Young woman doused in alcohol and set alight in Setúbal
Victim being treated in hospital A young woman, described as “around 20 years old”, was doused in alcohol and burnt in an abandoned property in Setúbal last night. The victim
New York, Helsinki, Reykjavik new Faro airport destinations in summer
Faro to boast 86 routes to 75 destinations this summer Faro airport will boast 86 routes to 75 destinations from the summer, including direct flights to New York, Helsinki and Reykjavik,
Break-up of ‘combined parishes’ gets presidential rubber stamp
Restoration of former parish councils to come after municipal elections this autumn The contentious issue of restoring parish councils merged in a cost-cutting measure imposed during Portugal’s ‘bailout years’ has
Searches in Portugal on suspicions of corruption in European Parliament
Suspicions centre on alleged corruption scheme involving Chinese giant Huawei Breaking news in Portugal today centres on various searches that have been going on, in this country and elsewhere, into
Council of State convenes at 3pm to decide next step in Portugal’s political crisis
New ‘revelations’ on PM’s business dealings come by the day With the prime minister painted as the architect of Portugal’s political crisis – but adamant that he will continue leading
PSP creates first police station focussed on drug crime in Lisbon
Station aims at making fight against drug crime “more efficient and effective” Portugal’s PSP force has created the first police station in Lisbon specialising in the investigation of crimes related
Portugal’s bankers lament political crisis, believing it “could disrupt stable economy”
“My level of distress is so great… I question whether it is worth voting” – BPI CEO With everything pointing to another general election, on May 11 (possibly 18), the
Portugal’s political crisis blamed on high end ‘immigration’
UK ‘Telegraph’ paints CHEGA as party behind crisis While in Portugal, the media sees the political crisis as one centred on the prime minister’s possible conflicts of interest, abroad interpretations
Attorney general opens investigation into PM’s family business
Family business is at heart of Portugal’s political crisis Portugal’s attorney general Amadeu Guerra has announced that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a preventive investigation into the prime minister
Portugal’s Autoeuropa car plant ‘saved’ by new electric vehicle
“Historic moment in life of plant” – managing director While Portugal’s government was ‘falling’ agonisingly through yesterday afternoon, some really positive news was breaking in Palmela: the Volkswagen Autoeuropa car