PSP police detain 1,281 domestic violence suspects in 2024, up 32%
Portugal’s PSP police arrested 1,281 people on suspicion of domestic violence last year – with figures for 2023 pointing to this being up 32%. The urban area force also registered
Further heat on PM amid claim’s family firm receives €4,500 monthly retainer from casinos franchise
CHEGA calls for PM to resign, or present motion of confidence The constant drip-drip of damaging soundbites in the media over business connections of the prime minister (and other members
European defence a ‘duty, requirement and opportunity’ – Macron
French president’s visit focused on “urgency of European investment” in defence In spite of the very national political crises still filling our media pages, French president Emmanuel Macron’s focus during
Opposition parties round on Luís Montenegro’s government
Demand resignation of health minister; further explanations on conflicts of interest Unfinished business hanging over from last Friday’s debate on the first motion of censure faced by Luís Montenegro’s government
Lawyer writes book about ‘unfairness’ shown by Portuguese justice to former economy minister
Eminently respected Portuguese lawyer Ricardo Sá Fernandes has just published a book in defence of his client – former economy minister Manuel Pinho – as Pinho awaits an appeal against
Monday, Tuesday declared ‘holidays’ for civil service thanks to Carnival
Dovetailing neatly with three days of strike action mounted by civil servants this week (running from Wednesday to Friday), Monday and Tuesday next week will also be ‘days off’ for
Strike by Civil Service Technical Assistants affects services across country
The service centre at the Social Security headquarters in Lisbon is closed today due to the strike by technical assistants, which is also affecting consultation and examination services at the
Influencer who laughed about hit-and-run travels to Angola for ‘security reasons’
Tiago Grila, now identified by police, claims he has received “many threats” A ‘famous Portuguese influencer’ has become even more notorious in recent days, following his admission in a podcast
Macron received with military honours in Lisbon
French president accompanied on trip with his wife, Brigitte French President Emmanuel Macron was received with military honours today by President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, in Lisbon’s Praça do Império,
Landfill sites throughout country ‘close to their limits’
Algarve’s sites in similar dilemma Landfill sites all over the country are reaching their limits: and with this development come myriad problems. Do municipalities build more? Do they extend the