Luanda Leaks: police suspect EuroBic director found with slashed wrists and abdomen was victim of attempted murder
As the media furore surrounding Luanda Leaks sees Angola up the pressure on African billionaire Isabel dos Santos, the Portuguese press is reporting that a director of EuroBic – the
PM booed and heckled as police mount protests in Porto, Lisbon and Faro
Prime minister António Costa was booed and heckled by off-duty police as he arrived in Porto airport this week to mark a contract for new trains for the city’s Metro.
Glyphosate readings in streams around west Algarve avocado plantations “50 times levels recommended by EU”
Laboratory tests taken of water in streams around expanding avocado plantations in the western Algarve have shown glyphosate readings – the pesticide linked to cancers in humans – 50 times
Cooling of global economy “threatens 30 billion euros worth of Portuguese exports”
The generalised cooling of the global economy threatens 30 billion euros worth of Portuguese exports. This is the dismal picture painted this week following the latest economic projections published by
Prostitute takes petition to regulate sector to parliament
A battling prostitute is ready to take the petition she never thought she could orchestrate to parliament. Ana Loureiro has amassed 4000 signatures in favour of regulating the sector to
Hackers take stand against Portuguese Justice “intent on punishing whistleblower”
Internet hackers using the dark web invaded the websites of the Portuguese association of umpires (APAF) and the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) in the early hours of Sunday morning. Posting
Former Socialist minister named in €35 million corruption probe involving Venezuelan funds
Former Socialist minister António Vitorino – once tipped as a contender for party leader – is being cited by Spanish prosecutors over a “scheme of corruption and money laundering” involving
New calls for dismissal of Governor of Bank of Portugal – this time over alleged complicity in “insider dealing on epic scale”
Governor of the Bank of Portugal Carlos Costa has yet another drama to deal with this week as the Luanda Leaks dossier compiled by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists
End of Portugal’s ‘fiscal El Dorado’: government prepares new taxation thresholds
With the end of Portugal’s ‘fiscal El Dorado’ now firmly in sight, reports suggest the government is preparing two new taxation thresholds for foreigners still keen to apply for the
Foreign minister denies Portugal is China’s ‘special friend in the EU’
Portugal’s foreign minister Augusto Santos Silva has denied that Portugal has become China’s ‘special friend’ in the EU. In interview with Peter Wise, the Financial Times correspondent in Lisbon, he