Green-light for all immigrants with ‘pending cases’ for residency or asylum
The government has decided to ‘regularise all immigrants with pending cases at (borders agency) SEF’. The move, published only on Friday night, ensures immigrants awaiting papers instantly become legal and
Lay-off legislation tweaked yet again ‘to save jobs’
Yet another ‘rectification’ to the government’s lay-off legislation was published yesterday (Saturday) to ensure that “no worker of businesses that receive this help becomes the target of collective dismissal and/
GNR out in force to ‘stop drivers going out for weekend, particularly in direction of Algarve’
GNR police are out in force today stopping drivers in a bid particularly to dissuade people from ‘heading south’ to enjoy the sun. The Ministry of Interior Administration sent out
Severed head and torso discovered in different parts of Algarve identified as missing computer specialist
Police have identified the severed head and torso found in different locations of the Algarve on Thursday as being those of missing Algoz computer specialist Diogo Gonçalves. Say reports, the
“Without social distancing, Covid-19 could cause more than 70,000 deaths in Portugal”
With frightening messages being shared over social media about the follies of not maintaining social distancing, ionline has featured a British study which it says suggests deaths in Portugal could
“Repugnant!”: PM Costa launches extraordinary attack on Dutch finance minister
Portugal’s prime minister António Costa has launched an extraordinary attack on Dutch finance minister Wopke Hoekstra, one of the four key moneymen standing in the way of a concerted European
Bank card commissions and limits suspended as government seeks to ‘discourage use of cash’
Sweeping new policies brought in today by the Council of Ministers include the suspension of commissions paid by businesses for the use of payment terminals, as well as limits on
Emigrés fined up to €6000 for ‘breaking quarantine’ … to buy food
Four emigrés recently returned from Belgium have been fined between €1,800 and €6,000 each for breaking quarantine. The case highlights the stark differences between quarantine and self-isolation. Explained one of
Schools almost certain to stay shut for ‘summer term’
Schools are almost certain to stay shut for the summer term (3rd period) as President Marcelo today intimated their closure has already done a lot to reduce propagation of the
PM Costa joins European leaders pushing for crisis-easing ‘coronabonds’
Prime minister António Costa is one of nine European leaders pushing habitually reluctant ‘richer’ Member States today for the creation of corona bonds, to enable countries to better face up