Former PM José Sócrates (finally) stands trial for corruption
Operation Marquês case has taken more than a decade to reach courtroom Thursday July 3, 2025 is a date that should go down in the history of Portuguese justice: 12
Ports crackdown: 13 people and company accused of running cocaine racket
Trafficking has allegedly been running since 2020 Portugal’s Public Prosecutor’s Office has accused 13 people and a company of bringing cocaine hidden in containers and vessels into the country through
Immigrants complain they no longer feel welcome in Portugal
Generalised ‘panic’ ahead of nationality, immigration changes Changes to nationality and immigration laws to be discussed in the Portuguese parliament on Friday are causing “panic” in communities from the Indian
Up, up and away for aeronautical helmets ‘made in Portugal’
LD helmets already on track to being free world’s second largest manufacturer A company that produces state-of-the-art civil and military aeronautical helmets has opened a factory in Ponte de Sor,
Study highlights how quickly Portuguese can be made to feel uncomfortable
It takes just a 2.5 second pause in conversation; other cultures can take up to 10 seconds… A study has shown how vulnerable Portuguese nationals could be in tough business
Charting path between “right to strike” and chaos/ misery/ economic damage
PM works on delivering “minimum services” in all strike situations Staying absolutely true to his word following the misery of nationwide train strikes during the election campaign, prime minister Luís
11th hour revelation in trial into murder without a body
Defence claims witness was “tortured during interrogation” An 11th hour revelation has thrown something of a curved ball into the potential decision-making in the trial into the murder of a
Fresh from driver boycott, Uber launches “Women Drivers” service
TVDE drivers complain Uber’s tariffs are ‘prohibitive’ Fresh from a driver boycott, UBER has announced that it is launching a “Women Drivers” service from next Monday. The idea is that
Four plots get green light for vulnerable cliff area in picturesque Ferragudo
Residents appeal to council: “STOP! Before we lose our cliff…” Decades-long residents in an urbanisation on top of Praia Pintadinho, in Ferragudo, have been horrified to learn that a new
PS Socialists opt out of voting for government’s changes to immigration laws
New Socialist leader opens possibility for “having a discussion” New Socialist leader José Luís Carneiro has said today that his party cannot vote in favour of changes to the immigration