Non-Portuguese and foreigners without residency permits face Covid testing at airports from Saturday
From this Saturday (July 11), Portugal’s airports will be ramping up controls on visitors, requiring proof of negative tests for Covid-19 before letting passengers through to their onward destinations. In
EDP share price dips €475 million as court suspends top brass
News that top brass at EDP have been suspended from their functions has sent the energy giant’s share price tumbling by €475 million. Says Expresso, the news about executive president
Lisbon mayor promises to ‘get rid of Airbnb’ once pandemic is over
Lisbon mayor Fernando Medina has pledged to ‘get rid of Airbnb’ (the online platform for short-term holiday rentals) once the coronavirus pandemic is over. In a text written in English
Portuguese nurse who helped save life of Boris Johnson received in Downing Street
Luís Pitarma – the Portuguese nurse hailed a hero here for his role in saving the life of British PM Boris Johnson – has been received in Downing Street in
“University charmer” in custody for murder hangs himself in jail cell
Ruben Couto, the ‘university charmer’ charged with the horrific murder of a fellow student was discovered dead in his jail cell in Lisbon last night. Despite being on a form
PM Costa compares Algarve virus cases with those in UK, quizzing ‘which is safest?’
Portugal’s PM António Costa has taken to Twitter in English to show how few virus cases the Algarve has compared with Great Britain at a time when our ‘oldest ally’
Continental Portugal “excluded” from British ‘travel corridor’
Continental Portugal – meaning every part of the mainland – has been excluded from the British government’s ‘travel corridor’ arrangement allowing British nationals to travel from July 4 without the
Almost 40% of restaurants ready to file for insolvency, says association
Almost 40% of restaurants – and 18% of tourist lodging businesses – are ready to file for insolvency, according to an inquiry led by the catering industry’s national association AHRESP.
“Thousands of immigrants quit Portugal” due to lack of work caused by Covid-19
Thousands of immigrants have found themselves forced to leave Portugal because the Covid crisis has stripped them of all means of survival. Jornal de Notícias reports today that over 2000
“Politically difficult” road ahead as government bails out TAP and nationalises Efacec
Pundits are pointing to ‘the beginning of the end of prime minister António Costa’ after yesterday’s Council of Ministers made the monumental decisions to bail out flagship airline TAP to