Porto mayor warns “a lot of properties, many of them private” face demolition
High-speed rail link “surprises” city council A stunning manor house, recently renovated to the tune of €1.2 million by Porto City Council, is just one of the “many properties” that
Opposition tear into PM’s Christmas speech
PM highlights ‘work of the government’ and commitment to fighting crime No sooner had prime minister Luís Montenegro given his Christmas message yesterday, than the majority of political parties in
Over 30 arrests as police smash international drug trafficking network into Portugal and Spain
Hundreds of kilos of cocaine and hashish seized Spain’s Guardia Civil has dismantled an international network that introduced “large quantities” of cocaine and hashish from Latin America and West Africa
57 waste containers distributed around Lisbon to stave off effects of strike
Lisbon City Council has distributed 57 extra urban waste containers around the various parishes of the capital today for residents to deposit their rubbish as bins and recycling stations spill
New Chief of Staff of Navy named
President Marcelo has promoted vice-admiral Jorge Manuel Nobre de Sousa to admiral, nominating him as the new Chief of Staff of the Navy, to take up the position officially on
New police operation in Lisbon: ‘suspected counterfeit material’ seized; two illegal immigrants indentified
A new police operation in another problematic area of Lisbon (Largo de São Domingos) seized several materials suspected of being counterfeit yesterday and raised 22 reports of administrative offences. In
Run-up to Christmas already marked by road deaths
11 deaths, dozens of serious injuries in 1,635 accidents between Friday and Monday The run-up to Christmas has already (habitually) been marked by tragedy: 11 people have died, from the
Internal Security Observatory takes wind out of Martim Moniz brouhaha
Observatory considers police operation “followed good practices” With IGAI, the general inspectorate of internal administration, opening an inquiry into the police operation in Martim Moniz last week that caused such
Three Portuguese nationals detained in Venezuela
Portuguese among 1,877 people detained for political reasons The Venezuelan non-governmental organisation (NGO) Foro Penal has said that there are three people with Portuguese nationality among the 1,877 detained for
Registry office workers start two-week strike
Portugal’s registry office workers began a two-week strike called by the National Union of Registries (SNR) today in protest over the lack of dialogue with the government, against pay disparities