PSP creates first police station focussed on drug crime in Lisbon
Station aims at making fight against drug crime “more efficient and effective” Portugal’s PSP force has created the first police station in Lisbon specialising in the investigation of crimes related
Portugal’s bankers lament political crisis, believing it “could disrupt stable economy”
“My level of distress is so great… I question whether it is worth voting” – BPI CEO With everything pointing to another general election, on May 11 (possibly 18), the
Portugal’s political crisis blamed on high end ‘immigration’
UK ‘Telegraph’ paints CHEGA as party behind crisis While in Portugal, the media sees the political crisis as one centred on the prime minister’s possible conflicts of interest, abroad interpretations
Attorney general opens investigation into PM’s family business
Family business is at heart of Portugal’s political crisis Portugal’s attorney general Amadeu Guerra has announced that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has opened a preventive investigation into the prime minister
Portugal’s Autoeuropa car plant ‘saved’ by new electric vehicle
“Historic moment in life of plant” – managing director While Portugal’s government was ‘falling’ agonisingly through yesterday afternoon, some really positive news was breaking in Palmela: the Volkswagen Autoeuropa car
Portuguese-flagged tanker responsible for North Sea collision captained by Russian
Russian captain arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter The captain of the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship that hit a U.S. tanker off northeast England on Monday is a Russian national,
Mining halts in Moncorvo following environmental veto
Aethel Mining company’s implementation project at issue Five years after mining resumed in Torre de Moncorvo in the early days of the pandemic, work has come to a halt, with
Scores of aftershocks in Azores after 5.3 earthquake
40 aftershocks rattle islands of São Miguel, Santa Maria and Terceira Around 40 aftershocks have been recorded following yesterday’s 5.3 early morning earthquake in the Eastern Azores Fracture Zone, off
President meets parties to discuss ‘scenario of snap election’
Once Marcelo has talked to the various parties, he will convene a Council of State, for Thursday President of Portugal Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa is meeting with political parties with
Bitter debate on motion of confidence signals new elections in May
PM accused of “arrogance and haughtiness” The afternoon has seen bitter debate in parliament as MPs discuss the ‘motion of confidence’ presented by the minority PSD/CDS government that seems destined










