Support for purchase of electric vehicles ‘snapped up in six hours’
Candidacies for a new phase of state support for the purchase of electric vehicles opened yesterday morning at 10am – and by the middle of the afternoon they had been
Enough! EU border controls suspended for three months at Lisbon airport
After months of agonising queues at Lisbon airport (since the implementation of the EU’s new entry/ exit system at border control), Portugal’s government has taken the initiative: The European border
New Year’s Eve in Lisbon, Porto with “robust police presence”
Promising concerts from 9.30pm and a spectacular midnight firework display over Terreiro do Paço, Lisbon will be the destination of thousands on New Year’s Eve – and PSP police have
“Beira Baixa not for sale!” Communities rejoice in new photovoltaic veto
APA, Portugal’s Environment Agency has once again rejected the Beira photovoltaic power plant in Castelo Branco – much to the delight of communities that have rallied against it (and have
Presidential campaign lurches sideways: ballot papers include ‘excluded candidates’
The already tense atmosphere surrounding next month’s presidential elections received a new frisson of alarm yesterday when it became clear that ballot papers have been printed with the names of
Portuguese VIP writes to PM over continuing ‘border chaos’ at Lisbon Airport
Forget all the government announcements that it is getting to grips with border control issues at Lisbon Airport. It isn’t. Yesterday, ‘Josefina’ was one of thousands of passengers crammed into
Fifteen people have already died on Portugal’s roads this Christmas
Already 15 people have died on Portugal’s roads over the 2025 festive season. There is still New Year to go – and police are appealing to everyone to be sensible:
Support for purchase of electric vehicles opens today
Applications for the new state subsidy for the purchase of electric vehicles – retroactive to January 1, 2025 – can be submitted from today via the Environmental Fund website. The
Gouveia e Melo gets a taste of ‘political karma’
Days after the explosive ‘final debate’ of the presidential campaign – the moment Gouveia e Melo ‘turned the proverbial screws’ on PSD adversary Luís Marques Mendes – Sábado has broken
Around 100 sheep dead after flock strays on to railway line
A regional train between Coimbra-B and Caldas da Rainha ploughed into a flock of sheep early this morning, killing around 100. The awful scene greeted firefighters from Montemor-o-Velho who were