Alentejo complains that other regions have tolls eliminated, not them
President of the regional tourist board Turismo do Alentejo e Ribatejo José Manuel Santos has complained today about what he sees as the “unequal treatment” of the Alentejo region concerning
Almost 400 arrested over festive holidays
Almost 400 people were arrested in the last six days by PSP police – most of them on Portuguese roads, the police announced today. As part of the ‘Safe Holidays
Bank of Portugal (continues) warning over public guarantee for young people’s home purchases
The Bank of Portugal used the last day of 2024 to publish the rules for giving mortgages to young people with a ‘public guarantee’. This is one of the measures
Air force saves 881 people in 2024
Portugal’s Air Force has announced that it “directly supported” 881 people in 2024, either through medical air transport, or via rescue and recovery missions. The number represents a 10% increase
Vacancies for specialist doctors to continue at 350 per year to 2028
Portugal’s health ministry has announced in a statement today that the SNS public health system will maintain training capacity for specialist doctors by opening, until 2028, 350 annual vacancies for
President’s penultimate New Year message “not strong, but absolutely clear”
Marcelo believes Portugal needs to stay ‘predictable’, ‘stable’ In what was the penultimate New Year address of his final mandate – and certainly the last one that will carry any
GNR agent violently assaulted after attending domestic violence incident
Female agent treated in hospital A GNR agent was violently assaulted in the early hours of this morning after being called to a domestic violence incident in which a two-year-old
Nineteen year old dies after shooting in Amadora
Young man shot during New Year festivities A 19-year-old died in the early hours of this morning after being shot in Amadora, during the New Year festivities. According to reports,
PM chooses “investment” as key word of 2025
Prime minister pips president to post in marking turn of year The Prime Minister’s New Year message repeats the word ‘investment’ and emphasises the need to save the welfare state.
Algarve tolls: fight isn’t over. “Gantries have to go too!”
CUVI insists threat of tolls’ return remains as long as gantries left standing From tomorrow, seven highways turned into paying motorways 14 years ago will return to being free of