further boatload of North Africans migrants arriving in the Algarve without documents, the majority of them carrying rucksacks/ travel bags. The novelty this time is
Portuguese and Spanish scientists call for urgent action to save short-fin mako sharks
Portuguese and Spanish marine biologists and researchers have appealed to the European Union for ‘urgent and decisive measures’ to protect one of the most vulnerable species of shark in the
88 Portuguese soldiers in Central African Republic test positive for virus – “they are all fine”
No less than 88 Portuguese soldiers stationed in the Central African Republic on a UN peace-keeping mission have tested positive for Covid-19 – yet every single one of them is