Portugal “in advanced talks with Germany to relocate thousands of refugees”
In what sets out to be an upbeat news story on how Lisbon “has become the most welcoming place for refugees” in an increasingly apathetic Europe, television news channel Aljazeera
Yet another fatal accident in Aljustrel mines
Wednesday afternoon saw yet another man die in a work-related accident in mines in the Alentejan area of Aljustrel. The latest tragedy comes weeks after two men were killed in
US pressures Portugal over Huawei’s involvement in 5G network
According to various stories in the press today, the USA is putting pressure on Portugal to ditch Huawei from its developing 5G telecoms network. Indeed, some media sources have gone
“Total surprise” as seven mobile phones and ‘quantity of drugs’ discovered in man’s anus
Prison authorities in Guarda registered “total surprise” when they ordered x-rays of a prisoner, returning from a short furlough.The exam showed: “Not one, not two but seven old-fashioned mobile phones,
‘Strange inconsistencies’ in new ‘request for further Maddie investigation funding’
‘Stange inconsistencies’ in the latest request for renewed funding for the now eight-year-old Metropolitan Police investigation into the disappearance of Madeleine McCann have prompted critics into suggesting that ‘no money
Governor of Bank of Portugal ‘stays in place’
No matter what minority parties may say, the government and centre-right opposition PSD are on the same page when it comes to the future of governor of the Bank of
President Marcelo in Sagres to raise earthquake awareness on 50th anniversary of last major quake
President Marcelo has been in Sagres, Vila do Bispo, this morning on the 50th anniversary of the country’s last ‘major quake’, measuring 7.9 on the Richter Scale, in which 13
“High corruption” in closure of Viana do Castelo shipyards
In another news story today describing ‘overpaid millions’, president of a State holding company João Pedro Martins has called out the “high corruption” that he feels lies behind the extinction
Millions paid to dead pensioners – in some cases ‘dead for a decade’
For a country that has been ruthlessly cutting back on public expenditure, the revelation that Social Security has been paying ‘dead pensioners’ millions of euros in benefits for years comes
“End Golden Visas ASAP”, says special European Parliamentary committee
After years in which opponents have battled seemingly in vain, a special committee of the European Parliament has concluded that ‘golden visa’ programmes like Portugal’s – which has seen almost