Planes to ditch ‘social distancing’ measures from June 1
Airplanes currently flying at ⅔ capacity can ditch this measure – brought in to ensure social distancing – from June 1. This is the news coming out today as more
MPs vote to extend support for rental sector, both private and commercial
MPs have voted to extend support for the rental sector, both private and commercial, until September 1. The intention is to give families and businesses barred from reopening their doors
Brussels waves Portugal through, saying “we’ll deal with the deficit once pan(dem)ic over”
Brussels has given Portugal the ‘carte blanche’ it needs to keep going through the pandemic – spending where it has to spend but not getting overly concerned with increasing public
Pandemic ‘food-drive-for-the-needy’ kicks off, without volunteers
The latest food drive for the needy – a section of society that has sadly increased due to the pandemic – begins tonight, for the first time without the help
Mismanagement at Novo Banco? “We’d expect our money back”, says PM
Yesterday’s bi-monthly parliamentary debate hit the headlines over the possibility that ‘poor management’ at Novo Banco – the ‘good bank’ bailed out by taxpayers following the collapse of BES –
EasyJet back in the skies from June 15
EasyJet has announced it will be back in the skies, Covid-19 ‘prepped and ready’, from June 15. However it won’t be reopening routes to the Algarve at this point –
75% of businesses ‘can’t comply with rules of hygiene and safety’
Three out of every four of the nation’s businesses are finding it difficult to comply with all the new rules of hygiene and safety. This is the conclusion of a
Eyes on July – Portugal focuses on ‘saving the summer’
Monday saw another half million people return to work as phase two of Portugal’s deconfinement got underway not with a bang but a whimper. Crèches, cafés and restaurants reopened their
Law awarding citizenship to Sephardic Jews has “turned into a business”
The 2015 law promising citizenship to people who could prove they are descended from Sephardic Jews who fled Portugal during the Inquisition has turned into a business venture. As such
Experts sound alert over risks pandemic poses for wildfires
Experts have sounded the alert over the risks the Covid-19 pandemic poses for wildfires in Portugal this year. Explain reports, efforts to reduce ‘large numbers of people in any one