PSP police lead searches in Odemira and around Lisbon following racial aggressions
Searches taking place in context of Martim Moniz attacks Portugal’s PSP police are carrying out searches this morning in Lisbon, Loures, Sintra, Amadora and Odemira, in the context of attacks
Mystery donor ‘saves’ Maddie suspect from further time behind bars
Christian Brückner set to leave jail in Germany mid-September A mystery donor has paid the traffic fines that were threatening to keep ‘Maddie suspect’ Christian Brückner behind bars beyond the
Portugal moves on citizens caught out by Middle East conflict
Minister guarantees nationals have managed to escape Iran Portugal has already removed Portuguese nationals from Iran and a repatriation operation is underway in Israel, to respond to 130 repatriation requests
Hidden twists in government’s four-year programme
Economist highlights intentions that “were never part of AD’s election manifesto” AD’s reformist government programme was approved last Thursday and will now be discussed in parliament. It has 10 priorities,
Portugal outlines ‘good housekeeping’ with KC-390 Millennium plane deal
Air Force buys aircraft at ‘contract price’, not current price Announcing plans to purchase a 6th KC-390 Millennium aircraft for the Portuguese Air Force, defence minister Nuno Melo said the
“Nerves of steel”: Former PM reveals Europe’s armour for dealing with President Trump
António Costa talks with former PM and European Commissioner Durão Barroso Former Socialist prime minister and now president of the European Council, António Costa, has said today that the European
Porto city council condemns attack on police, volunteers helping the homeless
“Normalisation of violence is something that should concern us all” Porto City Council has become the latest to speak out against what it calls the normalisation of violence that is
‘Seguro Portugal’: former Socialist leader António José Seguro presents bid for presidency
Wants “fair and excellent” country; promises “seriousness, independence and action” With 2025 very much the year of elections in Portugal, heavy hitters bidding for the presidency are already ‘presenting themselves’
Former ministers appointed to Barroso lithium mine advisory committee
Savannah Resources continues push against opposition of local people With local people, backed by various NGOs, still bitterly contesting plans for an open pit lithium mine in stunning agricultural countryside
Portuguese tourists trapped in Jordan accuse Lisbon of lack of support
37 Portuguese stranded because airspace has been closed A group of Portuguese nationals stranded in Jordan due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran accuses Portuguese authorities of leaving