Murder-without-a-body trial to take place behind closed doors
Judge highlights duty to protect victim’s dignity The mystery of a missing pregnant woman, presumed killed by the father of her unborn child, is to be decided “behind closed doors”,
First migrant support centre run by Nepalese group opens in Lisbon
Integration project in Martim Moniz ‘open to everyone’ The first local support centre for the integration of migrants run by a Nepalese association in Portugal opened to the public today
Fall in car parts exports accelerates in February
Exports down 3.7% to €1 billion Exports of automotive components by Portuguese companies were down in February by 3.7% in comparison to the same month in 2024, to around €1
All orders of Portuguese wines on hold due to tariff turmoil
US importers drop orders in face of “terrible uncertainty” With every day bringing another slant on the so-called reciprocal tariffs threatened by US president Donald Trump, the greatest damage so
Plan for another 5,000 nursery school places signed today
Plan prioritises “neediest families” Portugal’s caretaker government has signed two new ordinances today to allow pre-school places to start opening in the next school year to accommodate 5,000 more children
Lithium mining in Boticas: Savannah pushes government for further help
Savannah wants to move forwards with expropriations by this summer Communities battling to save their agricultural heritage and livelihoods from open pit lithium mining in the borough of Boticas have
Portugal’s government praises universities’ stand against “intrusive” US questionnaire
Minister of Foreign Affairs agrees: questionnaire is “unacceptable” Portugal’s caretaker government has finally reacted to some of the letters being sent out by the US government to European entities, questioning
Minister warns of “invasion of Chinese goods” into Europe
Invasion will have “dramatic consequences” on member states’ economies With another ‘groundhog-US-tariff-announcements-day’ dawning, the knock-on consequences of all the uncertainty suggest that China will end up ‘dumping’ large quantities of
Cheeky ad campaign makes prison guards see red
Campaign “exceeds limits of humour and marketing”, say guards A cheeky advertising campaign by NOS’ operator WOO has provoked “a wave of indignation among prison guards” who have threatened to
Portuguese believe “no one will get a majority”
Latest barometer for elections no-one wants suggests uninspiring results Portuguese voters believe none of the political parties fighting elections coming on May 18 will clinch an absolute majority. This is