PM under fire in first parliamentary debate since storm damages
Under fire and likely to remain so for some time yet this afternoon, the prime minister has managed to inject some positive news into today’s parliamentary debate – the first
President Marcelo on last official visit before stepping down
Outgoing president, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, has begun his last official visit, to Spain, where he will be received with military honours by King Felipe VI, whom he has met
“Unrealistic” to expect 100% storm recovery – head of mission structure
After the initial assurances that came from members of government, Paulo Fernandes, coordinator of the mission structure for areas devastated by Storm Kristin, has stressed that it would be “unrealistic”
Teachers set out on national caravan accusing government of ‘kicking can down road’
FENPROF, the national federation of teachers, has accused the government today of ‘kicking the can down the road’ when it comes to problems in state-funded education – recalling that “thousands
Portuguese Navy monitors Russian ship navigating coast for last three days
A Russian cargo ship, SPARTA IV, is being monitored by the Portuguese Navy as it slowly navigates the Portuguese coast from south to north. SPARTA IV entered Portuguese territorial waters
United States stations F-16 fighters and refuelling planes at Azores airbase
Reports coming in from plane spotters around the Azores airbase (Base das Lajes) on Terceira Island describe a flurry of activity as fighter jets, refuelling planes and transport planes have
“Professional thief” charged in Portugal for attempting to sell NATO information to Russians
Portugal’s attorney general’s office has announced that a 23-year-old (nationality initially not clarified: see update below) has been charged in Portugal with attempted espionage for attempting to sell information stolen
“Storm support not reaching people who need it” – PS Socialists
On the eve of the parliamentary debate into the government’s handling of the various catastrophes prompted by recent storms, PS Socialists have stressed that promised financial support is not reaching
Immigration: municipalities sound alert over “situations of rupture”
Once again, the government is under pressure over immigration and the way it is changing the social fabric of rural communities. Público today writes that council services are ‘in rupture’
Beach blighted by threat of desalination once again in world’s Top 10
Yet again, Albufeira’s iconic Praia da Falésia has been chosen, by Tripadvisor, as one of the world’s Top 10 beaches. Tripadvisor is unlikely to be aware that in spite of