Portugal plummets in ‘happy country’ ranking
Portugal may be one of the safest countries in the world; one with the most sunshine, most delicious food and best beaches, but… it certainly isn’t the one where its
Portuguese travel agents “adopt strategies” to head off rising ticket prices
Portuguese travel agents warn that passengers face increases, in terms of ticket prices, of up to 20% as a result of the constraints caused by the war in the Middle
Portugal joins group of 30 “ready to help reopen Strait of Hormuz”
Portugal has joined a group of 30 countries ‘ready to help reopen the Strait of Hormuz, blocked by Iran since the start of the war’, the foreign ministry has confirmed
Structural measures to help families and businesses promised if war drags on
As the Middle East conflict enters its fourth week with a global fuel crisis already prevalent, Portugal’s minister for foreign affairs, Paulo Rangel, has said the government will resort to
House prices in Portugal register “record increase in 2025”
Government measures to curb the rapidly escalating price of residential property in Portugal have failed dismally as 2025 registers the ‘highest percentage increases ever’. The news follows yet another round
Venezuela minister to look into situation of detained Portuguese
Secretary-general of Portugal’s Socialist Party José Luís Carneiro said on Sunday before leaving Venezuela following a four-day visit, that the country’s foreign minister, Yván Gil, is willing to look into
“Largest and most lethal” U.S. drones expected to land at Lajes airbase “within hours”
With this morning opening with the usual confusion over the direction of the conflict in the Middle East, reports in Portugal are that “several MQ-9 Reapers” – the largest and
“Isolated and abandoned” – people still without electricity two months after Storm Kristin
Almost a month since EDP announced that it had “established energy to 100% of clients affected by the storms” that battered the country from the last days of January into
Portuguese “not losing desire to travel”, stress agencies
Portuguese demand for Easter trips remains stable compared to 2025, with specific signs of growth, higher prices and a cautious climate that, nonetheless, has not stopped the desire to travel.
Public sector strike affects schools and hospitals
With so much focus recently on the ‘energetic crisis’, today’s public sector strike will have taken a lot of people by surprise, and vastly irritate anyone who used fuel to