Fears of ‘Brexit fallout’ minimise as Portugal expects “billion euro record for export-focused projects”
Reuters has delivered an upbeat message over fears of a ‘Brexit fallout’ hitting Portugal, saying instead that the country is expected to hit a billion euro investment record for export-focused
Portuguese airlifted out of Wuhan get Covid-19 ‘all-clear’ after 14 days quarantine
18 Portuguese and 2 Brazilians airlifted out of the coronavirus epicentre of Wuhan two weeks ago were given the final ‘all clear’ by doctors monitoring them in quarantine, and have
13 Portuguese banks ‘exposed’ in Luanda Leaks scandal
“At least 570 million euros”. This is the total amount in ‘financing’ extended by 13 Portuguese banks to African businesswoman Isabel dos Santos – currently wanted for questioning in Angola
Mar Shopping hosts ‘adoption weekend for Loulé’s ARA animal shelter
Mar Shopping is to hold an ‘adoption weekend’ for Loulé’s ARA animal shelter. Starting on Saturday February 29 and continuing on Sunday March 1, ARA rescues – which benefit from
TAP “refuses to fly to Montijo”. Ryanair and Easyjet “not keen either”
After all the fuss about the ‘desperate need for a second airport’ in Montijo to serve Lisbon, ‘none of the major airlines operating in Portugal’ want to fly there. This
‘National plan for management of forest fires” sparks outrage
Firefighters and experts have lambasted the long-awaited (overdue) national plan for integrated management of forest fires. The document – that envisages the annual spending of €6 billion to keep the
Petrogal workers push for Isabel dos Santos’ connections with GALP to be “urgently”severed
Workers at Petrogal, the oil arm of energy giant GALP, are pushing the government to “urgently eliminate” the consortium’s connections to ‘disgraced’ Angolan businesswoman Isabel dos Santos. With Ms dos
Public prosecutors fear new directive from Attorney General “flings doors of justice open to political meddling”
A major barney has erupted following a new directive from Attorney General Lucília Gago, which public prosecutors fear “flings the doors of justice open to political meddling”. The syndicate of
Foreign investors ‘start pulling out of Portugal’ in wake of changes to Golden Visa regime
Foreign investors have reportedly already started ‘pulling out of Portugal’ in wake of controversial changes to the golden visa residency regime. TSF radio reports today that Chinese and Brazilian nationals
Couple held in ‘severed head mystery’ released due to lack of evidence
A man and a woman who had been held in preventive custody since last year following the discovery of a woman’s head in a plastic bag close to a Matosinhos