Former deputy mayor who swallowed paper during police searches absolved: “I don’t know what was on the paper”
Former deputy mayor of Portimão Luís Carito and nine other defendants have been absolved of all the crimes they were accused, with a panel of judges determining that none of
Owners of pets suddenly faced with ‘double taxation’: vets in uproar
New confusion is about to be thrown into the already complicated list of do’s and don’ts for the owners of cats, dogs… and ferrets. Vets have decried it as a
Construction and property sectors hit back at proposed changes to foreign investor incentives
Government proposals to limit incentives for foreign property investors have caused shockwaves through Portugal’s property and construction sectors. The bottom line lament is: “Don’t kill the golden goose!” Explains Reis
PS Socialists ready to adopt European law to protect whistleblowers
Portugal’s ruling PS Socialists are ready to adopt the European law designed to protect whistleblowers. The announcement has been made by Justice Minister Francisca Van Dunem at a time when
SEF refuses asylum to Moroccan arrivals in Monte Gordo
SEF borders agency has refused asylum to the eight young Moroccans who arrived by boat in Monte Gordo shortly before Christmas. Says Diário de Notícias, the decision has been taken
Luanda Leaks dossier brings death, dismissal and resignations to Portugal
In the second week since it started cutting a swathe through the financial world, the Luanda Leaks dossier – exposing allegedly corrupt business practices of Africa’s former first daughter Isabel
Embassy warns Portuguese of “heightened risks” of evacuation from China’s coronavirus epicentre
The Portuguese embassy in Beijing has warned the 15 nationals said to be desperate to leave the quarantined Chinese city of Wuhan that there is a heightened risk that in
Fiscal ‘El Dorado’ for wealthy pensioners sets its minimal terms
PS Socialists have indeed tweaked the controversial ‘NHR’ (non-habitual residency) regime following widespread criticism. But the new ‘costs’ to incoming wealthy pensioners are as minimal as Finance Minister Mário Centeno
State Budget focus on ‘projecting Portugal in the eyes of the world’
With Luanda Leaks shining unwelcome light on the expediency of certain Portuguese institutions, ruling PS Socialists have announced that the State Budget under debate in its speciality right now is
Historic Galician ‘anarchist’ on run from 30-year jail term finally captured in Portugal
PJ counter-terrorism police have announced the capture of one of Spanish Galicia’s ‘legendary anarchists’, Gabriel Pombo da Silva – a 52-year-old who has already spent over 30 years of his