Preparing Portugal
As Europe presents its ‘preparedness strategy’, forces in Portugal start laying groundwork Just as Portugal has been jettisoned into new elections – elections most people agree were entirely avoidable –
TAP appeals to Constitutional Court to (try to) escape massive compensation payout
Airline risks bill of up to €300 million The multimillion euro headache delivered in the form of a compensation ruling by the country’s Supreme Court has seen Portuguese airline TAP
ZERO environmentalists join pushback against Europe’s strategic mining choices
ZERO accuses European Commission of ignoring serious impacts Portugal’s environmental association ZERO has joined the pushback against Europe’s decision to fast-track mining projects in Portugal, disregarding serious environmental and social
Further yellow warnings as Storm Nuria descends on Portugal
Nuria to bring heavy rain, thunderstorms on Friday Following the wettest March many (younger) people can remember, April is not promising much of a let up: all of mainland Portugal
Portuguese national tries trafficking over €1 million-worth of cocaine into UK in wheelchair
56-year-old arrested at Manchester airport with 12 kilos of cocaine A 56-year-old Portuguese national has been intercepted and detained at Manchester airport with 12 kilos of cocaine hidden in the
Hit-and-run motorcyclist who left child with serious injuries has been ‘identified’
19-year-old without licence to “await trial” in freedom The motorcyclist who fled the scene after mowing down a nine-year-old boy on Sunday evening in Amadora has been identified. He is
PM signs new protocol for regulated labour migration
“We‘ve had irresponsible policy in area of immigration” for years Grappling with the results of fairly chaotic immigration over recent years, the caretaker government has today sealed the deal on
Deportations of Portuguese up 43% in 2024
The number of Portuguese people expelled or deported to Portugal last year increased by 43% compared to 2023, and almost 1500 are serving sentences abroad, according to the Annual Internal
Tuk-Tuks banned from over 300 streets in Lisbon
Further restrictions on these tourist vehicles likely to follow Tuk-tuks are now banned from entering 337 streets in Lisbon. In a statement accompanying an order from the City Council, mayor
Constitutional Court prohibits caretaker government’s appropriation of title ‘AD – Democratic Alliance’
AD originated with PPM (Monarchist party) now no longer a coalition partner By shedding the PPM Monarchist party as a coalition member, the PSD/ CDS-PP caretaker government has lost its