“Stock up on water, canned goods and get a shortwave radio…”
Message from Brussels is “be prepared” The European Commission has launched its Preparedness Union Strategy today, stressing that “being prepared” should be the new way of life. While governments are
PS leader proposes using state bank profits to fund housing construction
Socialists focus on Portugal’s desperate need for affordable housing PS secretary-general Pedro Nuno Santos today proposed that part of the dividends from state bank Caixa Geral de Depósitos be channeled
Algarve to be ‘autonomous in field of cancer care’ by 2026
ULS Algarve, ABC and Loulé acquire PET-TAC equipment so desperately needed The Algarve will stop sending cancer patients outside the region in 2026. The announcement was made at a joint
Wettest March for decades saves Algarve!
Welcome rain brings ‘peace of mind’ After the wettest March in decades, the Algarve is positively brimming over with water. Restrictions brought in to try and cope with years of
Another 700 TAP crew cases to go to court
Union recalls lawsuits could cost TAP between €200-€300 million Just as Portugal’s flagship airline TAP announces profits for 2024, the national union of civil aviation flight personnel has stressed there
Portugal’s young people find news “biased and boring”
Poll shows Portugal’s youth (like peers in other western countries) get their news from Youtubers and instagrammers An inquiry carried out by the YOUNDigital project concluded that young people in
Major coup as Portugal seizes ‘narco sub’ carrying 7 tonnes of cocaine
Cocaine would have rendered drug ring over €300 million Portuguese authorities are celebrating a major coup: the seizure of their first ‘narco sub’ (a boat made especially to cross the
TAP announces profit of almost €54 million
Profit won’t cover fraction of lawsuits facing national carrier TAP Air Portugal has announced a profit of €53.7 million in 2024 – a drop of 69.7% compared to the previous
EU Commission classifies four mining projects in Portugal as strategic
NGOs and community associations go on attack The European Commission has today announced that it considers four mining projects in Portugal – three for lithium, one for copper – strategic
Portugal embraces ‘cutting-edge’ system to detect, monitor wildfires
FireSat system is “constellation of satellites” providing detailed information in almost real-time Portugal is to carry out tests to assess the effectiveness in rural fire management operations of data provided