Europe calls for “more human rights training” for Portuguese police
The Council of Europe has called for more human rights training for Portuguese police. In a wide-ranging list of proposals for the country’s next census (in 2021), the Council has
Golden visas to be scrapped for Lisbon and Porto
After all the criticism, the government has conceded change in Portugal’s golden visa regime. It will no longer be available for people buying property – or otherwise investing – in
Jailed ‘hacker’ confirmed as Luanda Leaks “one and only source”
Jailed computer genius/ ‘hacker’ Rui Pinto has today been confirmed as the ‘one and only source’ behind the damning Luanda Leaks dossier – the scandal that is relentless bringing down
Hundreds turn out in protest against lithium mining: PAN “incredulous” over environmental go-ahead
Over 300 people turned out on Saturday to protest against lithium mining in Montalegre. At the same time, André Silva, MP for PAN (People Animals Nature party) said he was
Coronavirus ‘suspect’ in Portugal given ‘all-clear’
The first suspect case of coronavirus in Portugal has been given the ‘all-clear’. The young man, a resident in this country for a number of years but believed to be
Cheaper motorway tolls for Algarve and Interior ‘on the way’
Cheaper motorway tolls are on the way – for the Algarve’s A22, the A28 that connects Porto to Caminha and for ‘the territories of the Interior’. The announcement was made
Portugal’s 1st ‘Chinese coronavirus suspect’ in isolation in Lisbon’s Curry Cabral hospital
Portugal’s 1st ‘Chinese coronavirus suspect’ is in isolation in Lisbon’s Curry Cabral hospital. According to reports, the patient is stable. Laboratory tests on whether his/ her condition is indeed due
Luanda Leaks whistleblower suspected of being 32-year-old Rui Pinto, currently in jail for exposing “rot in world of football”
With Luanda Leaks revelations dismantling the business empire of former ‘first daughter of Angola’ Isabel dos Santos, reports have emerged that PJ police “suspect” the whistleblower who tipped off investigative
Portugal under scrutiny as Luanda Leaks stuns the world
The news broke over the weekend. Another cross-border journalistic investigation has uncovered corruption at the highest level, this time allegedly orchestrated by Africa’s ‘richest woman’, former first daughter of Angola,
Golden Visas “being issued without control to citizens from dodgy countries”
Portugal’s controversial programme of issuing ‘Golden Visas’ to high net-worth individuals has come in for a new pasting, this time from the civic association Transparency and Integrity (TI). Says the