Plans for Portuguese ‘Development Bank’ hinge on green light from Brussels and Bank of Portugal
The Council of Ministers has approved plans to create a state-owned development bank to channel funds to companies and sectors in order to dynamise the economy. It’s a plan ministers
Portugal registers first Covid-19 death within health profession
This week has seen the first death of a health professional infected by Covid-19. The tragic statistic has been cited by FNAM, the national federation of doctors, which claims it
Portuguese ‘barred’ from travelling to eight EU countries, and face quarantine in two: government reacts
The Portuguese government has reacted unashamedly to news that 10 EU countries have imposed strict travel restrictions on nationals trying to enter them. The bottom line is that Portugal “reserves
Doctors syndicates called out for “catastrophic comments” as Algarve prepares to receive holidaymakers
Thursday morning saw both the Ordem dos Médicos (doctors association) and SIM (the independent syndicate of doctors) in what looked like an orchestrated attempt to sow seeds of real ‘virus’
Lisbon Metro set to move into 21st century thanks to €83 million ‘cash boost’ from Brussels
A plan to ‘upgrade’ the Lisbon Metro by constructing a circle line – joining the existing yellow and green lines – has finally inched forwards thanks to Brussels approving co-financing
Lisbon community ‘chains Covid-infected 21-year-old to railings’
A 21-year-old infected with Covid-19 but refusing to comply with rules of self-isolation has been chained to railings by neighbours in his Lisbon community. The incident in Bairro Padre Cruz,
“Forgotten” bar and nightclub owners stage protest in Lisbon
Owners of bars and nightclubs that have been closed since Portugal declared its lockdown over three months ago are staging a protest in Lisbon this afternoon, calling for “answers and
Made-in-Algarve maths App goes ‘international’
A ‘made-in-Algarve’ mathematics app has succeeded in its objective of making learning ‘fun’. In all 50,000 children have downloaded Milage – the brainchild of IT lecturer at University of Algarve
Pandemic powers pilot-project for elderly women victims of domestic violence
The prolonged lockdown in Portugal saw a massive increase in cases of domestic violence, as well as incidents affecting elderly women. As a result, three new ‘structures’ are being created
Maddie suspect “denies involvement in case”
Following yet another week of intense media focus, convicted child sex offender Christian Brückner has said he had nothing to do with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Reports on his