Portuguese “much more optimistic about future” says Eurobarometer
The Portuguese – often dubbed a race of pessimists – are suddenly much more optimistic about the future than the average European. This is the bottom line of conclusions drawn
Bankers fined millions ‘don’t pay’
Bankers fined millions of euros for malpractice or worse end up “escaping” without paying their penalties. This is message in Jornal de Notícias today which highlights some of the ‘worst
Portugal considers subsidising UK tourists’ post-Brexit healthcare
Portugal is considering offering British tourists subsidised post-Brexit healthcare in an effort to keep holidaymakers coming to the Algarve, Lisbon and elsewhere. This is the news broken by the UK’s
Whistleblower who exposed US spy programme to testify at trial of Rui Pinto
Edward Snowden, the former CIA systems analyst turned whistleblower on global spy programmes, is to testify for the defence at the upcoming trial of Rui Pinto. Pinto has been hailed
Thousands of Dutch sign new petition against Montijo airport
Thousands of Dutch citizens have signed their names to a new petition calling for the Portuguese government to pull back from its “ecologically disastrous” plan for an airport at Montijo.
TAP barred from flying to Venezuela following Guiadó ‘explosives row’
Portugal’s flagship airline TAP has been barred from flying in to Venezuela for 90 days as the ‘explosives row’ involving would-be president Juan Guiadó (click here) shows no signs of
Baby-with-no-face enjoys purées and smiles
Months after little Rodrigo was born without a face and part of his brain to a couple assured all ante-natal scans were perfect, the baby is eating rice and fruit
Protests force government to pull three areas identified for lithium mining
Fierce local opposition to lithium mining in rural areas of the interior has seen the government concede a number of changes to its announced game-plan. Of nine areas identified as
Portugal’s efforts to scupper EU funding cuts head for rocks as former commissioner warns Europe “at a fragile moment”
Portugal’s efforts to block cuts to ‘vital’ EU funding are headed for the rocks this week as Carlos Moedas, former European commissioner for Science and Innovation, warns Europe is at
New public sector strikes threatened as workers reject ‘insulting’ pay increases
Public sector workers are threatening new forms of strike action as talks on pay increases seem to be getting nowhere. Isabel Camarinha, the new secretary-general of the CGTP – Portugal’s