Water highway from Alqueva to Algarve ‘under consideration’
Environment minister reveals new plans to protect Algarve from water scarcity The government is studying a water highway from Alqueva reservoir to the Alentejo and Algarve. The plan was revealed
PS leader criticises government’s plan to deny free health care to non-resident foreigners
“A decent, humanist country should not deny health services to foreigners” PS secretary-general, Pedro Nuno Santos, has said today that the country has the means to combat fraudulent access to
President dismisses ‘concerns’ about deficit
Socialists insist warnings (by former Socialist minister) ‘should be taken very seriously’ President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has dismissed concerns about the possibility of a deficit in 2025
Parliament opens to public for Christmas concert
Parliament will host a Christmas concert next Thursday (December 19) on the Passos Perdidos – open to the public for the first time. The concert will be performed by the
Only 3.9% of buildings refurbished by 2023; 2030 target is 49%
Portugal has only renovated 3.9% of residential and non-residential buildings since 2018, with the target for 2030 being 49%, according to a report released today by the Portuguese Energy Agency(Adene).
Algarve launches international public tender ‘to boost water supply’
Pomarão Water Intake Solution already being contested through courts Algarve water company ‘Águas do Algarve’ has today launched the international public tender to ‘reinforce the Algarve’s water supply through a
Covid-vaccine ‘negationists’ to go on trial for insults during pandemic
A number of people who did not believe the Covid vaccines were ‘safe and effective’ – in fact, who believed very much the opposite – and staged various protests are
Students threaten to boycott classes
A group of students gathered today outside the Prime Minister’s official residence to deliver a letter to Luís Montenegro threatening to boycott classes if the government does not prioritise the
State to buy 12 Super Tucano aircraft for ‘around €200 million’
Portugal’s government is investing around €200 million to acquire twelve A-29N Super Tucano aircraft from Brazilian company Embraer. The process will result in “strong participation from the Portuguese industry” at
New volcanic cave discovered on Azores island of Pico
A new volcanic cave, around 170 metres long and with important geological structures, has been discovered on the island of Pico, in the Azores, following electrification work in the municipality