TAP faces indemnifying 130,000 passengers for delayed, cancelled flights
New headache for TAP in (slow) take off for re-privatisation Portugal’s flagship airline TAP has a new headache on the horizon: it faces paying out compensation to 130,000 passengers for
Portugal to exceed aid to Ukraine for last year by “around €5 million”
Minister of Defence Nuno Melo announced today that Portugal should exceed the aid to Ukraine planned for last year by around five million euros. The announcement was made on the
Palestinian activist ordered to pay over €12,000 for actions against Lisbon City Hall
An unnamed ‘palestinian activist’ has been fined over €12,000 for actions against Lisbon City Hall. For the flying the Palestinian flag from building and writing the word ‘genocide’ on its
Sapper firefighters call off strike and demo
The National Firefighters’ Union (SNBS) has called off the strike and demonstration scheduled for January, to allow for the meeting called by the government for the day after to take
Viseu shooter gives judge his side of story; ends up behind bars
José Pedro gives himself up after 12-days on run José Pedro, the young gypsy man caught on camera shooting at various members of a rival family outside a Viseu shopping
Robbery at luxury mansion in Vilamoura nets over a million euros worth of goods
Family were “at home” during ordeal A Hindustani family, living in a mansion valued at around €15 million in Vilamoura, was robbed of more than a million euros worth of
Medicine use in Portugal causes 20% greenhouse gas emissions
The use of medicines in Portugal accounts for around 20% of greenhouse gas emissions in the health sector, a report – to be presented at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon
Civic groups aim for thousands at Lisbon’s anti-racism demo on Saturday
Several civic organisations have called for a demonstration against racism and xenophobia on Saturday following the police search operation that put dozens of immigrants against the wall in Martim Moniz,
Minister pledges modernisation of 70 fishing vessels across country
Modernisation will make Portugal’s fleet “safer, more competitive, more sustainable” Portugal’s minister of agriculture and fisheries has declared that he will meet the target of modernising 70 fishing vessels across
12-year-old “pursued and raped” in Sintra
Police have detailed description of man who allegedly raped child on Tuesday A 12-year-old girl was raped in her home in Tapada de Mercês, Sintra, on Tuesday after being followed