PM ‘focused’ on nominating new national director for PJ police
Next Wednesday (March 25) will mark a full month since former PJ national director Luís Neves left his post of eight years to join the government – and since that
New fuel increases coming next week
Fuel prices in Portugal are going to continue to grow next week, with diesel rising by approximately 15 cents per litre, exceeding two euros, and 95-octane petrol increasing by nine
“More than half Portuguese dissatisfied with performance of government”
A new poll published today in Expresso – under the damning headline: “Government with negative evaluation in everything” – shows that “more than half the Portuguese are dissatisfied with the
Missing Algarve businessman “abducted and robbed by two men known to him”
The mystery of what exactly happened to well-known Vale do Lobo restaurant manager, Ricardo Claro, last Friday is slowly being unravelled by PJ police who have already arrested one suspect
Taxi drivers “reject insufficient fuel subsidies”
Portugal’s federation of taxi drivers (FPT) has said that government subsidies intended to mitigate the rise in fuel prices are “insufficient”, given the increases expected next week. In a statement,
Influencer who laughed online about hit-and-run formally charged
Months after his shock online admission that he had run over a pedestrian in the rain and kept driving, influencer Tiago Grila has been formally charged with three crimes –
Government prepares safeguards against ‘energetic crisis’
Portugal’s government has started preparing legislation for the energetic crisis looming as events in the Middle East appear to be deteriorating rapidly. Most importantly, a new consumer protection mechanism will
Second bizarre daylight attack in Greater Lisbon area leaves man with gunshot wound
A second bizarre daylight attack took place in the Lisbon/ Greater Lisbon area yesterday: this time with much more dramatic consequences. A 34-year-old man received a gunshot wound to the
“Eight great measures” approved to accelerate expulsion of illegal migrants
“Eight great measures” have been approved by the Council of Ministers today designed to ‘accelerate the expulsion of illegal migrants’. The new ‘law of return’ was powered by the conundrum
Exceptional events may well lead to 2026 deficit – PM
Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has acknowledged today that Portugal may well have a deficit in 2026 due to the “exceptional” impacts of the energy crisis, not to mention the