State budget gets presidential ‘seal’ but ‘may end up having to change’ due to pandemic
For now, the State Budget 2020 has passed all stages of approval necessary, though Finance Minister Mário Centeno has stressed the government may have to bring in a rectifying budget
“It’s time to stop”: Portugal’s tourism board sends powerful message to the world
A powerful video made by Portugal’s tourism board is making the rounds on social media due to its heart-wrenching message about hope during a global crisis. Featuring stunning footage of
Prisoners ‘of all kinds’ to be released as courts fail to meet judicial deadlines
Prisoners of all kinds – held on remand awaiting trial – are set to be released in the coming weeks because the courts have gone into basic paralysis. The trend
“Free-wheeling” motorhomers reach ‘end of the road’
Thousands of foreign travellers who arrived in Portugal in their motorhomes and campers to spend the winter – or just take a holiday – woke up over the weekend to
Exodus in grey: Algarve tourists line-up in eerily muted airport to ‘get back home’
Faro airport – normally a bustling, lively concourse full of animated people coming and going – is now a shadow of its former self. Foreigners given no choice in many
Covid-19: It will take till June before we can relaunch economy, says PM
Outlining new measures being brought in to help families and the nation’s businesses as everyday activity has been brought to a halt, prime minister António Costa was frighteningly clear on
Lines of credit for micro-tourist businesses allow for €750 per month per worker
Público has just released new data on support during the pandemic for microbusinesses in the tourism sector. Says the paper, the €60 million line of credit will allow for each
TV station and information director blamed for catastrophic run on Banif bank to face trial
TVI24 and its director of information Sergio Figueirdo face trial finally over an ‘erroneous’ news flash which led to a catastrophic run on Banif bank. This is a complex case
“Still no answers” for people who lose their jobs due to Covid-19
Economy minister Pedro Siza Vieira admitted in interview yesterday (Thursday) that with all the government measures devised to try and get the country through this pandemic, it still doesn’t have
Prime minister outlines the nitty-gritty of Portugal’s State of Emergency
Following a marathon Council of Ministers today, lasting well over six hours, prime minister António Costa held a press conference this evening to give more detail on Portugal’s State of