Diesel cars in Portugal currently cheaper to run than electric charged on public network
DECO sounds alert over public electric charge-points Charging an electric car on the public network cost 49 cents more in April than filling up a diesel car to cover 100
Teachers union announces strike against new exams for 4th and 6th graders
New ModA tests scheduled for end May/ beginning June One strike that will not cause too much in the way of upset is that announced by teachers’ federation FENPROF which
New book promises ‘truth’ on drugs that washed up in Azores in 2001
Rabo do Peixe also promises to restore dignity to village immortalised by popular Netflix series The book ‘Rabo de Peixe’ promises “the complete truth” about the drugs that washed up
Government ratifies UN High Seas Treaty – almost two years after its adoption
Portugal supports treaty as ‘race is on’ to gather ratifications by next month Portugal has at last ratified the UN High Seas Treaty – a document which opened for state
CHEGA wins right to maintain “faces of corruption” election posters
Court rejects PM’s request that posters be taken down CHEGA is delighting in a court ‘victory’ today which means its election posters, associating both the prime minister, and the leader
Environmentalist NGOs threaten injunction if Pisão dam goes ahead
Another example of push back against government’s ‘water management masterplan’ Environmental NGOs from the C7 Coalition have warned today that they will file an injunction if construction of the Pisão
April 28 blackout wiped 15% off economy
E-Redes allocates 20% of investment to make grid more robust As the days roll on from the ‘great Iberian blackout’, no one is committing to what caused it, albeit ‘investments’
Minister opens new controversy by reducing reserves of water held in south
Has south got three years of water thanks to welcome winter rain, or just two? A visit to Mértola by the minister for the environment yesterday has opened a new
Portugal on Day 3 without train services
Hundreds of thousands left high and dry as government labels strike “unacceptable” Today (Friday) sees the third consecutive day in which rail unions have stopped people travelling by train. Hundreds
António Costa won’t be seen supporting PS party leader on campaign trail
Former PM now ensconced in Europe takes position of political neutrality An official source for the office of former Socialist prime minister António Costa – now president of the European